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German Battleships opened fire on a Poland fortress as an assault on troops hidden aboard the vessel.
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German of Low Countries and France. In just over six weeks, German armed forces overran Belgium and the Netherlands, drove the British Expeditionary Force from the Continent, captured Paris and forced surrender of the French Government.
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An evacuation that saved more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the war. Guiding them away from the harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France.
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Bombing campaign by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy against the United Kingdom during World War II. It lasted for eight months ending on May 11, 1941.
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A successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad, Russia, U.S.S.R., during the war. It stopped German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of allies.
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With the success of operations in North Africa, and Sicily, the Allies in the Mediterranean decided to move against mainland Italy. The result was almost immediate Italian capitulation.
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More than 156,000 American, British, and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy's defended beaches in northern France. Opening a crucial western front against Nazi Germany, leading to France's liberation and accelerating Germany's defeat.
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A bold plan to end the war by quickly seizing key bridges in Netherlands with airborne troops and driving ground forces across them to outflank German defenses. It's outcome was a costly Allied failure that didn't achieve it's main goal.
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The Germans launched a surprise offensive to divide the American and British forces and capture the important port of Antwerp. The outcome was a decisive allied victory, halting Germany's last major offensive.
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Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States. Celebrations erupted around the word to mark the end of World War II in Europe.