WWII History Hub – Tides of War

This Day In History

1944: World War II: a single-engine UC-64A Norseman aeroplane carrying United States Army Air Forces Major Glenn Miller is lost in a flight over the English Channel.
1943: World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain campaign.
1942: World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal campaign.

Quote of the Day

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never.
— Winston Churchill

Invasion of Poland

Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of WWII.

Battle of the Atlantic

Longest continuous military campaign in WWII.

Winter War

Soviet Union invades Finland.

Battle of France

Germany invades France and the Low Countries.

Battle of Britain

Air campaign waged by the German Luftwaffe against the UK.

Operation Barbarossa

Germany invades the Soviet Union.

Siege of Leningrad

One of the longest and most destructive sieges.

Pearl Harbor Attack

Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Battle of Midway

Turning point in the Pacific War.

Guadalcanal Campaign

First major Allied offensive in the Pacific.

Battle of Stalingrad

Major turning point in Europe as Soviets halt Germans.

Battle of El Alamein

Turning point in North Africa.

Battle of Kursk

Largest tank battle in history.

Allied Invasion of Sicily

Allies invade Italy via Sicily.

D-Day

Allied invasion of Normandy.

Warsaw Uprising

Polish resistance uprising against Germany.

Liberation of Paris

Allies liberate the French capital.

Battle of the Bulge

Germany's last major offensive in the west.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Critical Pacific battle between U.S. and Japan.

Battle of Okinawa

One of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific.

Battle of Berlin

Final major offensive in Europe.

Germany Surrenders

Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Hiroshima Bombing

First use of atomic bomb in warfare.

Nagasaki Bombing

Second atomic bomb dropped by U.S.

Japan Surrenders

Victory over Japan (VJ) Day.