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2. Italy surrenders to the Allies on September 8th, 1943.
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World War 2 Began on September 1st, 1939 with the German invasion of Poland.
The United States entered the war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Italy surrenders to the Allies on September 8th, 1943.
D-Day commences on June 6th, 1944
Adolf Hitler commits suicide on April 30th, 1945
Germany surrenders on May 8, 1945
Peace treaty with Japan is signed after their surrender on September 2nd, 1945

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1939 March – Czechoslovakia surrenders to Germany after threat of invasion August – Soviet Union and Germany sign a non-aggression pact Sept 1st – Germany invades Poland Sept 17th – Soviet Union invades Poland from the East
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1940 April 8 – Denmark and Norway are invaded by Germany May 10 – France, Holland, Luxemburg, and Belgium are invaded by Germany May 20 – German forces reach the English Channel May 27 – Dunkirk Evacuation of French and British soldiers June 9 – Norway surrenders to Germany June 14 – Germany takes Paris June 22 – France surrenders to Germany July 10 – Battle of Britain Commences Sept 27 – Japan joins the Axis Powers Oct 7 – Germany occupies Romania Nov 20 – Hungary and Romania join the Axis Powers
Rescued British troops gathered in a
ship at Dunkirk.

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1941
Feb 12 – Rommel is dispatched to North Africa
Mar 1 – Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers
April 6 – Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece
April 13 – Japan and Soviet Union sign non-aggression pact
April 27 – German forces occupy Athens
May 20 – Germany invades Crete
June 22 – Germany invades the Soviet Union
July 24 – Japan invades French Indo-China
Sept 15 – Siege of Leningrad
Dec 6 – Soviets push back Germans from Moscow.
Dec 7 – Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Dec 11 – Italy and Germany declare war on the United States
Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor
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1942 Jan 2 – Japan occupies Manila Feb 19 – Battle of Darwin April 18 – Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo May 7 – Battle of Coral Sea June 4 – Battle of Midway August 7 – Battle of Guadalcanal October 23 – 2nd Battle of El Alamein November 8 – Operation Torch
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" dive bombers from scouting squadron VS-8 from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser en: Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway, 6 June Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6), leaving her dead in the water and fatally damaged. Note bombs hung beneath the SBDs.

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1943 February 2 – German forces surrender at Stalingrad Battle of the Kasserine Pass July 5 – Battle of Kursk July 10 – Allies invade Sicily July 25 – Mussolini removed from power and arrested September 3 – Allies invade mainland Italy September 8 – Italy surrenders November 19 – USMC lands in Tarawa
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1944 Jan 22 – Allied forces land in Anzio, Italy May – First Battle of Monte Cassino June 6 – Operation Overlord (D-Day, Battle of Normandy) June 15 – Battle of Saipan June 19 – Battle of the Phillipine Sea July 30 – Patton breaks out and reaches deep into France Aug 25 – Paris is liberated August – Allies gain air superiority over Germany September 17 – Operation Market Garden December 16 – Battle of the Bulge Commences December – Siege of Bastogne
Assault craft land one of the first waves at Omaha Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard caption identifies the unit as Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.
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1945 January 23 – Soviets reach Germany at the Oder river. January 27 – Auschwitz Death Camp liberated by Soviets February 19 – Battle of Iwo Jima March 7 – U.S. forces cross the Rhine River April 6 – Battle of Okinawa April 12 – President Roosevelt passes away April 29 – Mussolini executed April 30 – Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 8 – Germany surrenders August 6 – Hiroshima destroyed by U.S. nuclear bomb. August 9 – Nagasaki destroyed by U.S. nuclear bomb August 14/15 – Japan surrenders September 2 – Japan signs peace treaty signifying the end of World War 2 (V-J Day or Victory over Japan Day)
A U.S. 37 mm (1.5 in) gun fires against Japanese cave positions in the north face of Mount Suribachi

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