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B-29 bombers begin to bomb Tokyo from bases in the Mariana islands.
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The super battleship Yamato is sunk on its way to a kamikaze fight in Okinawa
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Germany invades Poland, world war 2 begins.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The evacuation at Dunkirk ends. 338,000 troops were rescued. Churchill declares that Britain will never surrender.
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The Luftwaffe begins to bomb British early warning radars
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The last American troops in the Philippines surrender
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Russia invades Poland.
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The long north Africa campaign ends. The allies control north Africa