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Germany invaded Poland
Germany invaded Poland. Poland was defeated, this was the start of the war. -
France and Britian declare war on Germany
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German Army invades Denmark and Norway
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German Army strikes again
German Army invades France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill appointed British Prime Minister. -
Red Army takes Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
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Tripartite alliance formed between Germany, Italy and Japan
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Hitler launches operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union
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Stalin launches "scorched earth" policy
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Planning begins for "Final Solution," the systematic destruction of the Jews
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Japanese attack naval base at Pearl Harbor
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United States and Britain declares war on Japan
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Germany declares war on the United States
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Hitler assumes post of Commander in Chief of German Army
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Japanese Navy resoundingly defeated at Battle of Midway--war reaches its turning point in the Pacific; S.S. Leader Rheinhardt Heydrich dies of wounds sustained in partisan attack at Prague
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U.S. Air Force opens daylight bombing campaign with attack on Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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D-Day: invasion of Europe begins with Allied landings at Normandy
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Hitler survives assassination attempt
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Adolf Hitler and wife Eva Braun commit suicide in Chancellery bunker
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Victory over Japan (VJ) Day
