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Germany takes over Austria andinvades CzechoslovakiaItaly invades AlbaniaGermany invades Poland. Britaindeclares war on Germany2nd AIF formed in Australia
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Germany overruns western EuropeBattle of Britain prevents Germaninvasion of BritainBritish and Australian forces inflictdefeats on Italian forces in NorthAfrica.
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AIF victories over Italian forces inLibya and Vichy French in Syria.Germany invades Yugoslavia,Greece and the USSRTobruk siege. Japan enters the waron the side of the fascist powerswith attacks on the US naval baseat Pearl Harbor and on BritishMalaya
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Japanese conquer most of South-East AsiaSingapore fallsDarwin bombed. Battles of theCoral Sea and MidwayJapanese submarines in SydneyHarbourAustralians turn back Japaneseadvance in PapuaGerman forces defeated atEl Alamein.
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Australians defeat Japanese in NewGuineaRussians defeat Germans atStalingrad. Mussolini overthrown inItaly
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‘D Day’ landings in France. Britishand Indians drive Japanese back inBurmaThe USA defeats Japanese forceson Pacific islands
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