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Battle of France
The German invasion of France during the Second World War.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-France-World-War-II
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-France-World-War-II/The-fall-of-France-June-5-25-1940
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Battle of Dunkirk
The rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/dunkirk
https://www.britannica.com/event/Dunkirk-evacuation/The-miracle-of-Dunkirk
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Attack On Pearl Harbor
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/pearl-harbor
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack
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Battle Of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river.https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Allied invasion of Italy
The Allies began their invasion of Axis-controlled Europe with landings on the island of Sicily, off mainland Italy.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/allied-campaign-italy-1943-45-timeline-part-one
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Warsaw Uprising
https://www.britannica.com/event/Warsaw-Uprising
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-warsaw-polish-uprising
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/allied-responses-warsaw-uprising-1944
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima served as an emergency landing site for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers, saving the lives of 24,000 U.S. airmen.
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https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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Battle of Okinawa
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-ofokinawa
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Okinawa A battle fought between the U.S. and japanese forces of the largest Ryuku islands, Okinawa.
