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Czechoslovakia surrenders after Adolf Hitler annexes the country into the Third Reich.
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Germany's Adolf Hitler signs the order for an assault on Poland.
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Germany invades Poland in their September Campaign. The infamous "blitzkrieg" tactic is used.
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The Phoney war was a war between the Allies and Germany where no major battles occurred on the Western Front
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Germany splits Poland with Soviet rRussia. Slovakia and Lithuania gain territories.
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The treaty's secret attachment transferred Lithuania to the Soviet sphere of influence.
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Lithuania signs Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance Pact with the Soviet Union. This allows the Soviets to have 20,000 men in military bases in Lithuania.
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The Winter War was a conflict between Soviet Russia and Finland in which Russia was trying to gain territories in Finland.
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This expulsion was due to Russia engaging in war with Finland
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The Norwegian Campaign was fought between Norway, the Allies, and Germany. Germany was victorious in occupying Norway.
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This was the final step in "Operation Dynamo"
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The purpose of the bombing was to destroy civilian and industrial sites to prevent the manufacturing of ammunition and to destroy peoples faith in the UK
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The unit is later renamed the "Afrika Korps." This unit was the German expeditionary force in the Northern Africa Theater.
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This act's main goal was to put army and naval bases in Allied countries and supply the countries with rations, munitions, and weapons.
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More formally known as the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, the Tuskegee Airmen was an all-black group of military fighter pilots.
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Known as "Operation Barbarossa", was an invasion on Moscow, Leningrad, and the Southern Caucus.
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This is an act in where the military burns or destroys buildings, crops, or other resources that might be of use to an invading enemy force.
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Thousands of Jews shot during the Bloody Sunday Massacre in Stanisławów, Ukraine by Ukranian and German police.
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Japan lands on the islands Samar, Mindanao, and Jolo
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After the Soviet Army pushed Germany's army back ~100 miles, the counter-offense stopped and Germany retreats.
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Nazis at the Wannsee conference in Berlin decide that the "final solution to the Jewish problem" is relocation and execution.
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Jimmy Doolittle's B-25's take off from the USS Hornet and bomb the cities. The raids are a great boost of morale for Americans.
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The Battle of Midway was a battle fought in the Pacific theater by the US vs. Japan. It was a battle lasting around 4 days and it was fought with ships and airplanes. The United States was victorious.
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Friedrich Paulus and his staff surrender to Soviet troops in Stalingrad.
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The Unites States successfully takes Guadalcanal from the Japanese, ending the Guadalcanal Campaign.
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"Operation Eiche" was the rescue of Mussolini from a mountaintop prison.
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"Operation Overlord" is the plan for the invasion of France
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"Operation Overlord" starts when over a thousand British bombers drop bombs on German gun batteries in Normandy, France.
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D-Day begins with the Allies landing over 100000 soldiers on Normandy beaches.
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The United States Fifth Fleet wins a decisive naval battle over the Imperial Japanese Navy near the Mariana Islands. Over 200 Japanese planes are shot down while the Americans only lose 29 to enemy action.
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This is the last German strategic position in Northern Italy.
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German forces attempt a breakthrough in the Ardennes region. The main object of Hitler's plan is the retaking of Antwerp.
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This is a surprise offensive in northern Alsace
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Forces of the U.S. and Philippines enter Manila. The Manila massacre takes place during the fighting.
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This act ends World War II
