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Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, starting WW2
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Italy joins the fight against Europe and declares war on France, and in turn, invading it.
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Germans launch attacks in Balkans. Yugoslavia surrenders—General Mihajlovic continues guerrilla warfare; Tito leads left-wing guerrillas
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British surrender Singapore to Japanese
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The US and Europe launch a offense against the Anztio beachhead.
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Hitler was wounded in a bomb plot, showing that leaders of the war were not above being hurt in the line of fire.
