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Germany Invades Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War (Polish: Kampania wrześniowa or Wojna obronna 1939 roku) in Poland and the Poland Campaign (German: Polenfeldzug) in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet U -
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WWII
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Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark
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Germany invades low countries
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Italy declares war on Great Britain and France
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France signs armistice with Germany
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Battle of Britain
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First peace time draft law in U.S. history
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Wavell's first Libyan offensive
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Rommel's first offensive
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Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
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German airbourne assault on Crete
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Germany invades U.S.S.R.
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U.S.S.R. and Great Britain sign mutal aid pact
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Seige of linengrad
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U.S. declares war on Japan after the attack on pearl harbor
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Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Battle of El Alamein
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Allied forces land at Morocco and Algeria
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Battle of Tunis
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Axis forces in North Africa surrender
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Allies land in Sicily
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Allies land at Salerno
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Italians secretly surrender
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Allies land at Anzio
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Allies invade Normandy
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Soviets push Germans into Poland
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Polish resistance revolt against Germans in Warsaw
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Paris liberated
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Battle of the Bulge
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Yalta confrence
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Soviets launch attack on Berlin
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Hitler commits suicide
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Germany surrenders
WWII in Europe ends
