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Germany takes over poland
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germany uses its blitzkrieg tactics on france and takes over swiftly
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The U.S. begins giving supplies to the allies hoping they can win the war without U.S. involvement
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Germany tries bombing Britain but fails to destroy the British spirit
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Germany invades Soviet Union and loses at Stalin Grad
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Germany Invades Russia and gains lots of ground
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Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor destroying many American ships
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Germany declares war on U.S.
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lots of marching
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Turning point of the Japanese offensive pushing them to the defensive
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uprisings in the ghettos
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U.S. troops landed on Normandy on specific sectors of the beach most known and most brutal was Omaha beach. Troops had to run out of landing crafts and into the bloody sand of Omaha where countless of bullets flew past them until they finally overran the German defensive and captured the beach.
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One of the final battles for Germany was during the Bulge when German and American soldiers both held their ground on both sides of the front. Harsh fighting took place when platoons would accidentally march into the other side and begin to open fire. The American troops finally pushed out the German defenders and took the Argonne forest.
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U.S. troops liberate camps and witness the horror of the concentration camps for the first time
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American Marines landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima where the Japanese defenders were dug in deep and opened fire once the American forces were clear from the cover of the beach. The Marines would come out victorious, but with a heavy price.
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Enola Gay, name of the plane that dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombings would lead to Japan's surrender.
