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This is the day Hitler was appointed as a German leader -
The Soviet Union invaded Poland -
Germany invaded Norway. This ended a 6 month land operation called the Phony War -
Paris falls to German forces. France capitulates 11 days later -
German bombers target major cities in Britain and Ireland. Killing over 40,000 civilians and leveling over a million homes.
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The bloodies front of World War II, German Ari miles invade Soviets -
High-ranking Nazi officials approve a systematic plan for the mass extermination of Jews across Europe—the “Final Solution.” -
Japanese expansion in the Pacific is thwarted near Midway Island, as US dive bombers sink four Japanese aircraft carriers.
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US troops land in French North Africa as part of Operation Torch, designed to support British forces in the region. -
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign. -
Allied forces break out of the Normandy beachhead and race eastward towards Paris. -
Finland agrees to sign an armistice with the Soviet Union and to expel German forces. -
Hitler commits suicide.
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Germany signs a second, very similar, document of surrender in Berlin. -
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.