Jul of 1943
Training exercises for Operation Overlord landings took place
Aug of 1943
The initial draft of the invasion plan was accepted at the Quebec Conference
Sep 3, 1943
Allied amphibious landing on the mainland of Italy
Nov 3, 1943
Führer Directive 51. Preparations for a two-front war.
Nov 28, 1943
Tehran Conference
Dec of 1943
The town of Slapton in Devon was evacuated and taken over by the armed forces for training exercises
Dec 24, 1943
Start of the Zhitomir-Berdichev Offensive
Jan of 1944
Main phase of the deception operation begins. Fictional First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG) under Gen. Patton is created in Kent to threaten the Pas-de-Calais.
Jan 22, 1944
Operation Shingle: Allied amphibious landing at Anzio to outflank the German Gustav Line
Mar of 1944
Exercises with landing craft and live ammunition took place at the Combined Training Centre in Inveraray
Mar 23, 1944
Paratroopers conducted exercises, including a demonstration drop observed by Churchill and Eisenhower
Apr of 1944
German High Command was forced to transfer the entire II SS Panzer Corps from France due to Soviet offensive
Apr 17, 1944
Completion of the major offensive phases, including the Proskurov–Chernovtsy and Uman–Botoșani offensives
Apr 27, 1944
A friendly fire incident in Slapton resulted in as many as 450 deaths
Apr 28, 1944
An additional estimated 749 American soldiers and sailors died during Exercise Tiger
Between Apr 30, 1944 and May 4, 1944
Exercise Fabius took place
May 11, 1944
Operation Diadem: The fourth and final Battle of Monte Cassino begins with a massive Allied offensive
May 18, 1944
The Gustav Line is breached as Polish II Corps captures the ruins of the Monte Cassino monastery
Jun 1, 1944
A decrypted transmission from the Japanese ambassador, Hiroshi Ōshima, confirmed the effectiveness of Fortitude
Jun 4, 1944
The U.S. 5th Army enters Rome. The strategic goal of trapping the German 10th Army fails, but it's a major propaganda victory
Jun 5, 1944
The decision is made. General Eisenhower gives the final order: "OK, let's go".
Jun 6, 1944 0:15
British 6th Airborne Division seizes the "Pegasus" and "Horsa" bridges in a textbook glider assault
Jun 6, 1944 1:30
Main wave of US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions begins landing across the Cotentin Peninsula, albeit widely scattered
Jun 6, 1944 6:30
H-Hour. Landings begin at Omaha and Utah beaches. Catastrophic casualties at Omaha; unexpected success at Utah
Jun 6, 1944 7:25
British and Canadian forces begin landing at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches
Jun 6, 1944 9:00
352nd Infantry Division inflicts devastating losses on US troops at Omaha. Field Marshal Rommel is on his way back to France from Germany
Jun 6, 1944 13:00
Troops from Utah Beach link up with elements of the 101st Airborne
Jun 6, 1944 22:00
Hitler finally releases the Panzer reserves, but it is too late for an effective counter-attack on D-Day itself
Jun 13, 1944
The Battle of Villers-Bocage. A single Tiger tank under Michael Wittmann halts the advance of the British 7th Armoured Division.
Jun 20, 1944
Claus von Stauffenberg is appointed Chief of Staff of the Reserve Army, giving him direct access to Hitler's briefings
Jun 22, 1944
The Red Army launches a colossal offensive against German Army Group Centre in Belarus.
Jun 26, 1944
The vital port of Cherbourg is captured by US forces
Jun 28, 1944
German 7th army's commander, General Dollmann, died of a heart attack
Jul 3, 1944
Minsk is liberated. Army Group Centre is effectively annihilated.
Jul 20, 1944
Stauffenberg's bomb explodes at the Wolf's Lair. Hitler survives.
Jul 21, 1944
Stauffenberg and other lead conspirators are executed. A wave of arrests and purges follows.
Jul 25, 1944
Massive carpet bombing by Allied aircraft opens a hole in the German lines, beginning the breakout from Normandy
Jul 30, 1944
Operation Bluecoat launch
Jul 31, 1944
The deception operation is officially scaled down, as its purpose has been served
Aug 1, 1944
The Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa) rises up against the German occupation, expecting imminent arrival of Soviet forces
Aug 2, 1944
Hitler ordered "an immediate counter-attack between Mortain and Avranches"
Aug 7, 1944
Operation Bluecoat concluded. The 43rd (Wessex) Division and tanks of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars captured Mont Pinçon.
Aug 19, 1944
The Mortain counter-attack fails, and the German 7th Army is encircled in the "Falaise Pocket"
Aug 19, 1944
The Soviet offensive officially concludes, having shattered the German front line
Aug 25, 1944
Allied forces liberate Paris, marking the conclusion of Operation Overlord
Aug 31, 1944
With the Allies crossing the Seine, the breakout phase is complete
Oct 2, 1944
After 63 days of brutal fighting, the Polish resistance capitulates
May 2, 1945
All German forces in Italy surrender
