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Date September 3, 1939 - September 2, 1945

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.
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American soldiers in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge.
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