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The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein attacked the Polish fortifications on the Westerplatte near Gdansk and started World War II. Germany occupied Poland, Denmark, Norway, Yugoslavia, and Greece.
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Without declaring war, German troops invaded the territory of the Soviet Union. This event is considered to be the beginning of the second stage of World War II. The United States and great Britain expressed their support for the USSR and began to work out agreements on military cooperation.Began the siege of Leningrad.
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The territory of Ukraine was liberated. The siege of Leningrad was lifted. Meeting of the "big three": Joseph Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
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Liberation Of France, Finland, Romania, And Bulgaria. The USSR attacked Germany, and after several battles, Germany surrendered. The war is over.
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World War II was the largest and bloodiest war in the history of mankind, claiming more than 60 million lives.