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World War II: 1 September 1939 2 September 1945 6 years and 1 day Jebel Akhdar War: 30 January 1954: 10 October 1959: 5 years, 8 months, 1 week and 3 days Paraguayan War: 1864: 1870: 5 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 2 days Second Congo War: 2 August 1998: 18 June 2003: 4 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 2 days Russian Civil War: 7 November 1917: 16 ...
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Belgian-British Army officer (1880–1963) This article uses a Belgian surname: the surname is Carton de Wiart, not Wiart. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO Carton de Wiart as a Lieutenant Colonel during the First World War Birth name Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart ...
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
August 23: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact September 1: Germany [o] invades Poland, beginning the war [p]; September 3: War is declared on Germany by the United Kingdom and France, the Battle of the Atlantic and Phoney War begins
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung.Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945.
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I , then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...