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German invasion of Poland
Two days later after the Germans had invaded Poland, both Britain and France declared war on Germany. This invasion was the start of World War II. -
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Germany invades Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
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German invasion and fall of France
ended on june 22 with the signing of an armistice between Germany and France, which was -
The evacuation of Dunkirk
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The battle of Britain
On this day German bombers attacked over the English channel and on September, what became known as the "London blitz," occurred. German bombers switched its attacks to London. On September 17 Hitler postponed the attacks indefinently seeing it too difficult to attain power over England. -
Operation Barbarossa
This was the invasion tactic the Germans used to attack the Soviet Union and it almost brought them victory. However, Hitler delayed their advance in August to decide strategy and by the time he was ready to return to the offensive near Moscow his army had been devastated by the winter. -
The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched an air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the chief American naval base in the Pacific. This took the Americans by surprise and destroyed much of their fleet and many airplanes. -
Battle of Midway
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Operation Husky
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The battle of El Alamein
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Battle of Stalingrad
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D-Day
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Bombing of Dresden
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Signing of peace treaty between U.S. and Japan
