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Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War 2.

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Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany

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Apr 9, 1940

Germany invades Denmark and Norway

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May 10, 1940

Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and France

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Jun 10, 1940

The Battle of Britain begins

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Jun 22, 1940

France surrenders to Germany

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Jun 22, 1941

Germany invades the Soviet Union

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Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, leading the United States to enter the war

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Dec 8, 1941

The United States declares war on Japan

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Dec 11, 1941

Germany and Italy declare war on the United States

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Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942

The Battle of Midway, a significant naval battle in the Pacific Theater

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Aug 23, 1942

The Battle of Stalingrad begins, one of the deadliest battles in history

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Feb 2, 1943

The Battle of Stalingrad ends with a Soviet victory

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Period: Jul 9, 1943 to Jul 10, 1943

The Allies invade Sicily

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Sep 3, 1943

Italy surrenders to the Allies

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Jun 6, 1944

D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy

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Aug 25, 1944

Paris is liberated by the Allies

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Dec 16, 1944

The Battle of the Bulge begins, the last major German offensive on the Western Front

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Apr 30, 1945

Adolf Hitler commits suicide

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May 8, 1945

V-E Day, Germany surrenders, marking the end of the war in Europe

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Aug 6, 1945

The United States drop a atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

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Aug 9, 1945

The United States drops a atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan

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Sep 2, 1945

V-J Day, Japan formally surrenders, marking the end of World War ll