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Nazis take Czechoslovakia
On this day, Hitler's forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia--a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany's imperial aims.
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World War 2 started
World War Two began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany's invasion of Poland.
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Canada declares war on Germany (Canada)
Many Canadians were shocked that Britain and France were at war with Germany yet again. In World War I, many Canadians paraded the streets at the declaration of war, but now, very few did. Many Canadians did not relish in the idea of having more lives lost.
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Winston Chuchill becomes Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter's resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons.
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Hong Kong (Canada)
On 8 December 1941, a day after the its Air Force had devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour, the Japanese Empire launched an attack on the Britsh Crown Colony of Hong Kong.
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Dieppe Raid (Canada)
On August 19th, 1942, the ground forces that were taking part in the raid included 4,963 men and officers from the 2nd Canadian Division, 1,005 British commandos, 50 US rangers and 15 Frenchmen. A fleet of 237 ships and landing barges, including 6 destroyers, brought them near the seashore. In the air, Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force bombers and fighters took part in the operation.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad took place between July 17, 1942 and February 2, 1943, during the Second World War. The Germans fought in this battle. Stalingrad was known as Tsaritsyn until 1925 and has been known as Volgograd since 1961.
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Germans surrender at Stalingrad
On this day, the last of the German forces fighting at Stalingrad surrender, despite Hitler's earlier declaration that "Surrender is out of the question. The troops will defend themselves to the last!"
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Invasion of Sicily (Canada)
By the spring of 1943, Canadians sailors and airmen had gained a considerable amount of battle experience, but the Canadian Army, stationed in Great Britain, had not been involved in any large-scale land operations. The need for battle experience and the growing public demand for action led to the decision to include the 1st Canadian Infantry Division and the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade in the assault on Sicily. This was to be the prelude to the invasion of mainland Europe.
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British air raid on Berlin
Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during the Second World War. It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945, and by the USAAF Eighth Air Force between 1943 and 1945, as part of the Allied campaign of strategic bombing of Germany. In 1945, it was also attacked by aircraft of the Red Air Force as Soviet forces closed on the city.
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D-Day (Canada)
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
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Belgium war (Canada)
During the Second World War, Belgium was the scene of major fighting by the First Canadian Army from September to November 1944.
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First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
With the destructive capabilities of this weapon in mind, using the bomb certainly would have been one of the most difficult decisions for Truman to make. He decided to use the bomb in order to shorten the war.
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Hitler commits suicide
On this day in 1945, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitler's dreams of a "1,000-year" Reich.
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End of World War 2
World war 2 ended. Self-Explanitory :)
