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...

the Second World War. The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns, and cities, beginning with raids on London towards the...

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...

World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and specific...

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...

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...

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...

The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...

During World War II, the neutral country of Switzerland underwent initially sporadic bombing and aerial combat events that became more frequent during...

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)...

"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...

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...

occupation as part of the Western Front in World War II. The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg...

The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

After World War II, both the Federal Republic and Democratic Republic of Germany were obliged to pay war reparations to the Allied governments, according...

Many countries established governments in exile during World War II. The Second World War caused many governments to lose sovereignty as their territories...

During World War II, Morocco was occupied by Nazi Germany. However, after the North African campaign (June 1940 – May 1943), Morocco was liberated by the...

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...

Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of...

Second Great Fire of London in December 1940 was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid caused...

production during World War II was the production or mobilization of arms, ammunition, personnel and financing by the belligerents of the war, from the occupation...

This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns...

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...

di guerra (in Italian). Rome: IBN, 2006. ISBN 88-7565-030-6. Mondey, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books...