WW2

1st Battle of El Alamein

An Allied victory stopping German forces from advancing in North Africa.

2nd Battle of El Alamein

A major Allied victory that pushed Axis forces out of Egypt.

Auschwitz-Birkenau

The largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

Battle of Anzio (Bloody Anzio)

A battle in Italy marked by intense fighting and high casualties.

Battle of Britain (The Blitz)

Germany’s air campaign against Britain, aimed at gaining air superiority.

Battle of Coral Sea

A naval battle that stopped Japan’s advance toward Australia.

Battle of Midway

A pivotal battle in the Pacific where the U.S. defeated Japan’s navy.

Battle of Okinawa

A key battle where Allied forces captured a strategic island near Japan.

Battle of the Bulge

Germany’s final major offensive in Europe.

Bombing of Hiroshima

The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on a Japanese city.

Bombing of Nagasaki

The U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb, leading to Japan’s surrender.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

Doolittle’s Raids

A U.S. air raid on Tokyo designed to boost American morale.

Executive Order 9066

An order that forced Japanese Americans into internment camps.

Ghost Army

A U.S. unit that used deception to mislead German forces.

Guadalcanal

The first major Allied offensive in the Pacific.

Iwo Jima

A critical battle where U.S. forces captured an island from Japan.

Japanese Internment Camp

Facilities where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated.

Kamikazes

Japanese pilots who carried out suicide attacks against Allied ships.

Malmedy Massacre

A war crime where German troops executed American POWs.

Manhattan Project

The secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials prosecuting Nazi leaders for war crimes.

Operation Mincemeat

A deceptive Allied operation to mislead Germany about invasion plans.

Operation Overlord

The codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Operation Torch

The Allied invasion of North Africa.

Potsdam Conference

A meeting of Allied leaders to decide post-war terms.

The Pinch

A secret operation to steal German radar technology.

Yalta Conference

A meeting of Allied leaders to plan post-war Europe.

6888th (Six Triple Eight)

An all-Black, all-female battalion that managed mail for U.S. troops.

Admiral Chester Nimitz

A U.S. Navy commander in the Pacific theater.

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

The Japanese naval leader who planned Pearl Harbor.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Nazi Germany.

Benito Mussolini

Fascist leader of Italy.

Benjamin Davis Jr.

First Black general in the U.S. Air Force and leader of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Code Talkers

Native Americans who used their languages to create unbreakable military codes.

Desmond Doss

A conscientious objector who served as a medic and saved lives without using a weapon.

Emperor Hirohito

Emperor of Japan during WWII.

Ernie Pyle

A journalist who wrote about soldiers’ experiences during the war.

Eva Braun

Adolf Hitler’s wife.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

A skilled German general known as the 'Desert Fox.'

Franklin D. Roosevelt

U.S. President during most of WWII.

General Douglas MacArthur

U.S. general in charge of the Pacific theater.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.

General George S. Patton

A U.S. general known for bold and effective strategies in Europe.

General Omar Bradley

A U.S. general who played a key role in the European campaign.

Harry S Truman

U.S. President who authorized the use of atomic bombs.

Hideki Tojo

Japan’s Prime Minister during the war.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Lead scientist of the Manhattan Project.

Joseph Rosenthal

Photographer of the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising image.

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union and an Allied power.

Rosie the Riveter

Symbol of women working in wartime industries.

Tuskegee Airmen

The first Black military pilots in the U.S. armed forces.

Vichy French

The government in German-occupied France that collaborated with the Nazis.

WAC (Women’s Army Corps)

Women serving in non-combat roles in the U.S. Army.

WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)

Women who flew military planes for the U.S. Army.

WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)

Women who served in the U.S. Navy.

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of Britain and key leader of the Allies.