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Chronology of World War II

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    Key events of World War II

  • Germany invade Poland

    Germany invade Poland
  • Great Britian and France declare war on Germany

    Great Britian and France declare war on Germany
  • Evacuation at Dunkirk

    Evacuation at Dunkirk
  • France falls

    France falls
  • Battle of Britian begins

    Battle of Britian begins
  • Germany invades Russia

    Germany invades Russia
  • Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbour

    Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbour
  • Singapore falls

  • Battle of Midway

  • Dam Busters mission

  • Russians victorious at Stalingrad

  • Allied forces land in Normandy

  • VE Day

  • Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima