Finland participated in the Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another, this time offensive, war against...

During World War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany...

Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It...

of aircraft used by the Finnish Air Force during World War II. Finland operated a wide variety of aircraft during World War II from several countries....

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak...

of World War II weapons used by Finland. Finland fought in three conflicts during World War II; the Winter War (1939–1940), the Continuation War (1941–1944)...

used by Finland during World War II. The main Finnish conflicts of the war are the Winter War and Continuation War. After the Continuation war the Lapland...

in World War II List of aircraft of Japan during World War II List of aircraft of Finland in World War II List of aircraft of Poland during World War...

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...

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...

prisoners of war in Finland during World War II were captured in two Soviet-Finnish conflicts of that period: the Winter War and the Continuation War. The Finns...

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was bombed repeatedly during World War II. Between 1939 and 1944, Finland was subjected to a number of bombing campaigns...

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...

for their participation in the Second World War from 1941–1944. Unlike other World War II war-responsibility trials, the Finnish trials were not international...

September 1939, starting World War II. The Soviets invaded eastern Poland on 17 September. Following the Winter War with Finland, the Soviets were ceded...

"home front" covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was a total war; homeland military production became vital to both...

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...

96 fighter aces of World War II from Finland. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country Below are all the Finnish aces who have won...

World War II, Finland fought twice against the Soviet Union, first defending its independence in the Winter War and then invading the Soviet Union in...

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

during World War II. When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandinavian...

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....

World War II continued after the definitive surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies, signed by Field marshal Wilhelm Keitel on 8 May 1945 (VE Day) in...

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

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...

took back control of the country in 1945–1946. In looking at the broad picture of Southeast Asia at the end of World War II, the different political philosophies...

symbol of the end of World War II in Finland. Amidst World War II, Finland fought both the Winter War of 1939–1940 and Continuation War of 1941–1944 against...

countries involved in World War II. The Second World War caused the movement of the largest number of people in the shortest period of time in history. A number...

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...