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Begin of WWII
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Germany Invades Poland
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Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany
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Nazi invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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The Blitz
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Battle of Britain
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US authorizes the Lend-Lease Act
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Germany declares War on US
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USSR defeats Germany at Battle of Stalingrad
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Allied invasion of Sicily
The invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began before dawn on July 10, 1943, with air and sea landings involving 150,000 troops, 3,000 ships, and 4,000 aircrafts. -
D-Day
D-Day was an invasion for which the Germans were not prepared at all and suffered on enormous losses
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Mussolini dies
Italian insurgents capture Mussolini, murder him, and mutilate his body. -
End of WWII