World War II in Europe
Photo: William Orpen, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
World War II or the Second World War took place over many continents: while the Pacific War took place in Asia and Oceania, the European theatre saw combat from September 1939 to May 1945. The war was by far the most destructive conflict in European history in terms of loss of human lives as well as historic architecture.
The European theatre included North Africa; see World War II in Africa.
UnderstandThis is not peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.
SitesWe shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.
RespectSome SS units are regularly commemorated in the Baltic states, Ukraine and by the Belarusian diaspora.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "World War II in Europe" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: William Orpen, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons