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Initiated by Germany, It opened fire at 4:43 a.m . this marked the beginning of World War II
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A swift German offensive that conquered France and the Low Countries. German forces, under Erich von Manstein's plan, sent main armored thrusts through the Ardennes Forest, surprising the French and British, who moved north as expected.
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Known as Operation Dynamo, this was the evacuation of over 338,000 Allied troops from France to Britain.
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The sustained bombing of London and other British cities by the Luftwaffe. around 20,000 to 30,000 civilians were killed
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The Red Army defeated German forces, a decisive turning point in World War II, crushing Germany's advance into the USSR, stopping the Axis from securing vital resources, and marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany by forcing Hitler onto the defensive and boosting Allied morale.
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The Allied liberation of Italy, beginning with the invasion of Sicily. led to the collapse of the Fascist Italian regime and the fall of Mussolini and the eventual surender of germany
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The massive Allied amphibious assault that began the liberation of Western Europe, landing over 150,000 troops on the beaches of Normandy, France, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation.
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An Allied airborne attack aimed at crossing the Rhine that was defeated.
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Germany’s last major offensive in the west, a surprise attack in the Ardennes Forest to split Allied forces which ultimately failed
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The formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender.