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Chester W. Nimitz Pres. Harry S. Truman and Adm. Chester Nimitz in the Rose Garden, 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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Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II.
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Pres. Harry S. Truman and Adm. Chester Nimitz in the Rose Garden, 1945
The Rose Garden in 1945.
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