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Germany invades Poland, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium
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Italy invades Egypt
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Germany invades Greece and the US enters the war
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Battle of Midway and German defeat at Alamein
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Battle of Guadalcana, German defeat at Stalingrad and Allied landing at Silicia
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Landing in Normandy and liberation of Paris
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Capitulation of Germany, capitulation of Japan and atomic bombs fall on Japan