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September 1, 1939
World War II started on this day when Germany invaded Poland. -
September 10,1939
Canada declares war against Germany. -
May 26, 1940
Auschwitz-Birkenau is established. -
June 22, 1940
France surrenders to Germany. -
June 22, 1941
Germany invades the Soviet Union. -
December 7,1941
Japan bombs the Pearl Harbor and the United States enters the war. -
December 8,1941
United States enters the allied powers. -
December 11,1941
Nazi Germany declares war against the United States. -
June 6, 1944
D-Day takes place. -
April 30, 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
January 27, 1945
Auschwitz is liberated. -
January 1,1942
Plans for the Holocaust begin. -
August 6,1945
The first bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. -
August 9,1945
The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki. -
August 30, 1945
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June 13, 1944
First German V-1 rocket attack on Britain. -
January 27, 1943
First bombing raid by Americans on Germany takes place. -
July 24, 1944
The first concentration camp to be liberated (Majdanek) is liberated by Soviet troops. -
September 4, 1944
Finland and Soviet Union agree to cease fire. -
January 1,1942
Declaration of United Nations is signed by 26 allied nations. -
October 30,1944
Last time gas chambers are used at Auschwitz. -
December 4, 1944
Athens is placed under martial law. -
August 4, 1944
Anne Frank and her family arrested by Gestapo. -
September 2, 1945
World War II ends. -
March 12, 1940
Finland signs a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.
