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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
List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year; List of expansion operations and planning of the Axis powers; List of military operations on the Eastern Front of World War II; List of Special Operations Executive operations
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 .
List of Japanese World War II radar; List of limited service World War II combat vehicles; List of military vehicles of World War II; List of mine warfare vessels of the Second World War; List of minor warships of the Second World War; List of monitors of the Second World War; List of prototype World War II combat vehicles
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
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.
20: The Georgian Uprising of Texel ends, concluding all World War II conflicts in the Netherlands. 21: SS Commander Heinrich Himmler, attempting to pass with a forged identity as a common soldier, is arrested at a checkpoint manned by liberated Soviet POWs acting under command of British forces. He would be remanded to British custody on 23 May ...
This is a root category that contains sub-categories of subject areas related to World War II, a global conflict between what were known as the Allies and the Axis powers between 1 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.