Memory WW2 After 1941Version en ligne Key events from WW2 par Daniel Yoder First Japanese defeat on land Allies take control of North Africa and can open a front in Italy. The war in Europe is over. Guadalcanal Battle of Midway Hiroshima & Nagasaki 2nd to the last stop in the island hopping campaign Battle of Coral Sea Stalingrad D-Day Hitler is turned away on the Eastern Front. 4 Japanese carriers are sunk Battle of the Atlantic Winning this means we can supply our European soldiers more easily. Opens a western front in the European Theater. 1st time the Japanese advance was stopped in the Pacific America returns to control the Philippines. Operation Torch After this Hitler will not recover and the allies march on to Berlin. Leyte Gulf Hitler loses an ally to the south. Okinawa Atomic bombs dropped here force Japanese surrender. This is where Japan signs the Unconditional Surrender ending WW2. From here we can stage air attacks on Japan V-E Day Iwo Jima Mussolini steps down Battle of the Bulge Tokyo Bay