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...

Bombing of Dublin in World War II Bombing of Wiener Neustadt in World War II London in World War II Operation Steinbock Operation Gisela V-1 flying bomb V-2...

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 or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

"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...

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

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included...

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...