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Germany invaded Poland
Germany, under the orders of the Führer, Adolf Hitler, invades Poland. World War II begins -
Finland signed a peace treaty with the Soviet Union
Finland signs a peace treaty with the Soviet Union and thus avoid conflicts in this -
France signs an armistice with Germany
France signs an armistice with Germany not to fight each other -
Franco and Hitler met in Hendaye to discuss strategic matters.
Franco and Hitler meet in Hendaye to discuss strategic issues to see what the invasion of the Soviet Union and other territories will be like -
Operation Barbarossa begin: Germany invaded the Soviet Union
Germany tries to invade the Soviet Union, it was not as effective -
Japan attacked the US Pacific base at Pearl Harbor and declared war on the United States
One of the greatest events of this war -
Operation Cobra began: Allied offensive to break German defenses in Normandy.
They subsequently succeeded in having Germany withdraw its troops -
Germany attacked through the Ardennes (Belgium, Luxembourg and part of France): the Battle of the Bulge begins.
The Germans withdrew from the Ardennes on January 1, 1945 -
Hitler committed suicide in the bunker of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin.
commits suicide as he said that no one had the honor to kill him -
The United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
There were several deaths: 20,000+ soldiers killed. 70,000-146,000 civilians killed -
The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki (Japan)
39,000 people died instantly -
Japan signed the peace without conditions. And it marked the end of World War II
World War II ends with this event
