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WWII Major Events
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Germany and Soviet Union Sign
The Germans and the Soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact. -
Germany Invades Poland
The start of WWII -
Britain and France Declare War
Britain and France declare war on Germany for invading Poland -
Nazis Invade Denmark and Norway
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Germany Invades
Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands -
Germans Enter Paris
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German Bombing Against England
German bombing offensive against airfields and factories in England -
Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
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Germany Invades Soviet Union
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Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
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US Enters War
The Us enters the war after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor -
Battle at Midway Begins
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Battle of Stalingrad Begins
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Germans Surrender at Stalingrad
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German/Italian Soldiers Surrender in North Africa
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Battle of Kursk Begins
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Italy Surrenders
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Soviet Troops Advance Into Poland
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D-Day
Allied forces crossed the English Channel with the intention of invading German-occupied France. By sunset on June 6th 1944-D-Day, the British and US soldiers had breached Hitler's Atlantic wall on the coast of Normandy. -
Allies Liberate Paris
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Battle of Berlin Begins
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Soviets Enter Berlin
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Mussolini is Hanged by Italian Partisans
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Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide in his small bunker under Berlin -
Germany Surrenders
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Victory in Europe
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Bombs Dropped on Japan
US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan -
Japan Surrenders
