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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
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Naval Expansion Act
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Hitler Seizes Control
Hitler takes France. -
Roosevelt Re-Elected
Roosevelt Re-Elected to a 3rd Term -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. -
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North African Campaign Begins
In the first major Allied offensive, British and U.S. armies attack Germany's Africa Korps on the Mediterranean chasing forces back toward Libya. -
Italy Surrenders
The Italian government officially surrenders to the Allied powers; still, German forces occupy much of Italy. -
D-Day Invasion
Original D-Day Footage
The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy, on the northern shores of France. -
Franklin Roosevelt Dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. -
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The Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in warfare—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000. -
World War 2 Ends
A formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.