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