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Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Party in Germany, becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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A series of attacks take place on Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues across Germany and Austria. The attacks become known as Kristallnacht (the Night of the Broken Glass)
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Britain declares war on Germany following the German army's invasion of Poland. Australia also declares war on Germany.
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Germany invades Denmark, the Low countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and France.
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Germany launches an air assault on Britain known as the Battle of Britain.
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Germany commences its bombing campaign on Britain, known as the Blitz. It continues until May 1941.
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Australian troops involved in the siege of Tobruk
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Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa, the start of war on the Eastern Front: and begins planning the 'Final Solution'.
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Japan attacks the US naval base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The USA enters the war.
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Singapore falls to the Japanese and many allied soldiers are taken as prisoners of war. Japanese aircraft bomb Darwin.
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USA inflicts heavy losses on Japanese navy through The Battle of Coral Sea & The Battle of Midway
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Australian troops defence of the Kokoda Trail prevents Japanese forces from taking control of Port Moresby, Papua New guinea. The Allies win a decisive victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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Germany surrenders at The Battle of Stalingrad.
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US forces in the pacific capture the Islands of Io Jima and Okinawa
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'D-Day' - Allied forces invade France and begin advancing towards Germany from the west, liberating France in August 1944.
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Germany surrenders and allied soldiers liberate prisoners from Nazi concentration camps.
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The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Japan surrenders on 2nd of September, 1945
