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September 1st, 1939
Following the Nazi-Soviet Pact allowing the Soviet Union and Germany to divide up Poland and Eastern Europe made in August 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland thinking it would be a quick victory. Germany used Blitzkrieg tactics to take down Poland. Poland was allied with Great Britain and France at the time which led them to declare war on Germany on September 3rd, 1939. This initiated WWII.

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May-June 1940
This rescue mission code named, "Operation Dynamo" was organized by the Prime Minister of Great Britain. During the Battle of France, French and British troops were cut off and surrounded by German troops. Churchill ordered EVERY available ship to transport troops. This resulted in the rescue of 300,000 troops. This was an allied victory.

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July 10th - October 31st, 1940
Battle of Britain, aka "Operation Sea Lion" was Germany's attack on Great Britain. Nazi Germany began bombing the city of London. This was named "The Blitz".This bombing obviously destroyed the city of London and many more cities in Britain but civilians continued their daily routines even with the chaos surrounding them. This resulted in an Allied victory after Germany failed to weaken British morale or destroy any resources.

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June 22nd, 1941
The invasion of the USSR was named "Operation Barbarossa" by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler. This was Hitler's plan to invade the USSR, which he had a non-aggression pact with. This invasion broke the pact made by Stalin and Hitler. In order for Hitler to expand, he planned this attack on the Soviet Union but did not succeed. The weather conditions didn't allow for German troops to continue.

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December 7th, 1941
This surprise Axis power attack by Japan on the island of Hawaii is significant because it brought the isolationist U.S into the war. Pearl Harbor was an American navy base that contained battleships, aircraft, and vessels. After President Franklin D Roosevelt declared war on Japan on December 9th, the U.S. was officially involved in WWII.

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June 1942
The Battle of Midway was a clash between the U.S navy and the Japanese Imperial army following the Pearl Harbor attack. This was a U.S. victory because of their air-sea tactics. The U.S. succeeded in stopping Japanese expansion on the Island of Midway.

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November 1942
This battle between Germany and the Soviet Union lasted from August 1942-February 1943. Germany's Luftwaffe army, was believed to be the best air force. This at first seemed like an Axis victory considering it was one of the most gruesome and bloodiest battles of WWII. Stalin lost more than 200,000 men in battle and tens of thousands of civilians. It started to look up when Russian Generals planned a counterattack against Germany named "Operation Uranus". This was the first defeat admitted by Hitler.

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June 6th, 1944
This battle resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. This operation was named "Operation Overlord" where British and American forces landed on the heavily fortified coast of Normandy, France. By August 1944, Northern France was liberated from German control. This operation couldn't have succeeded without Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, Dwight D Eisenhower.

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December 16th, 1944 - January 25th, 1945
The Battle of The Bulge was Adolf Hitler's last major offensive in WWII to avoid the Allies splitting Germany. Weather, military, and strategy were the most crucial components of this battle. It resulted in an Allied Victory.

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May 8th, 1945
Adolf Hitler, the Dictator of Nazi Germany, committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin. Because of this Germany unconditionally surrendered. This led to Victory over Europe day.

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August 6th, 1945 & August 9th
The U.S President FDR passed away with a big project being passed onto the next leader. The next president, Harry Truman, was left with the responsibility of the Manhattan Project. This was an atomic bomb that was being made. Once this bomb was developed, Truman declared the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan. 70,000 deaths in Hiroshima and 40,000 deaths in Nagasaki.

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August 10th, 1945
After two atomic bombs being dropped on Japan by the U.S. Emperor Hirohito, declared surrender on behalf of Japan. This marked Victory over Japan for the Allied Powers.