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Invasion of Poland
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. -
Battle of Britain
Germen planes attack Britian but are defeated by the British Royal Airforce. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attack American ships forcing America to enter the war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Soviet forces clash with the Germans at Stalingrad and achieve the first victory for the Allied forces. -
D-Day
American troops invade the beach of Normandy in France. America suffers heavy losses but takes control of the beach. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launches their final offensive in the hopes to strike a deal with the Allies. Germany is in full retreat by January 1st. -
Iwo Jima
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. -
Hitler commits suicide
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Germany surrenders
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Bombing of Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb is dropped on the island of Hiroshima. -
The Bombing of Nagasaki
The U.S. drops the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Surrender of Japan
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II.
