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World War II begins.
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WW2 Timespan
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government.
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Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia.
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The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.
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Italy surrenders to the Allies
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D-day and the Normandy invasion.
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US President Franklin Roosevelt dies.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.
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Germany surrenders to the Allies.