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Germany Invades
Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe. -
Soviets occupy Poland
The Soviet Union occupies Poland from the east. -
germany attacks
Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries). -
battle begins
Battle of Britain begins. -
jews at babi yar
Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev. -
jews from the minsk
Einsatzgruppen round up 13,000 Jews from the Minsk ghetto and kill them in nearby Tuchinki (Tuchinka). -
Deportation of jews
Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center. -
Conuterattack
Soviet troops counterattack at Stalingrad, trapping the German Sixth Army in the city. -
kursk
Battle of Kursk. -
Rescue of jews
Rescue of Jews in Denmark. -
the battle
Battle of the Bulge. -
germany surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.