WWII - Part 2 Flashcards
When did Operation Overlord commence with D-Day landings ?
June 1944
When was the Battle of the Philippine Sea ?
19-20 June 1944
When was the Battle of Guam ?
21 July 1944
When did the Solomon Islands campaign end ?
July 1944
Ploesti oilfields put out of operation - when ?
August 1944
When was the Battle of the Leyte Gulf ?
October 1944
When was the Battle of Luzon ?
January 1945
When was the Battle of Iwo Jima ?
19 February 1945
Allies entered Berlin, Hitler committed suicide - when ?
April 1945
when was the Battle of Okinawa ?
1 April 1945
Germany surrendered - when ?
May 1945
When was Burma retaken by Britain ?
3 May 1945
When did World War II end in Europe ?
8 May 1945
When did USA test first atomic bomb in New Mexico ?
16 July 1945
When was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ?
6 August 1945
