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Hitler invades Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days later.
Hitler invades Poland, Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days later. -
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World War II
The Span Of World War 2 -
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
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Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and the United States enter the war.
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Italy surrenders from World War II but Germany takes over.
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D Day: The Allied Invasion of France. Allies begin to liberate France.
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Russians reach Berlin; Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders.
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Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Japan Surrenders ending the War.