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WWII key events
Study the key events of World War II in chronological order. From the invasion of Poland in 1939 to Japan's surrender in 1945, learn the major turning points.
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| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Germany invades Poland; World War II begins |
| 1940 | Fall of France; Battle of Britain begins |
| 1941 (December) | Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; United States enters the war |
| 1941 (June) | Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) |
| 1942 (East) | Battle of Stalingrad; turning point on the Eastern Front |
| 1942 (Pacific) | Battle of Midway; turning point against Japan |
| 1943 | Allied invasion of Italy; Mussolini falls |
| 1944 (August) | Liberation of Paris |
| 1944 (June 6) | D-Day: Allied landing in Normandy, France |
| 1945 (August) | Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 1945 (May 8) | Germany surrenders; Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) |
| 1945 (September 2) | Japan surrenders; World War II ends |
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