Estonia declared neutrality at the outbreak of World War II (1939–1945), but the country was repeatedly contested, invaded and occupied, first by the... 105 KB (12,681 words) - 11:52, 30 April 2024 |
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... 40 KB (4,686 words) - 23:02, 23 April 2024 |
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... 300 KB (35,830 words) - 22:55, 9 May 2024 |
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... 131 KB (16,490 words) - 08:54, 26 April 2024 |
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... 126 KB (8,819 words) - 20:45, 19 April 2024 |
Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (redirect from Non-German cooperation with Nazis during World War II) In World War II, many governments, organizations and individuals collaborated with the Axis powers, "out of conviction, desperation, or under coercion... 196 KB (19,942 words) - 11:03, 5 May 2024 |
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... 12 KB (1,244 words) - 06:54, 27 March 2024 |
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)... 3 KB (306 words) - 11:05, 29 April 2024 |
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... 42 KB (4,537 words) - 22:26, 5 May 2024 |
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... 61 KB (6,593 words) - 23:02, 9 May 2024 |
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... 7 KB (687 words) - 14:15, 2 April 2024 |
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... 325 KB (34,830 words) - 15:00, 9 May 2024 |
The Summer War (Estonian: Suvesõda) was the occupation of Estonia during the Second World War. It was fought between the Forest Brothers (Metsavennad)... 10 KB (1,009 words) - 23:53, 17 April 2024 |
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... 100 KB (11,428 words) - 20:11, 8 May 2024 |
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... 50 KB (1,012 words) - 16:10, 3 April 2024 |
The guerrilla war in the Baltic states was an insurgency waged by Baltic (Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian) partisans against the Soviet Union from 1944... 50 KB (5,789 words) - 23:36, 27 April 2024 |
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... 111 KB (11,245 words) - 13:12, 6 May 2024 |
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.... 107 KB (5,192 words) - 02:07, 30 April 2024 |
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... 101 KB (12,149 words) - 15:39, 25 April 2024 |
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... 36 KB (4,742 words) - 11:19, 30 April 2024 |
during World War II. Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended... 23 KB (2,650 words) - 21:22, 9 April 2024 |
When the Second World War in Europe began, the territory which now forms the country of Belarus was divided between the Soviet Union (specifically the... 22 KB (2,497 words) - 19:08, 24 April 2024 |