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Invasion of Poland
Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days. -
Battle of Britian
Germany suffers its first defeat in the skies over England, and abandons invasion plans. -
USSR Invaded
Germany invades the USSR, opening what becomes known as the Eastern Front. -
pearl harbor
The japanese sprang a surprise attack on the American Pacific Naval fleet stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Battle of Midway
June 4-7, Battle of Midway. The US Navy sinks four Japanese aircraft carriers in the fight that proves to be the turning point in the Pacific war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany's entire Sixth Army is lost, and the war begins turning in favor of the Allies. -
Allied Expeditionary Force
The Allied Expeditionary Force under Dwight Eisenhower lands on the coast of northern France on what will later be called "D-Day". The "Second Front" that Stalin has been demanding for three years is now open. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Died
The president died of a Cerebral Hemorrhage just a few days a before project Manhattan was finished. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
April 30, Hitler commits suicide, shortly before the fall of Berlin and surrender of German forces in Europe however his body was never found. -
The war ends
USA develops the atomic bomb, and successfully uses it in August to force the surrender of Japan.
