World War II

When

1 Sep 1939 – 2 Sep 1945

Kind

World war

Deaths

75,000,000

Coordinates

51.17° N, 10.45° E

Type

Global interstate war

Region

Europe / Asia / Africa / Pacific / Global

Cities

Stalingrad, Normandy, Hiroshima, Berlin, Pearl Harbor

Side a

Allied Powers

Side b

Axis Powers

Alliances

Allied Powers, Axis Powers

Placed approximately by the source.

Global conflict from 1939 to 1945

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war on an unprecedented scale. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the deaths of 60 to 75 million people, a majority of whom were civilians.

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