During World War II, the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. This neutrality wavered at times, and...

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...

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...

Mexico's participation in World War II had its first antecedent in the diplomatic efforts made by the government before the League of Nations as a result...

Technology played a significant role in World War II. Some of the technologies used during the war were developed during the interwar years of the 1920s and...

war. World War II was a total war; homeland military production became vital to both the Allied and Axis powers. Life on the home front during World War...

Spain remained neutral throughout World War I between 28 July 1914 and 11 November 1918, and despite domestic economic difficulties, it was considered...

History of World War II (rev. ed.). London: Orbis. ISBN 1-85605-552-3. Beevor, Antony (2006). The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. London:...

strategically located Azores islands during World War II. Salazar was especially worried about a possible German invasion through Spain and did not want to provoke...

During World War II, the Allies committed legally proven war crimes and violations of the laws of war against either civilians or military personnel of...

The history of Bulgaria during World War II encompasses an initial period of neutrality until 1 March 1941, a period of alliance with the Axis Powers...

occupation as part of the Western Front in World War II. The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg...

The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually...

during World War II began in 1939. Although geographically distant from the main theaters of war, Colombia played an important role in World War II because...

The military history of Gibraltar during World War II exemplifies Gibraltar's position as a British fortress since the early 18th century and as a vital...

Galicia (Spain) in World War II was marked by its location on Spain's Atlantic coast and its mines. Despite the neutrality of Spain during World War II, the...

Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II. When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination...

The history of Argentina during World War II was a complex period that began in 1939, after the outbreak of the war in Europe, and ended in 1945 with the...

During World War I and World War II, Switzerland maintained armed neutrality, and was not invaded by its neighbors, in part because of its topography...

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,...

The history of Cuba during World War II begins in 1939. Because of Cuba's geographical position at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, Havana's role as...

a list of weapons used by Spain during World War II. Francoist Spain remained neutral throughout the world war, but Spanish dictator Francisco Franco...

The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000...

The list of aircraft of World War II includes all the aircraft used by those countries which were at war during World War from the period between their...

Arizona during World War II begins in 1940, when the United States government began constructing military bases within the state in preparation for war. Arizona's...

When, in 1939, World War II erupted in Europe, Catalonia was part of Spain led by the caudillo Francisco Franco, who declared Spain neutral in the conflict...

neutral 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...

The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to...

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...

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...