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World War II

Clockwise from top left: Japanese forces in the Battle of Wuhan, British troops attacking during the Second Battle of El Alamein, German dive bombers on the Eastern Front winter 1943–1944, US naval force in the Lingayen Gulf, Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Surrender, Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad
DateSeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
Location
ResultAllied victory. Creation of the United Nations. Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers. Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact. Spheres of influence in Europe leading to the Cold War. (more...)
Belligerents

United States United States
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Soviet Union Soviet Union
France France (-1940)
Taiwan China
Australia Australia
New Zealand New Zealand
Canada Canada

Other participants:

Poland Poland (-1939)
Kingdom of Greece Greece
Commonwealth of the Philippines Philippines
British Raj India
South Africa South Africa
Brazil Brazil
Mongolia Mongolia
Mexico Mexico
Nepal Nepal
and others...

Resistance forces:
Free France Free French Forces
Poland Polish Underground
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak exiled gov
Netherlands Dutch resistance
Belgium Belgian resistance

Denmark Danish resistance

Nazi Germany Germany
Italy Italy (-1943)
Empire of Japan Japan
Hungary Hungary (-1944)
Romania Romania
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Thailand Thailand

Puppet regimes:
Slovakia Slovak State
Italy Italian Social Republic
(1943-)
France Vichy France
Hungary Hungarian State (1944-)
Croatia Ind. State of Croatia
Greece Hellenic State (-1944)
Manchukuo Manchukuo
Mengjiang Mengjiang
Second Philippine Republic Second Philippine Republic
Myanmar Burma
and others...

Brief collaborators:
Finland Finland
San Marino San Marino
Iraq Iraq

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Allied leadersAxis leaders
Casualties and losses
Military dead:
Over 16,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 45,000,000
Total dead:
Over 61,000,000
...further details
Military dead:
Over 8,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 4,000,000
Total dead:
Over 12,000,000
...further details