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Germans invade Poland without warning using Blitzkurg tactics with The Soviets following two weeks later.
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Germans invade France and reach the capitol Parris. With their superior firepower and communication, Germany takes France in six weeks. Starting out through the woods and taking advantage of the Soviet distraction.
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A huge morale booster as over 338,000 troops were evacuated out of the Dunkirk harbor. Saving all of their lives as the Germans were closing in.
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Nazi forces bombing Britain starting on the east side. The whole purpose of the attack was to break British morale and destroy some military personnel. However the attack just strengthened Britain's resolve to fight.
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Soviet victory over Germany a crucial victory for the motherland. The axis lost about one million personnel to freezing and bullet holes. Crucial turning point for the allies.
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The Allied invasion of Italy during World War II starting with Sicily and moving up the mainland, aiming to knock Italy out of the war and distract German troops from other fronts.
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Hitler's surprise, final major German offensive on the Western Front in the Ardennes, aiming to split Allied forces by pushing to Antwerp, creating a "bulge" in the Allied lines. Defenders replied nuts to surrender terms.
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The American invasion of Normandy France the bloodiest battle in the war where Americans had to scale french cliffs to invade the rest of France to take it back from the Germans. Using LVPD's and tanks the Americans eventually succeeded.
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A failed Allied airborne assault in the Netherlands during WWII aiming to seize key bridges to invade Germany and potentially end the war early.
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marks Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender by the Allies, ending World War II in Europe after nearly six years of devastating conflict. Some Europeans celebrate E.V celebration today.