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Germany Invades Poland
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germany attacks Denmark and Norway
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Germany defeats France
Britain forces are forced to retreat from France -
France Surrenders
France surrenders to Germany and signs an armistice. Great Britain is now left alone to face the Axis Powers -
German Blitzkrieg Battle of London
57 straight nights of bombing London -
The United States signs the Lend-Lease Act.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
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U.S enters war
The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Battle of Midway
Battle between the United States and Japan that inflicted devastating damge on Japanese forces. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fight the Soviet Union for control over Stalingrad. -
North African Campaign
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Battle of Kursk
Soviets defeat Germans -
Italy declares war on Germany
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D-Day
Allies hit Germany in force. -
Allies invade France
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Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The United States army successfully captures the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army. -
Mussolini is captured and killed
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Hitler commits suicide
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V-E Day
Germany surrenders unconditionally -
Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
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Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan
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Soviet Union declares war on Japan
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V-J Day
Japan surrenders and the war is over
