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World War II

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    World War II

  • US troops land in Africa

    US troops land in Africa

    Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa.
  • Russians trap Germany

    Russians trap Germany

    The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union. Germany loses control over the camps that were liberated.
  • Allies Assemble

    Allies Assemble

    In England, the Allied powers assemble 2.9 million men, 2.5 million tons of supplies, 11,000 airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day.
  • Rome falls

    Rome falls

    Rome falls to Allied forces.
  • Paris is liberated

    Paris is liberated

    U.S. forces, aided by a Free French division, liberate Paris from Nazi control.
  • FDR dies

    FDR dies

    Franklin Roosevelt dies of cerebral hemorrhage
  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler died in Berlin. This event was important because it is what made the others armies surrender
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders

    The German army signs an unconditional surrender. This is the most important event of the war, it means that the war is basically over.
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    the U.S drops a nuclear bomg on the city of hiroshima in Japan
  • World War II ends

    World War II ends

    A formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.