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the War Begins
Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins. -
The US remains neutral but President Roosevelt declares 'limited national emergency'.
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The first German Enigma messages are decoded by British intelligence
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The 'Battle of Britain' air campaign begins.
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World War 2
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Hitler changes the Luftwaffe's objective from destroying the Royal Air Force to bombing London. This allows the R.A.F to recover and win the battle of Britain
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Japan joins the "Axis"
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Hungary and Romania, both military dictatorships, join the axis.
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Bulgaria joins the axis. The axis-Russian border now stretch from the Baltic sea to the black sea.
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Stalin orders the 'scorched earth' strategy.
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The battle of Midway.
Four Japanese carriers are sunk, and one American carrier. Japan's naval superiority is lost. -
Germany invades Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, which results in fanatic Russian resistance.
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Hitler, eager to occupy the rich Ukraine first, orders to stop army group Centre’s advance to Moscow and to transfer its two tank armies to army groups 'north' and 'south'. This is perhaps Hitler's greatest mistake. The German generals argue in vain agai
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General Tojo becomes Japan's prime minister
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The turning point of the war
The Japanese navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, and the US joins the war. -
Doolittle's raid - US bombers bomb Tokyo.
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D-Day
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Battle of the Philippine sea begins
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Mussolini is replaced and arrested.
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The Battle of the Bulge
The German attack in the Ardennes begin -
The Battle of the Bulge ends
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The battle of Iwo Jima ends
Apr 6 The marines land in Okinawa. Japan orders all its forces to use kamikaze suicide tactic
Apr 12 President Roosevelt dies.
Apr 29 Mussolini is executed by the Italian resistance. The allies liberate the Dachau death camp
Apr 30 Adolph Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor.
May 8 Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends
Aug 6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bo -
The marines land in Okinawa. Japan orders all its forces to use kamikaze suicide tactic
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President Roosevelt dies.
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Mussolini is executed by the Italian resistance. The allies liberate the Dachau death camp
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Adolph Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor.
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Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends
Aug 6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb
Aug 9 Nagasaki is destroyed by an atomic bomb
Aug 14 Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends -
Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb
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Nagasaki is destroyed by an atomic bomb
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Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends