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Germany invades Poland
Territorial Expansion. Started WWII. -
Germans Occupy Paris
Territorial Expansion. By the time German tanks rolled into Paris, 2 million Parisians had already fled, with good reason. In short order, the German Gestapo went to work: arrests, interrogations, and spying were the order of the day, as a gigantic swastika flew beneath the Arc de Triomphe. -
Battle of Britain
Military campaign of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks from the end of June 1940. (July 10, 1940 – October 31, 1940) -
Tripartite Pact
Also known as the Berlin Pact. Agreement between Germany, Japan and Italy signed in Berlin. Defensive Military Alliance. -
Operation Overlord
Code name for Battle of Normandy. -
D-Day
Normandy Landings. Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s crack troops. -
Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps
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Battle of the Bulge
It was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, on the Western Front, towards the end of World War II, in the European theatre. -
Bombing of Dresden
Bombed the German city -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day -
Potsdam Conference
USSR, UK, US. The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war.