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German Invasion of Poland
The German Invasion began one week after signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet had approved the pact. -
Fall of France
The Fall of France happened after Hitler's attack on Poland and when Germany launched an invasion of France and the Low Countries. -
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of WWII, in which the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. -
Attack on the Soviet Union
Hitler ordered the invasion of the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa, deliberately breaking the nonaggression pact that the two countries signed two years before. -
Doolittle's Raid on Japan
The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during WWII. -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval/air forces of the U.S. and Australia. -
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII that took place six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of Coral Sea. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during WWII. While the French colonies formally aligned with Germany via Vichy France, the loyalties of the population were mixed. -
The Casablanca Conference
The Casablanca Conference was held at the Anfa hotel in Casablanca, French Morocco, to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of WWII. The U.S. President FDR and British prime minister were in attendance of the conference. -
Invasion of Sicily
The Allied Invasion of Sicily, nicknamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of WWII. It began with a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign, and initiated the Italian Campaign. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WWII. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese during WWII -
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, also called Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Surrender of Germany
Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Reims, France, ending WWII and the Third Reich. -
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Japan was announced on August 15 and was formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of WWII to a close.
