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*the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France
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a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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*german quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than 2 years by relying on a new military tactic called Blitzkrirg
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the german invasion of France and the low countires during the Second World War
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*Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territory
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a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
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*the germans launched the last major offensive of the war
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*a major battle in which US marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima.
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*a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu islands
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marks the formal acceptance by the allies of Nazi Germanys unconditional surrender of its armed force
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the american bomber Enola Gay dropped a fine-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima
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celebration over the final ending of World War II