Page 10 - Second World War

Important events during the second world war

Operation Barbarossa: the
Dunkirk
The German invasion of The Blitz German invasion of Russia
Men of the British
Poland St Paul’s Cathedral
Expeditionary Force (BEF) The Battle of Britain A column of Red Army
German troops wade out to a destroyer photographed during prisoners taken during the
dismantle a Polish during the evacuation RAF Spitfire pilots the Second Great first days of the German
border post. from Dunkirk scramble for their Fire of London invasion
planes

1 September 25 July 1940 29 December June 1941

1939 May 1940 1940:

Pearl Harbor Midway Alamein
The destroyer USS Shaw The American aircraft German prisoners of
explodes in dry dock carrier USS Yorktown war wait for transport
after being hit by under Japanese attack after their capture at
Japanese aircraft during the battle of Alamein
Midway

15 February 25 October
7 December 1941 4 June 1942
1942 1942