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Summary. English: Blank map of Europe with national borders, as they stood from March to September 1939 (just before World War II). English: This map is part of a series of historical political maps of Europe. All maps by Alphathon and based upon Blank map of Europe.svg unless otherwise stated.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II : World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945. The war pitted two major military alliances against each other: the Allies of the United States, Soviet Union, United ...
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—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military ...
During World War II more than 100,000 [164] Koreans were mandatorily drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army. [165] Independence movements during the colonial era included the March 1st Movement. Koreans created an official, formal government to prepare for independence. The Provisional Government of Republic of Korea was established in 1919.
Eastern Front; Part of the European theatre of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Soviet T-34 tanks storming Poznań, 1945; German Tiger I tanks during the Battle of Kursk, 1943; German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front, 1943; German Einsatzgruppen death squad murdering Jews in Ukraine, 1942; Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of Surrender, 1945; Soviet troops at the Battle ...
Battle of Timor (1942–43) Battle of the Java Sea (1942) Battle of Sunda Strait (1942) Battle of Java (1942) Second Battle of the Java Sea (1942) Japanese Invasion of Rabaul, January–February 1942. Japanese attacks on Australia: February–June 1942. Bombing of Darwin: February 1942. Attack on Broome: March 1942.
English: Map of the Holocaust in Europe during World War II, 1939-1945. This map shows all extermination camps (or death camps ), most major concentration camps, labor camps, prison camps, ghettos, major deportation routes and major massacre sites. Extermination camps were dedicated death camps, but all camps and ghettos took a toll of many ...