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France and Britain to declared war on Germany after the Nazis invaded Poland.
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Germany invaded the coast of France to separate the French and British armies.
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Germany sent paratroopers to take over the Greek island of Crete.
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Germany and Finland spent 900 days in Leningrad.
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Over 100 Japanese fighter jets bombed a United States naval base.
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A United States codebreaker sank multiple aircraft carriers after breaking into Japanese codes.
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United States forces launched a surprise attack on Japan.
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The Red Army defended the Russian city of Stalingrad from Germany.
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The Allies attempted to invade North Africa to push the Axis away and gain the Mediterranean shipping lanes.
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The Battle of Kursk was the military's largest tank battle.
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The Allies advanced towards Rome, Italy.
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During the Siege of Leningrad, more Russians, soldiers and civilians, died than the total amount of American and British soldiers combined in all of WWII.
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This is considered one of the world’s largest water invasions in history.
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The Battle of the Philippine Sea was the world’s largest aircraft carrier battle.
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The United States invaded a Japanese volcanic island.
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This was the final major battle of WWII.
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Allied forces launched an offensive attack on Germany’s capital, Berlin.
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The Japanese emperor signed the surrender documents.
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