American Experience

Timeline: World War II Chronologies

Learn more about the events of World War II with these timelines from other American Experience Web sites:

D-Day
Follow the events of World War II in Europe, from 1939 to 1945.
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The Nuremberg Trials
Explore the war in Europe and its aftermath, including the war crimes trials of Nazi leaders at Nuremberg.
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America and the Holocaust
Track America's reaction to rising fascism in Germany, and later to the Holocaust.
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MacArthur
Trace the war in the Pacific, from 1941 to 1945.
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Victory in the Pacific
Look in depth at the years 1944 and 1945 in the Pacific theater, from the fall of Saipan to the Japanese surrender.
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Bataan Rescue
See what happened during World War II in the Philippines, including the Bataan death march and the heroic rescue of Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese prison camp.
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The Fight
Follow the lives of two boxers, African American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling. See how their heavyweight matchups went beyond sport to become a battle of ideologies between two nations.
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