1942 - German troops conquer Sebastopol
1944 - 2500+ killed in London/SE England by German flying bombs
1944 - Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to colonel
1944 - General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy
1945 - Allies troop land on Balikpapan
1946 - US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)

From http://www.famousfoto.com/history/ww2/