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Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The US remains neutral but presThe US remains neutral but president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency".
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Russia invades Poland
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Russia invades Finland.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg.
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Miracle of Dunkirk: British and French forces at Dunkirk resist German attack.
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Italy declares war on the collapsing France and Belgium.
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German soldiers march to Paris.
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Russia invades Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
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Russia annexes the eastern regions of Romania.
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Germany invades the British Channel islands.
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Operation Sea Lion : German invasion of Britain air campaign begins.
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Italy invades Libya, the North African campaign begins.
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Japan joins The Axis.
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Spain remains neutral: It rejects Hitler's offer to join the war.
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Italy invades Greece from Albania
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Hungary and Romania, which were ruled by military dictators, join The Axis.
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British forces in Egypt counter attack the Italians.
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Hitler sends General Rommel and the Afrika Korps to help the italians in North Africa.
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Australian and U.S. army forces under MacArthur fight back the Japanese at Buna in New Guinea
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The Casablanca Conference : U.S. and Britain President Roosevelt and Prime minister Winston Churchill agree that Germany must surrender unconditionally. They also plan the Allied invasion of Sicily (Italy)
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German troops at Stalingrad surrender to the Soviets. A significant turning point in the war against Germany
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Axis forces in North Africa surrender.
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Allied troops land in Sicily, Italy (Operation Husky)
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The Allies begin bombing Hamburg (Germany)
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Benito Mussolini's fascist government is overthrown. The new Italian government tries to make peace.
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U.S. troops retake Kiska island in the Aleutians
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Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, ends successfully.
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German troops occupy Rome. Mussolini declares himself the head of a new fascist Italian government in northern Italy.
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British troops land on Italy, beginning the Allied campaign in Italy. American troops do the same. The new Italian government officially surrenders.
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The new government of Italy declares war on Germany.
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The Teheran Conference : Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet together for the first time
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The Teheran Conference: the U.S., Britain, and the USSR . The leaders Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agree that the Western Allies would invade France in June 1944 and that when it began the USSR would attack from East
