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Germany invades Poland
Poland invaded by Nazi troops -
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World War II
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War against Germany!
Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Canada declares war on Germany
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Germany invades Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
Allied forces in London uses all means possible to get down English Channel to avaid German forces -
Frace surrenders
Frace surrenders to Hitler -
Battle of Britain
German air forces begin bombing Britain -
Germany invades USSR
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbour
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United States declares war on Japan
United States officially enter WWII -
Battle of Dieppe
Raid on French port of Dieppe by Canadian and other Allied forces -
Invasion of Silicy
Canadian troops participate in invasion of Silicy and mainland Italy -
Battle of Ortona
Canadians win! -
D-Day
Canadian troops join British and Americans in Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France -
Netherland liberation
Canadian troops help liberate the Netherlands from German military control -
Germany surrenders
Allies win WWII... almost -
Hiroshima A-Bomb
US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nagasaki A-Bomb
US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders
End of WWII