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September
Invasion of Poland -
May
German offensive to the east -
June
Invasion of the USSR -
December
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor -
June
American victory at Midway -
Period: to
Battle of Stalingrad
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November
Allied landings in North Africa -
September
Italy surrenders -
June
Allied landings in Normandia -
May
Germany Surrenders -
August
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
September
Japan surrenders
