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1 day ago · World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of these military alliances. Many participating countries invested all available economic ...
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World War II (WWII), or the Second World War, was a global...
- World War II Casualties
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- List of Timelines of World War II
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- Axis Powers
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- World War III
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An Australian World War II propaganda poster produced in...
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3 days ago · The Narvik War Museum in Narvik, Norway is a museum reflecting on Narvik’s history throughout World War II. The exhibition begins its story with Germany’s initial attack on Narvik and Norway in April 1940. The exhibition looks at various war themes including conflict and human rights. Attendees are able to experience the exhibit is not only ...
1 day ago · The Eastern Front [j] was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe ( Baltics ), and Southeast Europe ( Balkans ), and lasted from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths ...
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2 days ago · Snorre records that his sons Eystein, Sigurd and Olav took the kingdom of Norway after their father's death, recording that Sigurd was 13 or 14 years old when he was chosen king[398]. Albert of Aix records that "frater regis de Nortwega, Magnus" arrived at the port of Ascalon and, in a later passage, that he helped besiege Sidon by sea[399].
1 day ago · Axis prisoners of war (Germans, Italians, Romanians, Hungarians) Soviet troops fighting in a destroyed workshop. Sturmgeschütz III, operated by the German Wehrmacht. Date. 17 July 1942 [Note 2] – 2 February 1943 [Note 3] (6 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) Location. Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. 48°42′N 44°31′E.
- 23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943, (5 months, 1 week and 3 days)
- Expulsion of the Axis from the Caucasus, reversing their gains from the 1942 Summer Campaign
4 days ago · ISBN: 0793606306. The history of the surprise attack on U.S. Naval forces at Pearl Harbor from different points of view. Interviews, archival footage, home movies, propaganda films, feature movies, and cartoons from the United States and Japan chronicle the collision course between the two nations. Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and ...
4 days ago · As the First World War continued, the cost of living grew higher and local German traders were investigated for trading directly to the enemy. A call to Tonga was made. Tonga was finally forced to commit to British war efforts and allowed the British Consul in Tonga to identify all enemy aliens living in Tonga.