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Blitzkrieg: Invasion of Poland
This day marked the beginning of the war in Europe -
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World War II
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Warsaw Surrenders
Warsaw, Poland surrendering to the Germans -
Paris Surrenders
Paris surrenders to the German forces -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain begins with Britain and Germany -
The Atlantic Charter
Churchill and Roosevelt come together and make an alliance -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attack on America -
Singapore surrenders
Japanese forces take over Singapore -
Doolittle bombs Japan
General Doolittle bombers attack Japan -
Stalingrad is victorious
German troops can't overcome the winter and are forced to surrender -
Allies land in Italy
Americans and British try to retake Italy occupied by Germany -
Rome liberated
Rome is freed by the Allies -
D-Day
Normandy Invasion, the battle to end that war in Europe -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders to the United States -
The Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
