Microsoft Word maps-in-time doc

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The German surrender to Allied and Soviet forces began on 5 May in Holland 
and north-western Germany. It was completed three days later, bringing about 
victory in Europe.
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War in the Far East 1944-1945 
The Japanese attack in the Far East (against American and British colonies) 
finally brought America into the war, but almost stretched the British to 
breaking point. Within a year the Japanese over-ran a huge area of south-
eastern Asia. They were only held back at the Indian border, in New Guinea, 
the Coral Sea and at Midway Island. In late 1942 the Allies began limited 
moves to push back the Japanese. By 1944 the offensive was gaining 
momentum, and by the summer of 1945 the Allies were poised to invade 
mainland Japan. 
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The Japanese Order of Battle for April 1944,showing the distribution and 
concentration of Japanese forces in the Far East at this stage of the war. 
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Map of Burma in April 1945. The tide of war in the Far East turns. Allied troops 
push Japanese forces south through Burma, reversing the threat to colonial 
Assam and Bengal. Mandalay was liberated on 20 March .By 3 May Rangoon 
had been captured, but the Japanese continued to fight. 
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The Japanese loss of tiny Saipan in June 1944 was pivotal. After three weeks 
fighting, only 921 of the original 30,000 Japanese troops surrendered. The rest 
died in battle.