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World War 2 was a battle between two groups of countries: the “Allies” and the “Axis“. The major Allied Powers were Britain, France, Russia, China and the United States. The major Axis Powers were Germany, Italy and Japan.

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World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. This led Britain and France to declare war on Germany two days later, on September 3, 1939.

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On June 22, 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive invasion of the Soviet Union, breaking the non-aggression pact between the two countries.

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The group most heavily targeted by the Nazis were the Jews

Around six million Jewish people were killed during World War 2 in one of history’s most terrible events – the Holocaust. Racist in his views, Hitler blamed Jewish people for Germany losing World War I and claimed they were dangerous to German people and society.

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On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii, leading the United States to officially enter the war the next day.

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During the course of the war, German forces advanced through Europe.

By the summer of 1941 they had invaded France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia and the USSR.

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Millions of Germans were imprisoned and killed because they didn’t fit the image of the ‘perfect’ German.

Hitler wanted to create what he thought was the “best” and strongest race – and to the Nazi Party, this excluded certain groups, such as Jews, Gypsies and those with physical and mental disabilities. In an attempt to eliminate a “racial enemy” outside of Germany, such groups were also persecuted in the countries invaded by German forces.

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On June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, Allied forces launched the invasion of Normandy in France, marking the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.

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On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered unconditionally, ending the war in Europe. This day is known as Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day).

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This Day in History, May 8, 1945: The War Ends in Europe

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Some countries remained ‘neutral’ in World War 2

Such countries were Spain, Sweden and Switzerland – who chose not to join either side.

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On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, leading to Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945.

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el video original de  Hiroshima y Nagasaki

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The war officially ended on September 2, 1945, when Japan signed its surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, marking the end of World War II.

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Realistic WW1 battle sounds (creeping barrage)