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The invasion of Poland was an attack by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that marked the beginning of World War II.
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It was when Germany very quickly invaded Belgium to surround the French defensive line
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Germany begins a major attack on the Soviet Union, the communist state.
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A Japanese fleet of warships goes to the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After this, the United States entered the war.
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German General Alfred Jodl signs his surrender in the French city of Reims. Head of State Eisenhower and a Soviet general sign on behalf of the Allies.