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Germany invades Poland which is usually considered the start of WWII.
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After an aggressive offensive by the Germans known as Blitzkreig, hundred of thousands of allied troops are surrounded at the port of Dunkirk on the Britsih channel. Hitler instead of keeping the tanks rolling, sends in the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe fail to destroy the force and they escaped across the channel back to Britain to fight another day.
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The 4 month air battle for Britain between the German Luftwaffe and the Britich Royal Airforce. The British are victorious and Hitler scraps his plan to invade Britain.
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Hitler declares war on the U.S. which was the only country he formally declared war on.
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After declaring war on Germany on December 11th, the first U.S. troops arrive in Britain to support the Allies.
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The invasion of Sicily led by General George S. Patton. Apart of the soft under belly strategy to take sicily then italy and so on believing they were less fortifide compared to the siegfried line in Western Europe.
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The build up of a fake army to fool the Germans about D Day.
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D day, which was the first day of operation overlord was the landings on the beaches of normandy. There were five beaches, Utah, Omaha, Sword, Juno, and Gold beach. The allied forces consisted of troops from the U.S., Britain, and Canada.
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The invasion of Normandy which began on june 6th, 1944, also known as D Day. Two main goals were to capture the German occupied cities of Cherboug and Caen.
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The Britsih forces who landed on sword beach on D Day capture their objective, Caen, on July 9th.
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The controversial invasion of southern France and the Vichy government that was not much of a real threat.
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After the success of Operation Overlord and the re enstalled allie presence in France, Paris was liberated from the Germans on August 25, 1944.
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The Germans last shot at victory. A large offensive that created a bulge in the allied line at its deepest 65 miles, and its widest 45. The Allies decisevly defeated the Germans and pushed them back. From this point Germany was fighting a defensive war.
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Hitler commits suicicde in fear of being killed by the approaching soviet army.
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Victory in Europe. The day after German surrender to the Allies.
