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Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins.
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Four Japanese carriers are sunk, and one American carrier. Japan's naval superiority is lost.
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The Japanese navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, and the US joins the war.
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American, British, Canadian forces invade France at the beaches of Normandy
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The German attack in the Ardennes begin
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Apr 6 The marines land in Okinawa. Japan orders all its forces to use kamikaze suicide tactic
Apr 12 President Roosevelt dies.
Apr 29 Mussolini is executed by the Italian resistance. The allies liberate the Dachau death camp
Apr 30 Adolph Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor.
May 8 Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends
Aug 6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bo -
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Aug 6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb
Aug 9 Nagasaki is destroyed by an atomic bomb
Aug 14 Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends -
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