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Officially started WWII.
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Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
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The official beginning of American entry into the war.
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Was an air raid by the United States of America on the Japanese capital Tokyo.
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The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea, but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces.
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Was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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First major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater.
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Marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army.
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The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign.
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An expeditionary force commanded by U.S. Major General John P. Lucas secured a beachhead near Anzio and Nettuno on Italy’s west coast.
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The American forces took possession of Rome on 4 June 1944.
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Major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front.
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The capturing of the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army.
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Allied forces invade the island of Okinawa and engage the Japanese in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War.
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