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Invasion of Poland
German Aggression -
Soviets invade Poland
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Rationing begins in Britain.
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Germany Attacks Belgium, The Netherlands, and France
German Aggression, Conquered rapidly -
Battle of Britain begins
Germany attacks Britain (exclusively from the air) First military failure (Luftwaffe) -
Greece and North Africa
Italy invade Greece and North Africa (failure) Germany was forced to come to help Italy -
Heavy German bombing of London
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Germany Invade the Soviet Union
Failure - USSR was too big for Germany to win (Operation Barbarossa begins) -
British occupy Siria
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The war in the Pacific began
Japan warplanes launched a surprise attach on the US Navy base at PEarl Harbor, Hawaii -
US and Britain declare war on Japan
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Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Nations
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Invasion of Guadalcanal begin
Between August 1942 and February 1943, Allied forces carried out an invasion on the island of Guadalcanal -
Soviets began as offensive against Germans in Stalingrad
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Soviet Victory in the Ukraine
The first major victory, when the Red Army retook the city of Kharkov. -
D-Day landings on the Northern Coast of France
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Normady Invasion
British and American forces launched the D-Day invasion landing in the Coast of Normandy -
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz
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Soviets reach Berlin
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Hitler commited suicide
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V-E Day
