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Germany invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics, making the official start of world war 2. Britain and France declared war on Germany shortly after which expanded the conflict to a global war.
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Germany invaded France through Belgium bypassing French defenses. France surrendered after 6 weeks, leading to German occupation of a lot of the country.
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Allied forces were surrounded by German's in Dunkirk in France. Over 330,000 soldiers were evacuated by military and civilian boats which allowed Britain to continue the war.
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The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against London and other British places. Their goal was to break British morale and force them to surrender but Britain resisted and continued fighting.
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One of the deadliest battles in history and ended with Soviet victory. It made a turning point on the Eastern Front and stopped Germany's advance into the Soviet Union.
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Allied invaded Italy to remove it from the Axis powers and to weaken Germany. The campaign was long and difficult but eventually led to the liberation of Italy.
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Allied forces landed on the beach of Normandy in France, in the largest amphibious invasion in history. This opened a Western Front and led to the liberation of France and Nazi control.
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This Allied operation was aiming to capture key bridges in the Netherlands using airborne troops. The plan failed and it delayed the Allied advance into Germany.
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Germany launched a surprise attack on Allied forces in Belgium and Luxembourg. Initially it was successful but the Allies regrouped and defeated Germany which weakened its reamining forces.
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Germany surrendered to the Allied forces and ended the war in Europe. Allied nations celebrated as the fighting on the European front came to an end.