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WWII
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start of world war 1
Germany inavades poland and starts world war one -
battle of the river plate
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Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl harbor sending the United States in to WWII -
D-Day
The battle of Normandy. Allies invaded Normandy. Largest sea born invasion is history. -
Iwo Jima
Marines stomped beaches of Iwo Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, -
Victory in Europe Day
Nazi forces surrendered -
battle of guadalcanal
allied forces tried to take over the island for a base -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders to the US
