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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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Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway.
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British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill.
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German Afrika Korps begins offensive in N. 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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Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda
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Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans
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German 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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Rome captured by Allies
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German assassination attempt on Hitler fails.
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Allies liberate Paris
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Surrender of Axis forces in Greece
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French capture Strasbourg.
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Mussolini captured by partisans and executed
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Hitler commits suicide
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