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Germany took control of Austria, in something called the Anschluss. This act was strictly forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles.
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Germany, under the rule of Hitler, invaded the Poles with great force and decimated their inferior army.
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A fierce battle fought between the Soviet Union and Germany along with its allies for control of the city of Stalingrad.
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Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
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The last of the major German offensive campaigns.
