Canada 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...

The American Theater was a theater of operations during World War II including all continental American territory, and extending 200 miles (320 km) into...

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...

of Canadian divisions in World War II: 1st Canadian Infantry Division 2nd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Infantry...

known prisoner-of-war camps across Canada during World War II, although this number also includes internment camps that held Canadians of German and Japanese...

List of theatres and campaigns of World War II subdivides military operations of World War II and contemporary wars by war, then by theater and then by campaign...

history of Canada in World War I began on August 4, 1914, when the United Kingdom entered the First World War (1914–1918) by declaring war on Germany...

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...

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

of World War II. Timeline of events preceding World War II Timeline of World War II (1939) Timeline of World War II (1940) Timeline of World War II (1941)...

of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II: World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between...

The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945. The...

Bangalore torpedo (not a grenade or anti-tank) Canada produced a wide variety of combat vehicles during World War II domestically, but all primary fighting vehicles...

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...

Canadian women in the world wars became indispensable because the world wars were total wars that required the maximum effort of the civilian population...

At the beginning of World War II, Iceland was a sovereign kingdom in personal union with Denmark, with King Christian X as head of state. Iceland officially...

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...

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 in the Slovene Lands started in April 1941 and lasted until May 1945. The Slovene Lands were in a unique situation during World War II in...

The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed...

The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France...

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...

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...