World War 2 - The Call of Duty: A Complete Timeline

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The Road to War
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When Adolf Hitler marched his troops into Poland on September 1, 1939, the Second World War was inevitable. As the opening skirmishes are played out, see the events that shaped the escalating crisis.
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Battle Lines Drawn
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As the New Year dawned and the people of Britain faced the introduction of rationing, all eyes turned northwards to Scandinavia, where Adolf Hitler was preparing for a full-scale .. show full overview
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First Blood
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When Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the wartime coalition government in May 1940 he pledged his "blood, toil, tears and sweat" and within days of his appointment, he was .. show full overview
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Britain Under Attack
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With mainland Europe under Hitler's control, the German Führer turned his attention to Operation Sealion, and the Battle of Britain, expecting an easy victory. However, he'd .. show full overview
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Fighting Further Afield
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Worldwide, the conflict continued to escalate as Japan made their presence felt as signatories of the Tripartite Pact, giving Hitler's Axis of Evil more power than ever. Britain stood .. show full overview
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On Land, In the Air and All at Sea
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The Luftwaffe continued its attempts to bomb Britain into submission, while the German Afrika Korps strengthened its position as Rommel, Hitler's "Desert Fox", took charge. At sea, the .. show full overview
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The Blitz,The Bizmarck and Barbarossa
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With Britain failing to fall at Hitler's feet, the Blitz drew to a close, as the Führer turned his attention eastwards. The sinking of the German battleship, the Bismarck, lifted the .. show full overview
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Russian Roulette
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If Hitler had expected a decisive victory in Russia, at speed, he was thwarted at every turn and while the Luftwaffe bombed Moscow and the Siege of Leningrad began, the Soviet Red Army .. show full overview
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America at War
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As Hitler and the Germans focused on Russia, the situation in the Pacific developed to epic proportions when the Japanese air force attacked the American Naval Fleet, stationed at Pearl .. show full overview
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The Fall of Singapore
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With Britain no longer facing Hitler alone, the first G.l.s arrived in the UK, while the Japanese took the advantage afforded them by their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. As Singapore .. show full overview
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Battle of Midway and Beyond
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It was time for the American Navy to get back on course after Pearl Harbor, and in the four-day Battle for the Coral Sea, they claimed victory over the Japanese, before defeating them .. show full overview
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El Alamein to Stalingrad
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Hitler's "Desert Fox", Rommel pushed forward at El Alamein, but with the arrival of the maverick British General, Bernard Montgomery, to take charge of the Eighth Army in North Africa, .. show full overview
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The Tide Begins to Turn
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After so many years of German supremacy, as 1942 drew to a close, the Allies were really beginning to make headway. The British made a crucial breakthrough in North Africa, and the .. show full overview
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Facing the Music
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The only option for the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad was surrender, while all across Russia the Red Army consolidated their advantage. Also, as German cities encountered the kind of .. show full overview
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Resistance is Never Futile
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Even with little hope of making an impact against the Germans, the fight for freedom continued. Polish Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto rose up in the face of the horrors of the Nazi .. show full overview
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Tentative Steps
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From their success in North Africa the Allies were ready to return to occupied Europe, first landing on Sicily before moving north onto mainland Italy under the command of Montgomery, .. show full overview
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New Challenges
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While Hitler faced frustrations on all fronts, the Japanese were kept at bay by the Americans, despite heavy casualties, the Allied leaders faced a new challenge. Churchill and Roosevelt .. show full overview
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Blueprint to Victory
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As winter gave way to spring the world watched and waited as the Allied forces prepared for Operation Overlord. Brave and daring, risking all, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower took .. show full overview
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D-Day at Last
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One of the main reasons for the success of the D-Day landings was the element of surprise, the incredibly huge invasion force, congregating along the south coast of England went .. show full overview
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Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
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As the liberation of France got underway, the citizens of a nation oppressed since 1940 celebrated the Allied arrival with rapture. But there was still much to be achieved, on both the .. show full overview
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Onwards, Ever Onwards
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Despite Hitler's position was worsening by the day, the Nazis were still capable of inflicting terrible damage, and when the Germans attempted a breakthrough in the Ardennes region of .. show full overview
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The Race for Berlin
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While the Russians moved towards Germany from the East, and the Western allies attacked from the opposite direction, the Japanese continued their battle in the Pacific, fighting American .. show full overview
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Churchill's Finest Hour
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The Russians entered Berlin first, and as Hitler took his own life in his bunker, the war in Europe finally came to an end. Churchill led the people of Britain in the VE Day .. show full overview
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Brave New World
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With Europe sifting through the rubble of a long and bitter war, the Japanese, true to their cultural heritage refused to surrender. The prospect of a protracted land campaign, resulting .. show full overview