powers. The countries involved in or affected byWorldWarII are listed alphabetically, with a description of their role in the conflict: Under Prime Minister...
The history of Canada duringWorldWarII begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually...
(World War II), Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe Italian war crimes ListofWorldWarII battles Royal Italian...
The history of Cuba duringWorldWarII begins in 1939. Because of Cuba's geographical position at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, Havana's role as...
part of the naval history ofWorldWarII. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, announced the day after the declaration ofwar, and Germany's...
The military history of the United States duringWorldWarII covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers...
neutral at the start ofWorldWarII, Belgium and its colonial possessions found themselves at war after the country was invaded by German forces on 10...
Army duringWorldWarII, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men. By the...
Squadron Leader Andy MacKenzie (a WorldWarII ace) was shot down by his own squadron mate during a dogfight. Captured by Chinese forces, he was kept prisoner...
WorldWarII or the Second WorldWar (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers...
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second WorldWar began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to...
navies, and air forces fought on the Allied side in each theater ofWorldWarII before, during, and after the Battle of France. Even though those forces...
DuringWorldWarII, the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. This neutrality wavered at times, and...
The German occupation of Belgium (French: Occupation allemande, Dutch: Duitse bezetting) duringWorldWarII began on 28 May 1940, when the Belgian army...
causes ofWorldWarII have been given considerable attention by historians. The immediate precipitating event was the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany...
following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to WorldWarII: WorldWarII, or the Second WorldWar was a global military conflict that was...
At the beginning ofWorldWarII, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across...
and WorldWarII. The term has been in use since as early as 1941. Some apply it loosely to limited or more minor conflicts such as the Cold War or the...