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Germany invades Poland
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The battle in the South Atlantic was the first major naval battle of World War Two.
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The Battle of Britain remains one of the most famous battles of World War Two.
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Japan attack Pearl Harbor U.S. goes to war.
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If the Japanese had succeeded at Coral Sea, the way would have been open for the Japanese to have captured New Guinea and leave Australia isolated from Allied help and more open to a Japanese attack.
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The Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers.
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It took the Americans six months to defeat the Japanese in what was to turn into a classic battle of attrition.
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The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe.
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Allied invasion of Normandy
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This battle was said to be the last great carrier battle of World War Two.
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Is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history
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Was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two.
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Allied victory; famous Joe Rosenthal photo flag raising.
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Largest invasion force in the Pacific; bloodiest battle in the Pacific; American victroy.
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Marked the end of World War Two in Europe.
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The officail surrender of German forces to the Allies.
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First atomic bomb dropped in a Japanese city killed around 80,000 people.
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Second atomic bomb dropped in a Japanese city killed around 40,000 people.
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The official surrender of Japanese forces on board the USS Missouri.
