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War Begins
Germany invades Poland. -
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Declaration
France & Great Britain declare war on Germany. Germany invades Denmark & Norway. -
Allies
Germany, Italy & Japan attack Russia & US Navy. US declares war on them. US Navy defeats Japanese Navy. -
Invasion
Allies invade Sicily. Italy surrenders, Germany helps Mussolini escape and set up government in Northern Italy. -
Downfall of Germany
Germans fails to defeat enemy. US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. The US Third Army cross the Rhine River. -
Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. Germany surrenders to the Allies.
