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Japan invades a province of China, Manchuria.
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Germany marched into the Rhineland
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Japan invades China and sparks the beginning of WW2 in the Pacific.
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Meeting of Germany, France, Enlgand, and Italy. Ended up giving Germany part of Czechoslovakia
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Czechoslovakia is invaded and taken over by Germany.
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Germany invades Poland using "lightning warfare" or "Blitzkreig". Offical start of WWII.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany following the invasion of Poland.
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Italy invades Southern France, backing Germany.
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Italy invades Greece from Albania.
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In an attempt to cripple the American Naval Fleet, Japan bombs the Hawaiin port of Pearl Harbor.
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Germany launches a massive tank offensive near the city of Kursk, USSR.
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U.S. and British forces land on Sicily. Allies control it by mid-August
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U.S. and British forces successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening another front against the Axis.
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Began on June 15th, and ended on July 9th. Part of the Pacifc Campaign, and involved the 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions, as well as the 27th Infantry Division. Commanded by Lt. General Holland Smith.
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Germany launches a final offensive to the West, attempting to recapture Belgium and split the Allied forces near the German border.
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Marine Corps assault on the island of Iwo Jima. Famous photograph immortalized the battle. Ended on the 26th of March
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Victory in Europe Day. Marks the day that the Allied Forces formally accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
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The U.S. drops an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima, Japan.
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The U.S. drop an atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan.
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Japan formally surrenders, officially ending WWII.
