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World War II
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Hitler gives the final orders to its army to invade poland
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German airborne elements begun bombing polish defensive targets
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Finland finally accepts to surrender to Russia after months of fighting and countless lives lost.
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German paratroopers land and takes down the Belguim fortress
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Japan bombs pearl harbor with no previous warning
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The U.S. Congress pass the vote to engage in war with Japan and Germany
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Colonel Doolittle’s air ride on Japan was a great morale boost for the americans
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The U.S. Army engineering corp begin research on the Manhattan project, the atom bomb
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First major defeat of a German army since the war began.
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Italy formally surrenders to the Allies, and Allied troops land on the Italian peninsula. But German forces occupy Rome, and Mussolini re-establishes a Fascist government.
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Battle of the Philippine Sea, in which U.S. carrier-based aircraft engage and inflict crippling losses on Japanese carrier-based aircraft.
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The Germans begin a counter-offensive in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, the "Battle of the Bulge."
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US forces push the German army back into Germany, winning the Battle of the Bulge.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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On May 8, V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, Germany unconditionally surrenders its remaining armies to Allied commanders. A ceremonial second surrender takes place the following day in Soviet-occupied Berlin.