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Nazi Invasion of Poland
Germany invade Poland from the West. -
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WORLD WAR II
World War II spans from September 1, 1939 when the Nazi armies invaded Poland to the very first atomic bomb drop on Japan in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This marked the first nuclear warfare ever displayed and killed thousands of people versus the millions that would have been killed if the attack were to have taken place on land. -
British, France, Australia and New Zealand decalre war on Germany
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All remaining Polish forces surrender
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Russia-Finland War Ends
Russia had invaded Finland on November 30, 1939 and their war went on until now. This ending of the war convinces Hitler that the Russian forces and army are inneffective. -
Hitler Cancels the invasion of Britain.
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Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of western allies forces
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First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima