Oct 29, 2009 · World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history, involved more than 50 nations and was fought on land, sea and air in nearly every part of the world.

Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, World War II pitted the Allied forces (led by the United States, Great Britain and the U.S.S.R.) against the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy).

May 5, 2021 · With Adolf Hitler leading a German invasion of Poland in 1939, World War II was launched, a deadly global conflict waged across Europe and the Pacific until 1945.

Aug 11, 2020 · World War II ended six years and one day after Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, sparked the 20th century’s second global conflict.

Oct 29, 2024 · Police and railwaymen assist some of the 800 evacuee children as they leave Ealing Broadway station, London, for the country, on the first day of World War II, September 1, 1939.

Jan 15, 2026 · When Denmark was occupied by Germany during World War II, the United States signed a pact with Denmark’s U.S. ambassador to protect Greenland—then a Danish colony—from Nazi …

Feb 23, 2017 · While it’s likely that the Battle of Los Angeles was only a mirage, it was still a chilling reminder of the vulnerability that many Americans felt at the beginning of World War II.

Apr 23, 2018 · The D-Day military invasion that helped to end World War II was one the most ambitious and consequential military campaigns in human history.

Oct 29, 2009 · Finally, Japan had had enough. On August, 14, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender, marking the end of World War II.

Nov 18, 2009 · In the final push to defeat the Axis powers of Italy and Germany during World War II (1939-45), the U.S. and Great Britain, the leading Allied powers, planned to invade Italy.