#world-war-ii

The French Resistance was a collection of resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France during World War II. The...    Read more

Canada played a significant role in both World War I and World War II, making important contributions to the war effort and playing a key role in the...    Read more

The French general who led the Free French forces during World War II was Charles de Gaulle.De Gaulle was a prominent military figure in France...    Read more

The events leading up to World War II began with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which ended World War I. The treaty punished Germany severely,...    Read more

The Battle of Normandy was a significant military campaign in the history of World War II. It took place from June to August 1944 and was fought by...    Read more

The Holocaust was a dark and tragic period in human history that took place during World War II, resulting in the systematic persecution and murder...    Read more

Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He was born on April 20, 1889, and became the chancellor of Germany in 1933....    Read more

The Maginot Line was a series of fortifications built by France along its borders with Germany and Italy between World War I and World War II. The...    Read more

The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, during the final stages...    Read more

World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It was the deadliest conflict in human history, with up to 85 million fatalities. The...    Read more