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German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking country.
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This is the date in which Germany invaded Poland, which sparked the start of the 2nd World War.
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Britain and France declared war on Germany, for the invasion of neutral Poland.
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Germany launches its 2nd offensive attack, to the west. This attack was directed to France, and other Allied nations in that area.
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Blitzkrieg was developed by the German, it is a fast frontal assualt on the enemy forces, overwhelming them, and resulting in a German Victory.
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At this time, Italy declared they will be entering the War, as members of the Axis powers.
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Germany lauches a massive aeral offensive on the Island of Britain. This would last for Months.
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Germany and the Axis powers, launched a attack on Russia, with over 4 million troops.
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This is known to be the turning point of the war for the Allies. Japan launched a aeral raid on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, US entered the war for the Allied cause.
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The US defeats the Japanese Naval Fleet in the Midway Islands. This would come to be known as the turning point of the war, in the Pacific.
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Italy Surrenders to the Allied forces, however, Germany refuses to do the same.
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The Allied forces lauch a massive full frontal attack, on the Axis powers in Normandy. This was a necessary foothold the Allies needed, to turn the tides of the war.
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Germany lauches a large attack on the Allied forces. Germany lost, this sealed the fate of the German army, along with the Axis powers.
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Hitler, known to be all powerful and never surrendering, commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.
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After the loss of its ruler, Germany surrenders to the powerful Allied powers.
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On this day, the war in Europe officially came to a close. The Allied forces had formally won the European war.
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The United States drops the first ever Atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan. The city was devastated as the loss of life was in the thousands.
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The US dropped the 2nd and final Atomic bomb to ever be used. This completely destroyed the city, along with the country's moral.
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Japan Surrendered to the United States, resulting in the end of the Pacific war.
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After the Japanese surrendered. WWII officially came to a end. This war would later be known as the deadliest war in history.
