Operation Bagration

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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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Date	June 23, 1944 - August 19, 1944
Location	Belarus
Participants	Germany • Red Army • Soviet Union
Context	World War II

U.S. marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in February 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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