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His party was known as the fascist party, and Mussolini became known as "Il Duce" (the leader)!
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The title of the book means "My Struggle" and Hitler writhes about his philosophical autobiography. The second part was published one year later. in 1926.
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Otto Han and Fritz Strassman split the atom in Germany.
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Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
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Germany invades Poland.
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"Operation Weseruebung"
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British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and is replaced by Winston Churchill .
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26 days after the invasion of France in May, 12 1940, German soldiers entered the city of Paris, and Hitler made a tour around the capital.
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The Lufwaffe aircrafts bombed Southerned England andd the Channel, for almost 80 days!
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The Italian government asked from Ioannis Metaxas, (Prime Minister of Greece) to let the Italian forces pass from the greek land in order to reach North Africa. He refused by saying the popular "Ohi!" ("No!"), and a few hours later the war in Greece was started...
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The Greco-Italian War has a turning point.
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21 days after Germany's invasion in Greece (6 Apr. 1941), the Axis powrers managed to enter the city of Athens.
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It is the commonly known: "Operation Barbarossa", which also included the killing of all Jews.
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The Siege of Leningrad was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history and consequently the most costly in terms of casualties!
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The USA navy defeats the Japanese navy in the Midway battle, which ends with the sinking of five aircraft carriers, (one USA and four Japanese).
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The allied troops coming from Morocco and the ones coming from Egypt meet in Tunisia, ending the war in North Africa.
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The Allies land in Normandy and begin the invasion of France.
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It lasted 4 days, and it is considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history.
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All the Axis forces in Greece surrender.
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Germans make a last, but failed attempt to fight back.
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Τhe nuclear bombing of Hiroshima kills more than 100,000 civilians.
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Τhe nuclear bombing of Nagasaki kills more than 100,000 civilians.
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The WWII officially ends!