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1940World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...
: GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ...
forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English ChannelEnglish Channel The English Channel is the part of the Atlantic Ocean [i] that separates the island [i] of Great Britain [i] ...
. Holocaust: concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau opens in PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ...
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1940 World War II: 13,000 BritishUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
and FrenchFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
troops surrender to Field MarshalField Marshal A Field Marshal is a military officer usually of the highest rank [i], one step above a fu ...
Erwin Rommel at St. Valery-en-Caux.
1941 World War II: Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel arrives in TripoliTripoli Tripoli is the capital [i] city of Libya [i]. ...
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1942World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...
: Second Battle of El Alamein ends - GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ...
forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.
1943 World War II: Battle of the Kasserine Pass - GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ...
General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in TunisiaTunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country situated on the Mediterranean [i] coast ...
; it is the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
' first major battle defeat of the war.
1944GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ...
Field MarshalField Marshal A Field Marshal is a military officer usually of the highest rank [i], one step above a fu ...
Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany [i] from 1933, and Fhrer [i] of Germany [i] from 1934 until h ...
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