Estonia declared neutrality at the outbreak of World War II (1939–1945), but the country was repeatedly contested, invaded and occupied, first by the...

of World War II veteran, an Estonian Arnold Meri fought on the Soviet side: "Estonia's participation in World War II was inevitable. Every Estonian had...

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...

This is a list of war crimes committed during World War II. The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic...

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...

During World War II, the Estonian capital Tallinn suffered from many instances of aerial bombing by the Soviet air force and the German Luftwaffe. The...

In World War II, many governments, organizations and individuals collaborated with the Axis powers, "out of conviction, desperation, or under coercion...

The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably...

During World War II, the eastern Estonian town Narva suffered from many aerial bombings by the Soviet Air Force between 1941 and 1944. Most of the buildings...

history of Estonia from 1918 to 1940 spanned the interwar period from the end of the Estonian War of Independence until the outbreak of World War II. It covers...

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)...

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...

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...

World War II 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...

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...

The Summer War (Estonian: Suvesõda) was the occupation of Estonia during the Second World War. It was fought between the Forest Brothers (Metsavennad)...

Bulgaria during World War II Byelorussia in World War II Carpathian Ruthenia during World War II Estonia in World War II Finland in World War II German occupation...

World War II, mainly consisting of Estonian soldiers. The formation was announced on 28 August 1942 by the German occupying powers in Estonia and formally...

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

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...

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...

in August 1939, immediately before the outbreak of World War II. The three countries were annexed by the Soviet Union as "constituent republics" in August...

The guerrilla war in the Baltic states was an insurgency waged by Baltic (Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian) partisans against the Soviet Union from 1944...

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...

aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). The aftermath of World War II was also...

members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945....

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...

in Asian International Relations Since World War II. Stanford University Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-0-8047-7151-1. "Chapter 23: World War II: The War Against...

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...