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Hitler ignores England's threat of war and marches his Nazi army into Poland. The Polish army falls to Germany in a matter of weeks.
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Germen planes attack Britian but are defeated by the British Royal Airforce.
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Japanese planes attack American ships forcing America to enter the war.
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Soviet forces clash with the Germans at Stalingrad and achieve the first victory for the Allied forces.
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American troops invade the beach of Normandy in France. America suffers heavy losses but takes control of the beach.
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Germany launches their final offensive in the hopes to strike a deal with the Allies. Germany is in full retreat by January 1st.
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Iwo Jima was the last island that stood between the American fleet and the Japanese mainland. Dispite their victory, Americans ended up losing more men than the Japanese.
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The first atomic bomb is dropped on the island of Hiroshima.
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The U.S. drops the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II.
