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

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