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Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to invade Poland for more land. This makes Britain and France to declare war. This action starts WWII
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Eight months later, Germany attacked France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This attack was too strong, and the Allied forces had to surrender.
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Over 300,000 British and French troops were captured by the German army. In a Large evacuation operation, they were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk.
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Germany tried to bomb large cities in Britain, to Break morale and war production. There was a miscalculation and they actually killed 43,000 civilians in the process.
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The Allied forces invaded Sicily, in hopes of bringing Italy out of the war, and keep the Germans out. The plan worked but both sides lost about 150,000 people.
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The Allies launched a massive assault in Normandy.
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An Unsuccessful Allied operation that took place in the German-occupied Netherlands. They tried to secure key bridges in the area, but they couldn't secure the last one.
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Hitler's first major attack on the western front, tried to split the Allied forces. They Allies fought back and Hitler lost more troops, pushing them back a bit.
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After Hitler's suicide, And the surrender of Berlin, Germany surrendered. This makes May 8th the final day of war.