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Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933
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Once Hitler inavaded Polland, the war had just begun. Hitler was on a quest to annihilate all Jewish people.
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3 September 1939 PM Robert Gordon Menzies announced beginning of Australia's involvement in Second World War
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The RAN flew in the Battle of Britain in August and September
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Read Australia's victories (June was the date for some of them)
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In June and July Australians participated in successful Allied invasion of Syria, a mandate of France, the Vichy government
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Australian Army did not engaged in combat until 1941
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In the early 1941 Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria joined Axis (Germany’s side)
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German troops overran Yugoslavia and Greece.
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In the late afternoon on the 31st May 1942 Japanese midget submarines attacked the Sydney Harbour, which continued on the 1st June. They were sent from 5 larger submarines the day before. All three midget submarines were lost, with two of them destroyed before they could fire their torpedoes. The third fired at but missed the USS Chicago, sinking HMAS Kuttabul, a coverted ferry, and killing 21 sleeping sailors aboard.
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German High Command authorised signing of an unconditional surrender. Japan didn't stop.
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An allied demand was made for them to unconditionaly surender.