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