part in World War II from 3 September 1939 until 15 August 1945. At the beginning of the war in 1939, London was the largest city in the world, with...
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The Blitz (redirect from Bombing of London in World War II)
World War II Bombing of Wiener Neustadt in World War II Humankind: A Hopeful History London in World War II Operation Steinbock Operation Gisela V-1...
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Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...
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World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and Crimes against humanity ever committed in an Armed conflict mostly against civilians and POWs. Most...
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World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers...
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on 1 September 1939, starting World War II. The Soviets invaded eastern Poland on 17 September. Following the Winter War with Finland, the Soviets were...
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works on World War II. The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre of World War II (1939–1945)...
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of World War II in the narrative. There is a separate list of World War II TV series. The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or...
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The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...
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military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers. The United...
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The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II. It saw heavy fighting across Europe for almost six...
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aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two superpowers, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). The aftermath of World War II was also defined...
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World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the estimated global...
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timeline of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration...
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"home front" covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was a total war; homeland military production became vital to both...
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During World War II, the neutral country of Switzerland underwent initially sporadic bombing and aerial combat events that became more frequent during...
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during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every...
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Many countries established governments in exile during World War II. The Second World War caused many governments to lose sovereignty as their territories...
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territory. The Soviet attempt to conquer Finland in the Winter War was thwarted, and by the end of World War II, Finland remained an independent country. However...
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The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific...
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in World War II. Some of the technologies used during the war were developed during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s, much was developed in response...
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Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end...
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of King Carol II, was initially a neutral country in World War II. However, Fascist political forces, especially the Iron Guard, rose in popularity and...
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The list of aircraft of World War II includes all the aircraft used by those countries which were at war during World War from the period between their...
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During World War II, the Allies committed legally proven war crimes and violations of the laws of war against either civilians or military personnel of...
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The causes of World War II have been given considerable attention by historians. The immediate precipitating event was the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany...
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War, and the Nazi Welfare State. London: Picador. ISBN 978-0-8050-8726-0. Bauer, Eddy (2000) [1979]. Young, Peter (ed.). The History of World War II (rev...
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Vatican City pursued a policy of neutrality during World War II, under the leadership of Pope Pius XII. Although the city of Rome was occupied by Germany...
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After World War II, both the Federal Republic and Democratic Republic of Germany were obliged to pay war reparations to the Allied governments, according...
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important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in just a few countries...
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