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Germany invades Poland, using newly devoloped Blitzkrieg tactics. Great Britian and France had previously promised to support and protect Poland incase of invasion.
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UK and France declare war on Germany and British troops are sent to France.
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Soviet forces invade Poland. The Polish government evacuates to Romania. Poland falls within 5 weeks, with last operations unit surrenders on October 5.
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Hitler offeres Britain and France peace on the basis of recognition of German European continental dominance. On October 12, the United Kingdom formally refuses.
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark to prevent UK/France occupation.
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Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and the French Third Republic, bypassing the French fortificaions at the Magniot Line.
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Luftwaffe bombing of Paris, forcing France to surrender on June 22.
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Italy declares war on France and UK
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Also known as the Battle of Britian.
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Finland refuses to be annexed by USSR, and is invaded. This starts the Winter War. After 3 month of fighting and heavy losses, the USSR stops invasion attempt.
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Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, and invades the Soviet Union. This starts the Axis-Soviet War; the bloodiest part of WWII.
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Seige of Leningrad was one of the most costly and destructive seiges in history.
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Germany outruns supply lines, and halts the invasion of the USSR. USSR employed scortched earth policy to prevent Germany gaining supplies.
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The invasion of French North Africa, involving the 9th, 3rd Infantry and the 2nd Armored Divisions, was the first ground combat operations for the United States in World War II.
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Opperation Overlord puts 180,000 allied troops on the shores of Normandy
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The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord. At the time it was the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place.
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Began with overnight parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks and naval bombardments. In the early morning, amphibious landings on five beaches codenamed Juno, Gold, Omaha, Utah, and Sword began and during the evening the remaining elements of the parachute divisions landed. The "D-Day" forces deployed from bases along the south coast of England, the most important of these being Portsmouth.
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Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France on 15 August 1944, during World War II. The invasion was initiated via a parachute drop by the 1st Airborne Task Force, followed by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, followed a day later by a force made up primarily of the French First Army.
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Germany launches major counter offense, but were driven out by Allied forces. This would be the last major advance of Germany in the war.
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Mussolini captured trying to escape to Switzerland. He was executed the next day.
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Hitler and his wife commit suicide in underground bunker to avoid being captured by Allied forces.
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