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The St. Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany
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World War 2 began
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Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany
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The defeat of Poland ended
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Germany began its assault on western Europe
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Italy joined the War
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France signed an armistice with Germany
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invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece
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the Germans and their allies invaded the Soviet Union
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Soviet troops launched a significant counter offensive
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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the British Royal Air Force carried out a raid on the German city of Cologne with 1,000 bombers
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Allied occupation of Morocco and Algeria triggered a German occupation of collaborationist Vichy France
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Soviet troops retake Voronezh
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Warsaw ghetto uprising begins
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Axis military units in Africa surrendered
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Battle of Kursk
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Germans forces occupy Hungary
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Over 150,000 Allied soldiers landed in France
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Warsaw Polish uprising begins
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The Soviets began an offensive
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American troops crossed the Rhine River
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A final Soviet offensive
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Hitler committed suicide
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World War 2 ended
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Japan formally surrendered
