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The Phoney war
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Britain, France,Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany
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Soviet Union invades eastern Poland
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Soviet Union invades Finland
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Germay begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway
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Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxemberg
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German Afrika Korps begins offensive in North Africa
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Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact
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Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union
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Japanese declare war on USA
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Allies (except Soviets) declare war on japan
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Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans
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Germans surrender at Stalingrad
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Allied landings in Sicily
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Mussolini's Italian Fascist Government overthrown
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Italy signs armistice
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Soviets advance into Poland
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Allies liberate Paris
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Rome captured by Allies
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German assassination attempt on Hilter fails
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Surrender of Axis forces in Greece
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French capture Strasbourg
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Soviets enter Berlin
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Mussonlini capture by partisans and executed
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Hitler commits suicide
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Japanese surrender