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On the 30th of January 1933 the German President Paul von Hindenburg gave Adolf Hitler position as chancellor of Europe, soon later on March 25th Hitler would seize power over Germany and push Hindenburg aside.
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Almost as soon as Hitler gained power, he and the the German Socialists Party began creating laws that take away rights from Jews and non-Aryans, people who don't meet the Aryan racial system.
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After some time when the Axis powers( Germany, Italy, and Japan) invaded countries to expand their rule, Britain and France put their foot down two days after when on the 1st of September 1939 Germany invades Poland.
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The Germans begin to invade Poland, reaching the capital of Poland known as Warsaw. The Polish Warsaw Army entrenched at the capital left them and the Germans to fight until the Polish surrendered on the 27th.
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On this day after the Germans invaded and took over Poland, the Soviet Union invaded that country in the east. It was an operation sixteen days after the Germans and had a major battle with them, ending with Germany and the Soviet Union annexing their shares of Poland.
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The Soviet Union asked Finland to add military bases there, but they rejected. This caused the Soviet to invade Finland. (note- The word Fini, from the title, means finished in French.)
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On this day Germany invades Denmark and Norway. The Germans invaded Denmark in 1940 as they traveled on the Danish border, and invaded Norway for its useful resources.
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As the French referred to it as the Battle of France, it was the invasion towards France by the Germans. Unfortunately the French failed to defend their country and signed an armistice with the Axis powers.
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Also known as the Battle of Britain, was an attempt by the Germans to use their Lutwaffe, or German air force, to bomb the Royal Air Force. However, they bombed London instead and left the air force unharmed by the bombs. After the many air raids in Britain, on September 27 the British won the Battle along with destruction in London.
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Germany conquered the countries Yugoslavia and Greece in the same day, as the Germans put pressure on them to join the Axis and began capturing and killing civilians.
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Allied troops were sent to Greece to defend them from German troops. However, the Battle of Crete was between Allies and Greece forces in the Island of Crete against Hitler's air force. The battle was costly and forced remaining Allies soldiers out of Greece, giving the Germans a victory.
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Operation Barbarossa, as the Germans referred to it, was a secret plan to invade the Soviet Union and move their blitzkrieg forces into Leningrad and Moscow. However the Russian Winter made the invasion impossible and many Germans died in the cold, just like Napoleon's Grand Army in 1812. Operation Barbarossa failed horribly for Hitler.
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For most of the war the Germans were advancing in Russia, and even began a offensive in Leningrad on the 28th, which failed by the defending Soviet soldiers. The advancing ended on the 31st.
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On this day the Nazis took control of Vichy France, which had no Axis presence due to the country being under a puppet government.
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The Fascist leader Benito Mussolini was overthrown by Italian King Victor Emmanuel with all of the country knowing the war is lost. He also attempts to run away to Switzerland with his mistress.
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After the surrender of Italy, the "Big Three"-Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin-have a conference in Tehran, Iran to talk on winning WWII and terms for a peace settlement. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/nov-28-1943-allied-leaders-meet-at-tehran-conference/
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After Mussolini was overthrown the Allies were able to reach Italy, who they surrendered. The people were glad of the end of the war, knowing the dictator's end and peace reaches Italy. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/books/the-fall-of-rome.html
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The invasion of France, or the return of France, that the Allies decided on. Most Allies arrived on the beach by boats who face enemy obstacles and defenses, as paratroopers from planes land behind enemy lines. The Allies managed to breach the defense and take back France.
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From after the dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide, and Germany was invaded by the Red Army in the Battle of Berlin, it was confirmed that on this day that Germany surrendered. http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/v-e-day.html
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On this day the Japanese confirmed their surrender to the Allies and agreed their terms for peace. People in the Allied countries went crazy with joy.
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