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After German invasion, Britain and France declare war on Germany, beginning the war in Europe.
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German troops occupy northern and western France.
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U.S. begins sending supplies to England while still not participating directly in the war.
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Yugoslavia is conquered by German forces, strengthening Nazi control in Europe.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union.
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U.S, and British forces drive Germans out of northeastern Africa by defeating the Africa Korps.
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German troops surrender in Stalingrad, Soviet Union.
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After being defeated by Allied forces, Italy surrenders, but the war is far from over.
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In Normandy, France, the Allied invasion led to the liberation of France from Nazi control.
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After Allied invasion of Germany, Hitler had killed himself, and Germany eventually surrendered.