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Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria
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The Total was 760,300 human losses
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Hitler on February 12, 1938, at Berchtesgaden in an attempt to avoid the take-over of Austria.
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Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific
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After being pressed by Chamberlain, Hitler agreed to have the ultimatum set for 1 October
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nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded only a few days before the beginning of World War II
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September 5, As war broke out in Europe, American sentiment heavily favored itself
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A German raid smashed this hall in an undisclosed London district, on October 16, 1940
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After attempts to negotiate the stationing of Soviet troops in Finland failed, Joseph Stalin ordered the Red Army to invade on 30th November 1939.
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During World War II all sorts of essential and non-essential foods were rationed, as well as clothing, furniture and petrol.
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German military superiority was so overwhelming that the Dutch army stood no chance and was forced to surrender
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The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940
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On this day in 1940, the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor
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Following the declaration, Japan's allies, Germany and Italy, declared war on the United States, bringing the United States fully into World War II.
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The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre.
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The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe.
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General Dwight D Eisenhower tells the world of the secret capitulation five days ago by the Italian Government
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The terms D-Day and H-Hour are used for the day and hour on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated
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Allied forces were near Paris, and workers in the city went on strike ... but on August 24 managed to cross the Seine and reach the Paris suburbs
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On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule
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Victory in Europe Day
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during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima
