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Chinese forces defend Shanghai in 1932
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March 1: Japan created the puppet state of Mandsjukuo in the Chinese region of Manjury
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Adolf Hitler becomes German national chancellor (head of government)
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Parliamentary fire
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Authorization Act
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National Collection was established
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Hitler got rid of the party opposition and SA in the night of the long knives
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President Paul von Hindenburg died,
Hitler declared himself the Leader and the Chancellor of the State -
Italy invades Ethiopia
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Remilitarization of Rhinland
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The Spanish Civil War broke out
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The bombing of Guernica
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Japan attacked China
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The Battle of Shanghai
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Nanjing Massacre
Japanese Masacre -
Anschluss - Germany annexed Austria
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The Munich Agreement - betrayed against Czechoslovakia
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Crystalnight
Jewish persecution is escalating -
Germany attacked the Czech Republic
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The Spanish civil war ended with nationalist victory
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Campaign in Poland in 1939
The start of World War II in Europe. The invasion was made by German forces, Soviet forces and a small contingent of Slovak forces. The campaign started on September 1 and ended on October 6, when Germany and the Soviet Union occupied all of Poland. -
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Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk took place in the port city of Dunkirk in France. A large force of British and French soldiers were evacuated by boat after being surrounded by German forces, the evacuation itself being carried out under the code name Operation Dynamo. -
The attack on Norway in 1940
was the German attack on Norway on Tuesday, April 9, 1940 during World War II. The attack was history's first integrated air, sea and land attack under one command, General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst. -
Pearl Harbor
Was a Japanese attack on US Navy base Pearl Harbor. The attack was carried out by Japanese Navy aircraft and mini-boats, commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, without Japan declaring war on the United States. The attack was aimed at the US Pacific Fleet and associated aircraft and naval infantry forces on the island. American opinion saw the attack as a traitorous act, and the condemnation of Japan led the United States to join in World War II. -
Operasjon Archery
Was the code name for an action planned, led and implemented by the British military unit Special Operations Executive (SOE). 33 Norwegian military participated. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Was a battle in and around Stalingrad on the Eastern Front during World War II, fought between attacking German and cooperative countries, and Soviet forces from August 21, 1942 to February 2, 1943. The battle became a crucial turning point in the war and is considered the bloodiest in history. punch. The battle was characterized by recklessness and major military and civilian casualties. The conflict revolved around the German siege of the Russian city of Stalingrad (today Volgograd). -
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D-Day
During World War II, the Battle of Normandy, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. -
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The liberation of Paris
The liberation began when the French resistance movement revolted against the German occupation army. On August 24, the French Forces Françaises de l'intérieur (FFI) received reinforcements from the Free French forces and the third US Army under the command of General Patton. On August 25, Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison and military governor of Paris, capitulated to the Allied forces at Hôtel Meurice, which became General Leclerc's new headquarters. -
Hitler committed suicide in the driver's bunker
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King Haakon VII and the royal family return to Oslo from their exile in London
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The atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were released on August 6 and 9, 1945 over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two atomic bombs killed at least 120,000 people from direct fatal radiation, burns and damage from falling and flying objects. Over some time, about twice the number of injuries sustained, direct radiation damage, inhalation of radioactive dust and intake of radioactive contaminated food and drink died.