World War II - Wikipedia World War II[b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war
World War II | Facts, Summary, History, Dates, Combatants, Causes . . . World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45 The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the disputes left unsettled by World War I
World War II Timeline From 1939 to 1945 - ThoughtCo World War II (WWII) was a long and bloody war that lasted about six years Officially beginning on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, World War II lasted until both the Germans and the Japanese surrendered to the Allies in 1945
BBC - History: World War Two Explore a detailed timeline of World War Two - the causes, events, soldiers and its aftermath Discover facts about what happened during the most destructive war in history
Timeline of WWII - WWII Foundation World War II, also called the Second World War, was a global conflict during the years 1939–1945 The principal combatants were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China
History Articles About The Second World War (WWII) | HistoryExtra . . . From D-Day to Dunkirk; from Stalingrad to the Battle of Britain, we bring you the facts and analysis on the most important battles of the Second World War The Normandy landings – aka D-Day – took place on 6 June 1944, when Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France
World War II: Summary, Combatants Facts | HISTORY World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history, involved more than 50 nations and was fought on land, sea and air in nearly every part of the world Also known as the
Explore WWII History | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans In World War II, the three great Allied powers—Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union—formed a Grand Alliance that was the key to victory But the alliance partners did not share common political aims, and did not always agree on how the war should be fought