World War II/Infobox

World War II
Animation of alliances during the Second World War Animation of alliances and territories controlled during the Second World War, every few months from September 1939 to September 1945. Axis in black, Allies in blue, and the Soviet Union in red.
Date September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 Location Europe, Pacific, South-East Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Result Decisive Allied victory. Territorial changes Affecting three continents based on occupation/liberation status of nations in late 1945 determining a concurrent emergence of two ideologically opposed national superpowers. (more...)
Belligerents
Allied powers in chronological order:  China < 1939  United Kingdom Summer 1939  France Summer 1939  Soviet Union Spring 1941  United States Winter 1941 ...et al.	Axis powers in chronological order:  Japan < 1939  Germany Summer 1939  Italy Spring 1940 ...et al.
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek  Winston Churchill  Charles de Gaulle  Joseph Stalin  Franklin Roosevelt ...et al.	Hirohito  Adolf Hitler  Benito Mussolini ...et al.
Casualties and losses
Military dead: Over 14,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 36,000,000 Total dead: Over 50,000,000	Military dead: Over 8,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 4,000,000 Total dead Over 12,000,000