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1941 BCE
Pearl Harbor
Who: Japan What: Surprise military strike against the United States Naval Base When: December 7, 1941 Where: Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii Why: The strike climaxed a decade relations between the United States and Japan -
Invasion of Poland
Who: Germany What: Start of World War II When: September 1, 1939 Where: Warsaw, Poland Why: Germany annexed the Polish territories along the German's eastern border -
Battle of Britian
Who: Germany What: Adlertag (Eagle Day) When: August 13, 1940 Where: Great Britian Why: German Intention was to probe British defences -
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Who: Germany What: Operation Barbarossa When: June 22, 1941 Where: Soviet Union Why: Annihilation of the Communist state -
Battle of Midway
Who: United States What: The United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of WWII When: June 4, 1942 Where: Pacific Theater Why: Retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germany What: The successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad When: July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943 Where: Stalingrad, USSR Why: Stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union
