start of the war, the United Kingdom had 2 armoured, 24 infantry and 7 anti-aircraft divisions. The anti-aircraft divisions were not comparable in role...
The history ofCanada during WorldWarII begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually...
WorldWarII was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the estimated global population...
Almost every country in the world participated inWorldWarII. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...
This is a listofwar crimes committed during WorldWarII. The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic...
This is a listofWorldWarII battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns...
This is a listof army divisions serving within the British Empire during the Second WorldWar. Military formations within the British Empire were generally...
This is a timeline of declarations ofwar during WorldWarII. A declaration ofwar is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The...
in 1940. The cavalry divisions (DC) were renamed light divisions (DL) in February 1940 and then light cavalry divisions (DLC) in March 1940. They were...
bibliography of works on WorldWarII. The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre ofWorldWarII (1939–1945)...
fought inWorldWarII between 1939 and 1945. Listof last surviving Nazi war criminals Listof last surviving veterans of military insurgencies and wars The...
four Canadiandivisions were to be assembled to operate in combat as a corps. The Canadiandivisions were joined by the British 5th Infantry Division, and...
is a listof naval vessels sunk or otherwise severely damaged with loss of life during the Second WorldWar. Listof maritime disasters Listof maritime...
Statistics for German WorldWarII military casualties are divergent. The wartime military casualty figures compiled by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht...