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Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders -
Kristallnact
"Night of Broken Glass", also known as the start of the Holocaust -
September 1939
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany -
Strike on France
Hitler swept through the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, all as a part of a strategy to strike at France -
Battle of Britain
France surrenders to Germany; battle of Britain begins -
End of the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain ends -
Germany Invasion
Germans invade the Soviet Union -
America enters the war
America enters the war -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway
Allies defeat Japan at Battle of Midway -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad -
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of El Alamein -
Invasion of North Africa
Allies invade North Africa -
Germans Surrender at Stalingrad
Allies defeat Japan at Guadalcanal, and Germans surrender at Stalingrad -
Surrender of Italy to Germany
Italy surrendered to Germany -
D-Day Invasion
D-Day invasion takes place -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japanese suffer devastating defeat at the Battle of Leyte Gulf -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge -
Warsaw
When soviet soldiers entered the city of Warsaw -
Period: to
End of the War
Allies use atomic bombs; Japan surrenders