1944 ⟶ Allied Landings in Normandy
June 6: D-Day landings in Normandy.
Year
1918
1940
1944
⚔️ German Spring Offensive on the Western Front
March – July: The German spring offensive.⟶
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareGerman EmpireAllied PowersMilitary Offensive
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Belgium
United States⚔️ Allied Offensive at Amiens Begins
World War IWestern FrontAllied PowersCentral PowersTank WarfareTrench WarfareBattleOffensiveMilitary History
FranceGermanyUnited Kingdom
Canada
Australia🇩🇪 Nazi Invasions of Western Europe
May – June: Nazis invade Denmark and Norway, followed by Belgium, the Netherlands and France; their governments (except Denmark) are exiled to the United Kingdom.⟶
World War IINazi GermanyInvasionOccupationWestern FrontExileMilitary CampaignAxis Powers
Denmark
NorwayBelgium
NetherlandsFranceUnited KingdomGermany✈️ 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.⟶
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeAxis PowersAllied PowersMilitary StrategyTurning Point
United KingdomGermany🪖 Allied Landings in Normandy
June 6: D-Day landings in Normandy.⟶
World War IIWestern FrontAllied PowersAxis PowersInvasionMilitary StrategyLiberation
FranceUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanadaGermany🇫🇷 Liberation of Paris
World War IIWestern FrontLiberationResistanceCharles de GaulleBattleMilitary Campaign
FranceGermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom