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Hitler comes to power in Germany
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Germany invades Poland
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War declared in Europe
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Evacuation of Normandy begins
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Evacuation of Normandy Ends
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Australian forces arrive in Egypt
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Siege of Tobruk begins
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John Curtin comes to power
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HMAS Sydney sunk
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Siege of Tobruk ends
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Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour
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America joins war
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Japanese bomb Darwin
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General MacArthur arrives in Australia
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Battle of Coral Sea begins
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Battle of Coral Sea ends
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Midget submarines enter Sydney Harbour
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Kokoda begins
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Battle of Stalingrad begins
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Kokoda is taken back
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D-Day begins
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Hitler commits suicide
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Germany surrenders
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John Curtin dies
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Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Atom bomb hits Nagasaki
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General Blamey accepts Japanese surrender
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Australian forces return to Australia