Europe

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    Invasion of Poland

    The beginning of WWII, Germany invaded Poland, led by Adolf Hitler. Poland had no anticipation of this attack and did not have the correct material to respond, which caused Britain and France to get involved.
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    Fall of France to Nazi Forces

    Despite their army and resilience, Germany ended up taking over the majority of France. Belgium joined the fight, in which they lost their King, Leopold III, due to a surrender. In a matter of weeks, France was taken over.
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    Rescue at Dunkirk

    On the beaches of Dunkirk, France, over 400,000 French and British soldiers were being held. The British sent a rescue party to save them, where over 330,000 were able to evacuate.
  • London Blitz

    The London Blitz is a symbol of strength and resilience. Germany kept bombing France, but the French never gave up, and claimed victory in this particular fight, as the Nazi's finally gave up.
  • Victory at Stalingrad

    The city of Stalingrad, Russia was the Soviet city. The German's tried to overrule the city, but in the process ended up getting trapped IN the city, forcing them to surrender.
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    Italian Campaign

    The Allies moved onto Italy, in which they surrendered quickly. The German's, however, gave up a big fight, which lasted for a long time before they got forced out of Italy.
  • D-Day (Invasion of Normandy)

    This huge attack was to the Nazi's in France (an attempt to free France) by America, Britain, and Canada. This attack is considered one of the biggest during WWII, starting the end of the rule of Nazi's.
  • Operation Market Garden

    The Market stood for the airborne attack that was to happen, and the Garden was ground attack. The whole point was to capture a bridge, but the operation had troubles with weather and miscommunication. While the operation didn't fully go as planned, it made a big impact on the Germans and left an impact.
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    Battle of the Bulge

    This was Hitlers last major attack. The reason it is called the bulge is because the shape it made on a map and the amount taken over by the Germans. The victory didn't last long though, because soon the Allies were able to defeat the Germans once again.
  • Victory in Europe Day

    THE END OF THE WAR!!
    Then Adolf killed himself.