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On September 1 , 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, the act that started World War 2 .
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pearl harbor , aboard a japanese carrier before the attack on pearl harbor . 35 men were killed after a direct bomb hit .
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June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
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allied victories in japan forced japans top military leader tojo hideki to resign in july if 1944
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german general erwin rommel was seriously injuied in nomrandy , fracturing his skull .
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explosion beneath hitlers conference room , hitler was claimed dead , but was found living , and later found stauffenberg was shot .
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germany signed an unconditional surrender at allied headquarters in reims , france to take affect the followin day .
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great britain and united states celebrate victory in europe day . cities in both nations , as well as formerly occupied cities in western europe , put out flags and banners , rejoicing in the defeat of the nazi war machine .
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Japan Surrenders after atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and ngasaki
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On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in a formal ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War II.
