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During World War II there were many decisive events that determined the course of the conflict.

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The first event was the invasion of German troops in Poland on September 1 in 1939 and the declaration of war by France and Great Britain on Germany on September 3, 1939.

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The German invasion of northern Europe was on April 9, 1940 and of western Europe on May 10, 1940.

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The fall of Paris to the Germans on June 14, 1940.

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Germany's invasion of Russia in operation "Barbarossa" was on June 22, 1941 and the Soviet victory at Stalingrad where more than 100,000 German prisoners were captured was on February 2, 1943.

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

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The Allied landing in Normandy, June 6, 1944.

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The Battle of Normandy and the liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944.

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The death of Benito Mussolini on April 30, 1945.

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Capitulation of Germany on May 8, 1945.

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The atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945.