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Germany invaded Poland
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Britain, Australa, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany
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Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy
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United States proclaims its neutrality
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Canada declares war on Germany
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Rationing begins in UK
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Scapa Flow - Germans bomb Scapa Flow naval base near Scotland
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
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Holland surrender
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Belgium surrenders
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British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk
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Italy declares war on Britain and France
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Norway surrenders
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German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic
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France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler tours Paris
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First German air raids on London
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First British air raid on Berlin
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German Blitz (Blitzkrieg) against Britain begins - London is a key target. Onslaught of German air raids on other major cities in England including Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester
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Italy invades Egypt
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Victory for the RAF in the Battle of Britain
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Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan
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Germany invades Romania
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Germany invades Romania
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Hungary joins the Axis
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Britain begin a desert offensive in North Africa against the Italians
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Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad
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Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
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Greece surrenders to Germany
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Operation Husky - Allied landings in Sicily
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Germans invade the Ukraine. Mutual Assistance agreement between British and Soviets
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Instructions given by Hitler and Goring to prepare for the Final Solution
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Operation Typhoon begins and the Germans advance on Moscow
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Soviets re-capture Kiev
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Italy and Germany declare war against the US
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Britain surrenders Hong Kong to Japan
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Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad
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Allied landings in Anzio
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Patton relieves Bastogne
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- Hungary occupied by German Army
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Calais liberated
