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...

World War II in the Basque Country (a region in northern Spain and southwestern France) refers to the period extending from 1940 to 1945. It affected the...

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 population...

World War II, ordered by national origin. See also List of World War II flying aces. There were 103 air aces from Australia during the Second World War...

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...

1952) by the communist government of Khorloogiin Choibalsan during the period of World War II and had close links with the Soviet Union. Most countries regarded...

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. Japanese...

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...

During World War II, a number of significant economic, political, and military changes took place in Latin America. The war caused considerable panic in...

The following is a list of Second World War military vehicles organized by country, showing numbers produced in parentheses. L3/35 (14) Disston Tractor...

When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies...

the West Indies, and the country's natural resources, Cuba was an important participant in the American Theater of World War II, and it was one of the greatest...

international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end of 1941 were the "Big Four" –...

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...

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)...

conquer Finland in the Winter War was thwarted, and by the end of World War II, Finland remained an independent country. However, Finland ceded approximately...

outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence of critically...

militarily involved in World War II until January 1944, with the election of William Tubman, at which time the country declared war on Germany and Japan...

equipment lists by country, and lists of classes of equipment broken down by country or by type. List of aircraft of World War II List of World War II military...

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...

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 government-managed...

causes of World War II have been given considerable attention by historians. The immediate precipitating event was the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany...

World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions were often heavily influenced by external...

and political rearrangements" of these countries. Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, starting World War II. The Soviets invaded eastern Poland on...

at the time as Swaziland) remained a British protectorate throughout World War II. As such, it fought alongside the Allies against the Axis. While no large...

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...

Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of World War II, and their subsequent acquisition and deployment by many countries afterward, the potential risk of a...

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 country was...

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...