World War II

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11/08/1943.....The Tehran Conference begins. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet together for the first time.

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11/20/1943.....U.S. Army Troops land on Makinn island in the Gilberts. The next day, U. S. marines land on Tarawa. Within four days ,both islands were secured, but at the cost of thousands of casualties.

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01/22/1944.....The Allies land at Anzio, Italy.

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01/27/1944.....The German siege of Leningrad that began in September 1941 finally ends.

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02/20/1944.....The Allies begin a massive bombing campaign of Germany.

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02/24/1944.....The USSR bombs Stockholm Sweden. Four days later the Soviets bomb Helsinki, Finland.

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03/19/1944.....German troops occupy Hungary

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05/12/1944.....German troops surrender in the Crimea.

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06/06/1944.....D-Day Operation Overlaod-the Allied invasion of German occupied Western Europe begins on the beaches of Normandy, France.

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06/08/1944.....Britain invades Syria and overthrows its Vichy French Government.

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06/13/1944.....Germany launches the first V-1 flying bomb on Britain.

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06/15/1944.....U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese-held island of Saipan in the Marianas.

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06/19/1944.....The U.S. defeat the Japanese in a massive air battle known as the Battle of Philippine Sea. The Japanese lost more than 400 planes and three carriers. This victory paved the way for eventual success in the Marianas invasion.

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06/27/1944.....The Allies liberate Cherbourg.

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07/07/1944...... Japanese troops on Saipan surrender

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07/09/1944.....The Allies liberate Caen.

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07/20/1944.....German military leaders try to kill Adolf Hitler in the Rastenburg Assassination Plot. Hitler then kills about 200 suspected plotters. U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese-held island in Guam in the Marianas.

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07/23/1944.....U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese-held island of Tinian in the Marianas.

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08/10/1944.....U.S. troops complete the recapture of Guam.

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08/15/1944.....The Allies land in the South of France, beginning Operation Anvil.