1945 ⟶ Allied Bombing of Dresden

February 13 – 15: Allied bombing of Dresden.
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1945

✈️ Battle of Britain: Aerial Combat Defeats Axis

July – October: Battle of Britain, the first entirely aerial military campaign, becomes the first significant defeat for the Axis powers.⟶
Battle of Britain: Aerial Combat Defeats Axis (1940)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeAxis PowersAllied PowersMilitary StrategyTurning Point
United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

💣 The Blitz Begins

September 7: The Blitz, a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, begins.⟶
The Blitz Begins (1940)
World War IIAir WarfareStrategic BombingLuftwaffe
United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

🚀 V-2 Rocket Development Commences

The V-2 rocket, the world's first long range ballistic missile, developed by engineer Wernher von Braun.⟶
V-2 Rocket Development Commences (1942)
World War IIWeapons of Mass DestructionMilitary HistoryRocketryNazi Germany
GermanyGermany

💣 Failed Assassination Attempt on Hitler

July 20: Adolf Hitler survives the 20 July plot to assassinate him led by Claus von Stauffenberg.⟶
Failed Assassination Attempt on Hitler (1944)
World War IIAdolf HitlerResistanceAssassinationMilitaryNazi GermanyConspiracy
GermanyGermany

💥 Allied Bombing of Dresden

February 13 – 15: Allied bombing of Dresden.⟶
Allied Bombing of Dresden (1945)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeEastern FrontCivilian CasualtiesControversy
GermanyGermany

💀 Adolf Hitler's Suicide in Berlin

April 30: The Suicide of Adolf Hitler in Berlin as Nazi Germany collapses.⟶
Adolf Hitler's Suicide in Berlin (1945)
World War IINazismThird ReichAdolf HitlerEastern FrontAxis PowersTotalitarianism
GermanyGermany