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invasion of Poland
It was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
The Battle of the Atlantic
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Dunkirk
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War in Africa
It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts.It fought between the Allies and Axis powers. -
The battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was an air battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain's airspace. The heaviest fighting from July to October 1940. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Headquarters. The Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack conducted by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
D-Day
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The dropping of the atomic bombs.
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were dropped by the USA during the final stages of WW2 in 1945. These two events represent the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.