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On the night of febuary 27th 1933 Adolf Hitler came into power over Nazi Germany
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On April 6th 1936 Léon Blum won a large majority of the Chamber and became the first Socialist and the Jew to become premier of France.In June 1937 Blum fell from power
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On September 1st 1939 WWII started bring depression,death and pain for 6 long years
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France and Britain declared war on Germany when it invaded Poland in September 1939.
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On May 10th 1940 Germany sucesfully invaded France defeating primarily French forces.
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On the 18 of June, de Gaulle spoke to the French people via BBC radio. He asked French soldiers, sailors and airmen to join in the fight against the Nazis.
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This date became one of the two best options for the Allied invasion of France
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American forces at Utah beach hold pockets of land totaling just over 6 miles.
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The first town in France - Ste Mere Eglise - is liberated by the Allies
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The liberation began when the French Forces of the Interior—the military structure of the French Resistance—staged an uprising against the German garrison upon the approach of the U.S army
