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Date September 1, 1939 - October 5, 1939
Location Poland
Participants Germany
Context World War II

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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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