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Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins.
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The US remains neutral but president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency".
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The first German Enigma messages are decoded by British intelligence
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Hitler changes the Luftwaffe's objective from destroying the Royal Air Force to bombing London. This allows the R.A.F to recover and win the battle of Britain
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To provide better time perspective of the German advances and stops in the direction of Moscow, the timeline related to it is marked in bold. The German failure to take Moscow marks the main turning point of the war.
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Hitler sends Rommel and the Afrika Korps to help the Italians in North Africa
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Germany invades Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, which results in fanatic Russian resistance
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Hitler, eager to occupy the rich Ukraine first, orders to stop army group Center's advance to Moscow and to transfer its two tank armies to army groups "North" and "South". This is perhaps Hitler's greatest mistake. The German Generals argue in vain against it.
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Hitler orders to resume the advance to Moscow, in order to take it "in the limited time before winter". Army group "Center", is given back its two tank armies, plus a third tank army and additional air units
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With the mud frozen by the dropping temperatures, German advance to Moscow resumes.
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At temperatures of -34C (-29F) and below, a major Russian counter attack near Moscow begins. Moscow is saved, and the Germans are pushed back.
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With the German failure to defeat Russia, which is marked by their failure to take Moscow, and with the United States joining the war a day later, This date marks the main turning point of World War 2.
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pearl harbor memorialon December 7 1941, the japanese bombed pearl harbor soon. hundreads of boats were damaged and people killed. the country was devastated
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Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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Hitler orders "fanatic resistance" and appoints himself military commander-in-chief.
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Hitler appoints General Guderian to chief of the army (OKH). The Marines land in Guam
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German defense in northern Italy finally collapse
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Mussolini is executed by the Italian resistance. The Allies liberate the Dachau death camp
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Adolf Hitler and his new wife commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor.
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Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends.
