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* Emergence of the ] and the ] as ]s<br /> * Emergence of the ] and the ] as ]s<br />
* Beginning of the ] (]) * Beginning of the ] (])
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|bullets = yes
{{flag|Soviet Union|1923}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
|title = ]
{{flag|United States|1912}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
|{{flag|Soviet Union|1923}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|United Kingdom}}<br /><!-- "British Commonwealth" officially replaced "British Empire" in 1926; the independent Dominions of the Commonwealth are listed below and; the UK declaration of war in 1939 technically covered all the other non-independent members of the Commonwealth. -->
{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912&ndash;1949)}} <small>(1937&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flag|United States|1912}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}<br /><!-- "British Commonwealth" officially replaced "British Empire" in 1926; the independent Dominions of the Commonwealth are listed below and; the UK declaration of war in 1939 technically covered all the other non-independent members of the Commonwealth. -->
{{flag|France}}{{efn| 1 = After the fall of the ] in 1940, the ''de facto'' government was the ]. It conducted pro-Axis policies until November 1942 while remaining formally neutral. The ], based out of London, were recognized by all Allies as the ] in September&nbsp;1944.}}<br />
|{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912&ndash;1949)}} <small>(1937&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|Poland}}<br />
|{{flag|France}}{{efn| 1 = After the fall of the ] in 1940, the ''de facto'' government was the ]. It conducted pro-Axis policies until November 1942 while remaining formally neutral. The ], based out of London, were recognized by all Allies as the ] in September&nbsp;1944.}}<br />
{{flag|Canada|1921}}<br />
{{flag|Australia}}<br /> |{{flag|Poland}}<br />
{{flag|New Zealand}}<br /> |{{flag|Canada|1921}}<br />
{{flagcountry|Union of South Africa|}}<br /> |{{flag|Australia}}<br />
|{{flag|New Zealand}}<br />
{{flagcountry|Democratic Federal Yugoslavia}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece}} <small>(1940–45)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Union of South Africa|}}<br />
{{flag|Denmark}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Democratic Federal Yugoslavia}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|Norway}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece}} <small>(1940–45)</small><br />
{{flag|Netherlands}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flag|Denmark}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|Belgium}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flag|Norway}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} <br> |{{flag|Netherlands}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|Brazil|1889}} <small>(1942&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flag|Belgium}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flag|Mexico|1934}} <small>(1942&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} <br />
|{{flag|Brazil|1889}} <small>(1942&ndash;45)</small><br />
<small>]</small>
|{{flag|Mexico|1934}} <small>(1942&ndash;45)</small><br />
|<small>]</small>
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Client and puppet states<br /> Client and puppet states<br />
{{flagicon|Philippines|1919}} ] <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br> |{{flagicon|Philippines|1919}} ] <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br>
{{flagicon|Mongolia|1949}} ] <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flagicon|Mongolia|1949}} ] <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
<small>]</small> |<small>]</small>}}
|combatant2 = {{collapsible list
|combatant2 = <div style="text-align:center;">]</div>
|bullets = yes
{{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}<br />
|title = ]
{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} <br />
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}} <small>(1940&ndash;43)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}<br />
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hungary}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} <br />
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}} <small>(1941&ndash;44)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}} <small>(1940&ndash;43)</small><br />
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}} <small>(1941&ndash;44)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hungary}} <small>(1940&ndash;45)</small><br />
|{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}} <small>(1941&ndash;44)</small><br />
|{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}} <small>(1941&ndash;44)</small><br />
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Co-belligerents<br /> Co-belligerents<br />
{{flag|Finland}} <small>(1941–44)</small><br /> |{{flag|Finland}} <small>(1941–44)</small><br />
{{flag|Thailand}} <small>(1942–45)</small><br /> |{{flag|Thailand}} <small>(1942–45)</small><br />
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Iraq}} <small>(1941)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Iraq}} <small>(1941)</small><br />
----------- -----------
Client and puppet states<br /> Client and puppet states<br />
{{flag|Manchukuo}}<br /> |{{flag|Manchukuo}}<br />
{{flag|Italian Social Republic}} <small>(1943&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flag|Italian Social Republic}} <small>(1943&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flagcountry|Independent State of Croatia}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br /> |{{flagcountry|Independent State of Croatia}} <small>(1941&ndash;45)</small><br />
{{flagcountry|Slovak Republic (1939–1945)}}<br /> |{{flagcountry|Slovak Republic (1939–1945)}}<br />
<small>]</small> |<small>]</small>}}
|commander1 = |commander1 =
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1923}} ]<br /> {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1923}} ]<br />

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World War II

Clockwise from top left: Chinese forces in the Battle of Wanjialing, Australian 25-pounder guns during the First Battle of El Alamein, German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front winter 1943–1944, US naval force in the Lingayen Gulf, Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of Surrender, Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad
Date1 September 1939 (1939-09-01) – 2 September 1945 (1945-09-02) (6 years, 1 day)
LocationEurope, Pacific, Atlantic, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa, briefly North and South America
Result

Allied victory

Belligerents
Allies Axis
Commanders and leaders

Soviet Union Joseph Stalin
United States Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Kingdom Winston Churchill
Republic of China (1912–1949) Chiang Kai-shek

...and others

Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler
Empire of Japan Hirohito
Kingdom of Italy Benito Mussolini

...and others
Casualties and losses
Military dead:
Over 16,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 45,000,000
Total dead:
Over 61,000,000 (1937–45)
...further details
Military dead:
Over 8,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 4,000,000
Total dead:
Over 12,000,000 (1937–45)
...further details
Campaigns of World War II
Europe

Asia-Pacific

Mediterranean and Middle East

Other campaigns

Coups

World War II
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References

Footnotes
  1. After the fall of the Third Republic in 1940, the de facto government was the Vichy Regime. It conducted pro-Axis policies until November 1942 while remaining formally neutral. The Free French Forces, based out of London, were recognized by all Allies as the official government in September 1944.