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German forces invade Poland by air, beginning of WWII.
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The Germans invaded Paris in May and quickly defeated the French army and occupied Paris.
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The Battle of Britain was when the Royal Air Force defended the UK against the German Air Force.
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The Tripartite Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Japan and Italy, forming the Axis Powers.
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The Tehran Conference was meeting of Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill in Tehran, Iran to discuss opening another front against the Germans.
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D-Day is the date of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France during WWII.
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The liberation of concentration camps began during the final stages of the war. The first concentration camp was liberated on July 23, 1944.
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The Battle of the Bulge was the last big offensive campaign of the Germans during World War II.
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The Yalta Conference was the second meeting of Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt. The three leaders agreed to demand Germany’s unconditional surrender and started war plans.
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A British/American bombing on the city of Dresden, which is the capital of German state Saxony.
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Victory in Europe Day marks the date of Germany's official surrender to the Allies.
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The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, it was a meeting between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill where they issues a declaration demanding Japan's surrender.