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 · How Did World War II End? Explore five defining events that led to the conclusion of World War II on September 2, 1945.

Nov 18, 2009 · On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Jul 8, 2025 · In September 1939, both Great Britain and France would declare war on Germany, marking the official start of World War II.

Oct 14, 2009 · Called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf Hitler’s last major offensive in World War II ...

Jun 16, 2025 · But one magnificent place was lost to history as a result of Nazi looting and a World War II siege.

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.

Oct 14, 2009 · After years of Nazi rule in Germany, dictator Adolf Hitler’s “Final Solution”—now known as the Holocaust—was carried out during World War II, with mass killing centers in concentration ...