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{{flag|United States|1912}} <small>(1941–45)</small><br /> |
{{flag|United States|1912}} <small>(1941–45)</small><br /> |
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{{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|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. --> |
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{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912–1949)}}<br /> |
{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912–1949)}} <small>(1937–45)</small><br /> |
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{{flag|France}}{{efn| 1 = After the fall of the [[French Third Republic|Third Republic]] in 1940, the ''de facto'' government was the [[Vichy France|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 [[Provisional Government of the French Republic|official government]] in September 1944.}}<br /> |
{{flag|France}}{{efn| 1 = After the fall of the [[French Third Republic|Third Republic]] in 1940, the ''de facto'' government was the [[Vichy France|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 [[Provisional Government of the French Republic|official government]] in September 1944.}}<br /> |
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{{flag|Poland}}<br /> |
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|combatant2 = <center>[[Axis powers|'''Axis''']]</center> |
|combatant2 = <center>[[Axis powers|'''Axis''']]</center> |
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{{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}<br /> |
{{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}<br /> |
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{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} <br /> |
{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} <small>(1937–45)</small> <br /> |
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{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}} <small>(1940–43)</small><br /> |
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}} <small>(1940–43)</small><br /> |
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{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hungary}} <small>(1940–45)</small><br /> |
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hungary}} <small>(1940–45)</small><br /> |
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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 | |||||||
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Soviet Union (1941–45) Client and puppet states |
Germany Co-belligerents Client and puppet states | ||||||
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Allied leaders
Joseph Stalin |
Axis leaders
Adolf Hitler | ||||||
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 |
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References
- Footnotes
- ^ 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.