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Fifty Dates That Give The Highlights Of World YJar h
Sept. I, 1939—-Germans invade Poland.
Sept. 3—Britain and France dec-law war on Gar
»iany.
April 9, 1940—Nazis invade Norway and Denmark.
May 10—Hitler invades Lowlands. Churchill be
comes British Prime Minister.
June 22—French sign armistice with Germany.
Aug. 9—German air force begins blitz of Britain.
June 22, 1941—Nazis invade Russia.
Aug. 14— Roosevelt - Chiaroh ill 9ca conference
dr afts -Atlantic Charter
Dec. 7—Japanese attack Pearl Hat nor.
Dec. 8—U S. and Great Britain declare war on
Japan.
Feb. 15, 1942—Singapore sun-end s.
Apr. 18—Doolittle's '‘Shangri-La’ oombers raid
Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya.
May 6—Corregidor falls and organized Philippine
campaign ends.
June 3-6—U. S. Navy routs enemy force in naval
Bailie of Midway.
Aug. 7—U. S. Marines land on Guadalcanal and
Tulagi in first major Allied offensive of the Pacific
war.
Sept. 17—Nazis penetrate Stalingrad.
Sept. 25 — Japanese turned back from Port
Mo: esby.
Oct. 23—British break Axis line at El Alamein.
Nov. 8—Allies invade North Africa.
Nov. 13-15—Battle -of Guadalcanal gives U. S.
•derisive naval victory.
Ian. IS, 1943—Russians completely break siege of
Stalingrad.
Feb. 9—U. S forces completely occupy Guadal
canal
May 12—Axis resistance ends m Tunisia.
Aug. 15—U. S. and Canadian forces inva ie Kiska
to find Japanese have fled the island.
Sept. 3—Italy invaded
Sept. 8--Italian surrender announced.
Nov. 21—Marines and soldiers land on Makin and
Tarawa.
Feb. 18, 1944—Yanks and Aussies win Huen
peninsula campaign, New Guinea.
June 4—Allies take Rome.
June 6—Anglo-American forces invade Norman
dy, France.
June 16 — B-29 Superfortresses oomto Yawata,
Japan, from China, in first land-based raid on Jap
anese borne islands.
June 20—American carrier plar.es drive off en
emy fleet in first Battle of the Philippine Sea.
July 9—Organized resistance ends on Saipan.
July 28—German generals fail in attempt to kill
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Hitler and seize control of the Reich.
Aug. 25—Paris liberated.
Oct. 20—Mac Arthur “comes back” as his f<
storm ashore Philippines at Leyte.
Oct. 23-20—U S. Third and '-venth Fleets
submarines sink 24 Japanese ships in second B
of the Philippine Sea.
Jan. 9, 1945—Yanks land in Lmgayen Gulf
of Luzon.
Jan. 17—Soviets capture Warsaw.
Mar 24—Anglo-Americans drive over Rhio
force.
April 25—U. S., Soviet troops link at Torgau
May 1—Nazis announce Hitler’s death.
May 2—Berlin falls.
May 3—Germany surrenders unconditionally
June 21—Organized resistance ends on Okie
325 miles from Japan.
July 5 — MacArtbur announces all Philip
islands won back.
Aug. 6—First atomic bomb dropped cm Hires*
Japan.
Aug. S— Russia declares war against Japan
Aug. 14—Japan announces it wil surrender t
Allies.
Sept. 2—Japan surrenders unconditionally ac
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