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Germany invades Poland starting the war.
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The Polish surrendered to the Soviets.
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Finland is invaded by the Soviets for rejecting territorial demands.
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United Kingdom defeats Germany in the south atlantic with a Naval victory.
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To protect shipments of iron ore, Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Germany attacks France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
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British attack a German Fleet.
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Hitler offers to end the war his way, but without suprise the UK rejects.
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The Tripartite act unites Japan, Italy and Germany to the Axis Powers.
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Hungary, Slovakia and Romania join the Axis Powers.
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British wins another naval victory by sinking German Battleship "Bismark".
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Axis powers invade the Soviet Union.
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The United States joins the Allied powers after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
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The Japanese 33rd division surroundes British soliders, rescuing the Chinese 38th division.
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The Allied forces invade Italian mainland.
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The first major concentration camp discovered and liberated by Allied forces was Majdanek.
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The Western Front is launched by Germany as its last desperate measure.
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President Roosevelt dies and President Harry Truman takes office.
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Italian Partisans kills Mussolini.
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Germany forces surrender in Italy to Allied forces.
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Allied forces capture Reichstag from the Axis powers.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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The United States drops two atomic bombs in Japan, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki.
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World War II ends with Japan surrendering.
