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Germany invades Poland under the rule of Hitler
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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France signs armistice with Germany which meant an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.
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In 1940, A turning point of World War II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force after months of targeting Britain’s air bases, military posts and, ultimately, its civilian population. German forces while proving that air power alone could be used to win a major battle.
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Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
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On this day, as America’s Pacific fleet lay in ruins at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt requests, and receives, a declaration of war against Japan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-declares-war-on-japan
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Germany and Italy have announced they are at war with the United States. America immediately responded by declaring war on the two Axis powers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/11/newsid_3532000/3532401.stm
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The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army.
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Allied troops land in Morocco and Algeria and were ready to defend themselves incase they got attacked.
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The Tunis Campaign was basically many battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of WWII between Axis and Allied forces.
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Axis forces in north Africa surrender
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The Battle of Kursk was a battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union
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The Battle of Kurks ended on August 1, 1943
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D-Day was the planned attack on France by the Americans, Canadians, and British
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the Paris liberation was basically a battle for Paris fought by the Germans and the United States as well as the British
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Russia launched an attack on Germany
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Hitler commits suicide with a gunshot
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Germany surrenders... World War Two ends in Europe
