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German invasion of Poland
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Blitzkreig against Denmark and Norway
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Attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France
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France Surrenders, signs armistice
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Air attack against Britain
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Greece and Yugoslavia captured
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Hitler invades Soviet Union
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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies
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U.S. enters war
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U.S. wins Battle of Coral Sea
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U.S. wins Battle of Midway
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Germans attack Stalingrad
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Britain and U.S. invade North Africa
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Germans surrender at Stalingrad
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German and Italian troops surrender in French North Africa
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Soviets defeat Germans at Battle of Kursk
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Rome falls to Allies
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D-Day
allied forces landed on Normandy beaches -
Paris is liberated
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Germany is invaded
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Soviets enter Berlin
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Mussolini Dies
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Hitler commits suicide
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Germany Surrenders
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U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan
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Surrender of Japan
formal ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, ending WWII
