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WW2

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  • 1939

    1939

    On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II.
  • 1939

    1939

    Working in concert with Hitler, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin orders the invasion of Poland, securing a share of Polish territory.
  • 1939

    1939

    British cruisers defeat a German pocket battleship at the Battle of the River Plate, the first major naval engagement of World War II.
  • 1940

    1940

    Germany invades Norway, ending a 6-month period of limited land operations called the “Phony War.”
  • 1940

    1940

    Paris falls to German forces. France capitulates 11 days later.
  • 1941

    1941

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, starting war with the US. Sensing weakness, Hitler declares war on America 4 days later.
  • 1945

    1945

    Hitler's suicide and the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945.