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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Collection of facts about World War II

This post is a collection of facts about World War II (1939-1945). There are 15 facts listed below.

• Allied counties: United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union
• Axis countries: Germany, Japan, Italy
• Total casualties: 60 million
• Military casualties: 20 million
• Civilian casualties: 40 million
• Holocaust: 6 million Jews killed
• Germany invades Poland: September 1st, 1939
• Germany invades Soviet Union: June 22nd, 1941
• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor: December 7th, 1941
• Battle of Stalingrad: July 1942 - February 1943
• Allies invade Normandy, France: June 6th, 1944
• Yalta Conference between Allied countries: February 4th, 1945
• Germany surrenders: May 8th, 1945
• United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki: August 6th and 9th, 1945
• Japan surrenders: September 2nd, 1945

Sources

Wikipedia: World War II, Battle of Stalingrad