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2 days ago · World War II had begun. World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 1939–45. The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China). It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in human ...
- Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa, during World War II, code name for the...
- The Far East
Technology of war, 1918–39; The war in Europe, 1939–41. The...
- Costs, Impact, Legacy
World War II casualties 1 Figures for deaths, insofar as...
- German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, pact signed on August 23,...
- The Battle of Britain
Technology of war, 1918–39; The war in Europe, 1939–41. The...
- Pearl Harbor Attack
Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S....
- Facts & Related Content
World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every...
- World War I
World War I was one of the great watersheds of 20th-century...
- World War II Summary
World War II, or Second World War, (1939–45) International...
- Japanese Policy, 1939-41
World War II - Japanese Policy, 1939-41: Until the end of...
- Operation Barbarossa
2 days ago · Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26. When it ended on June 4, about 198,000 British and 140,000 French ...
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1 day ago · Special Operations Executive ( SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II . SOE personnel operated in all territories occupied or attacked by the Axis powers, except where demarcation lines were agreed upon ...
- 22 July 1940 – 15 January 1946
- United Kingdom
- Approximately 13,000 employees
4 days ago · Codebreakers at work at Bletchley Park, during World War II. UK Gov / CC. Perfectly coiffed and groomed to dash off to a meeting, Ruth Bourne sits in her North London home and modestly explains how she helped save Western civilization, one letter at a time. Bourne was 18 years old in 1944, fresh out of her WREN (Women’s Royal Naval Service ...
- Jean Paschke
2 days ago · Iran, Allies Respond to Israel's 'Attack'. Allied powers, coalition of countries that opposed the Axis powers (led by Germany, Italy, and Japan) during World War II. The principal members of the Allies were the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China (the “Big Four”), as well as France while it was unoccupied.
1 day ago · 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. Nearly all of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, participated in the conflict, and many invested all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between ...
Apr 28, 2024 · A round of applause please for the World War II-era Office of Strategic Services — the first organized U.S. effort to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence, and the ...
