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May
German offensive to the east -
September
Invasion of Poland -
June
Invasion of the USSR -
December
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor -
June
American victory at Midway -
November
Allied landings in North Africa -
February
Battle of Stalingrad -
September
Italy surrenders -
June
Allied landings in Normandy -
May
Germany surrenders -
August
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
September
Japan surrenders
