The Allied forces launch a massive invasion of German-occupied France, marking a turning point in World War II.
The real-life assassination attempt on SS Chief Reinhard Heydrich occurs (related to events inspiring parts of the film's plot).
The Quentin Tarantino film 'Inglourious Basterds,' a fictional story set during WWII, is released.
SS Colonel Hans Landa visits a French dairy farmer to find the hidden Jewish family living on his property, leading to the discovery and subsequent massacre.
Shosanna Dreyfus escapes the massacre of her family by Landa, fleeing into hiding in Paris.
Lt. Aldo Raine assembles his team of Jewish-American soldiers tasked with attacking Nazis in occupied France.
The Basterds capture and brutally kill a group of German soldiers, showcasing their methods.
Lt. Archie Hicox and British soldiers plan to infiltrate a German movie theater to carry out an assassination.
Shosanna, now a cinema owner, and Fredrick Zoller, a Nazi sniper war hero, meet, establishing a complex relationship.
The Basterds and Shosanna separately devise plans to burn down the cinema during the Nazi premiere.
The cinema premieres a Nazi propaganda film with high-ranking officials in attendance, including Hitler and Goebbels.
The Basterds and Shosanna execute their plans, resulting in the deaths of Nazi leadership and destruction of the cinema.
Lt. Aldo Raine survives the event and is seen carving a swastika into a captive Nazi's forehead.
