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The invasion of Poland marked the start of World War II, initiated by Nazi Germany's attack and followed by the Soviets -
The Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force -
The last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War -
A surprise attack by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet -
US and Japanese naval forces engaged in a five-day battle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean -
Considered one of the deadliest battles in history, the Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army -
An Allied invasion of French North Africa -
Allied forces created the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) program to reclaim stolen art pieces and preserve them for future generations. -
a major World War II Eastern Front battle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. -
The invasion of Normandy, France, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history -
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps landed on the island of Iwo Jima and captured it from the imperial Japanese army -
A major battle of the Pacific War between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and the Imperial Japanese army -
FDR died of natural causes after his health started to decline -
Hitler committed suicide in a bunker after being hunted by soviet troops in Berlin -
the first-ever atomic bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy," was dropped on the center of Hiroshima -
Three days after Hiroshima, the atomic bomb known as "Fat Man' was dropped on Nagasaki