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Hitler becomes Dictator of Germany
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The Anschluss
Annexation of Austria -
Miracle of Dunkirk
Evacuation of Aliied soldiers from Dunkirk -
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The Blitz (London)
German bombing campaign and attacks on London during WW2 -
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany -
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The Holocaust
Killing of Jewish people and minorities by the Germans during WW2 -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese bombing of American naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway Island
Major naval battle of the Pacific Theater between the US and Japan. -
D-Day
Attack on Normandy, France by the allies -
Dropping the Atomic Bombs
Dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Allies