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Germans invadesPoland
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
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The Germans send the Afrika Korps to North Africa to reinforce the faltering Italians.
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900 day seige of Leningrad
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Japanese attacks the U.S. at Pearl Harbor
U.S. therefor declares war on Japan -
Battle of the Coral Sea
U.S. cripled Japan's Navy -
British begin bombing Germany
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British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt,
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Battle of Stalingrad
Soviets defeat Germany's 6th fleet -
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.
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US and British troops land on Sicily.
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Allied troops liberate Rome.
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U.S. win against Japan at the battle of Midway
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British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches
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The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Allies victory in Europe
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U.S. drops the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders to the U.S.
