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October 23-26, 1944
Americans use their naval and air superiority to overcome the Japanese in the Philippines.

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June 6, 1944
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France. This opens a “Second Front” against the Germans.

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July 5, 1943
The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets halt the attack within a week and begin an offensive attack of their own.

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June 4-5, 1942 British and US navies stop the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.

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December 7, 1941
Japanese aircraft bomb a US air-force base on Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. It lead the US into the War.

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June 22, 1941
Germany surprise attacks the Soviet Union.

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August 12, 1940
This date marks the date that Germany and Britain go into air combat.

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Battle of Britain Statistics | Allied and Axis Losses

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Germany attacks western Europe including France

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Germany attacks western Europe including France

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May 10, 1940–June 22, 1940
France and the neutral Low Countries. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10. The Netherlands surrenders on May 14. Belgium surrenders on May 28. On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline.

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August 6, 1945 & August 9, 1945
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and on Nagasaki. Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.

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Hiroshima: Dropping The Bomb - Hiroshima - BBC

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September 1, 1939
{On September 3rd France and Britain declare war on Germany to honor the agreement between them and Poland.} This symbolizes the beginning of WWII