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Poland Invaded
Hitler invades Poland in the Fall of 1939 with an army of over 2000 tanks and over 1000 planes. Poland falls in only a few weeks -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler turns on Russia, after having a treaty with them. He begins an invasion on Russia with plans to march to Moscow. Begins June 22 1941. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on the Hawaiian Islands against America. Causing in response America to declare war on Japan. Many American lives were lost -
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Battle of Midway
This a huge naval battle in the pacific in terms of importance and is considered a turning point in the war. Which happened only 6 months after Pearl Harbor. -
Stalingrad
This was the largest confrontation of WW2, Which had Germany fighting Russia. With Germany surrendering this marks the first major defeat for Hitler -
D-Day
This was major joint invasion of Normandy part of Operation Overlord. With US and British forces invading the German controlled France. The allies won but received heavy losses. -
Hitler's Suicide
After realizing full defeat was inevitable. German leader commits suicide in his bunker. -
Germany Surrenders
German forces surrender in the Europe scene. Almost ending WW2 -
Atomic Bombs
USA drops 2 atomic bombs on Japan. Fat man and Little boy were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
End of WW2
US General Douglas MacArthur accepts Japans surrender. Ending WW2
