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Germany invades Poland
WW2 begins -
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WW2
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Britain and Frances declare war on Germany
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The US remains neutral
President Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency".Sep 17 - Russia invades Poland -
Germany invades...
Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg. Winston Churchill becomes Britain's prime minister. -
Evacuation of British
Evacuation of British and French forces to Britain at Dunkirk begins. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
The evacuation at Dunkirk ends. 338,000 troops were rescued. Churchill declares that Britain will never surrender. -
German troops march into Paris
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France surrenders
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Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia.
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Germany attacks
Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins. -
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
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United States and Britain declare war on Japan.
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Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.
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Battle of Stalingrad begins.
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Operation Torch begins (U.S. invasion of North Africa).
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Germans surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitler's armies.
Germans surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitler's armies. -
Soviet troops take Kursk.
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German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa.
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Allies enter Rome.
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D-Day landings.
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Liberation of Paris
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Allies take Cologne
Allies take Cologne and establish a bridge across the Rhine at Remagen. -
Soviets reach Berlin.
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Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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German troops in Italy surrender.
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First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Japanese agree to unconditional surrender.
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V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.
