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Germany Invades Poland
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United States Claims Neutrality
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Escape from Prague
Josef Kavalier enlists Kornblums help to escape Prauge -
Allies Declare War on Germany
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Auschwitz
the first prisoners arrive -
Kavalier and Clay Partnership
They have the best year yet. Earning between $12-$15 million -
Gassing
The first gassing of prisoners at Auschwitz occurs -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks the United States Pacific Fleet -
D-Day
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Auschwitz Liberated
It is liberated by the Red Army -
Hitler Committs Suicide
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Hiroshima
Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
World War II Ends
Surrender documents were signed on board the battleship the USS Missouri -
Nuremberg Trials Start