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Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany.
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The Nazis send millions of Jews to concentration camps and murder over 6,000,000.
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Germany invades Poland. This is the beginning of Germany's attempt to take over Europe.
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Germany takes over Luxembourg, Norway, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium in a very short timespan.
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The Germans use airplanes to bomb Britain and try to capture London. Britan has the advantage of more and better planes. The Germans decide to send bombers to London and there is huge destruction. Hitler is ashamed but admits defeat.
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The Germans surrender to the Soviet Union at the Battle of Stalingrad. This is a major turning point in World War II.
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The Allied forces land in Normandy, France with the largest assault fleet ever put together. It involves 160,000 Allied troops and 5,000 vessels.
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The Soviet Union captures Berlin, leading to the surrender of Germany.
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Hitler knows defeat is imminent so he commits suicide by biting down on a cyanide capsule and shooting himself.
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Germany surrenders to the Allied forces.
