World War II 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 the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, … See more

The Allies established occupation administrations in Austria and Germany, both initially divided between western and eastern occupation … See more

• Opposition to World War II
• World War I
• World War III See more

World War II began in Europe on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and the United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany two days later on 3 … See more

Background
Aftermath of World War I
World War I had radically altered the political European map with the defeat of the See more

Casualties and war crimes
Estimates for the total number of casualties in the war vary, because many deaths went … See more

1. ^ Weinberg 2005, p. 6.
2. ^ Wells, Anne Sharp (2014) Historical Dictionary of World War II: The War against Germany … See more