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Germany invaded and occupied Poland.
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Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway
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Hitler launched a Blitzkrieg against Holland and Belgium. Both countries were occupied.
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British troops were pushed back to the beach at Dunkirk and had to be rescued by British boats.
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France was occupied by Germany.
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Germany and Italy attacked and had successes in Yugoslavia, Greece and North Africa.
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Germany attacked Russia (Operation Barbarossa) and had made some gains.
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Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor destroying ships, planes and radar stations.
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Japan took Singapore from the British.
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