World War II Clockwise from top left: Chinese forces in the Battle of Wanjialing, British 25-pounder guns opening fire 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 Surrender, Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad Date September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 Location Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Result Allied victory Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact spheres of influence in Europe leading to the Cold War. (more...) Belligerents Allies  United Kingdom  Soviet Union (1941-45)  United States (1941-45)  China (at war since 1937) Poland France  Canada  Australia  New Zealand South Africa  Belgium (1940-45)  Netherlands (1940-45) Greece (1940-45) Yugoslavia (1941-45)  Norway and others Axis and Axis-aligned  Germany  Japan (at war since 1937)  Italy (1940-43) Hungary (1940-44) Romania (1941-44)  Finland (1941-44)  Thailand (1941-45) Bulgaria (1941-44) Croatia (1941-45) Slovakia and others Commanders Allied leaders Joseph Stalin Georgy Zhukov Franklin D. Roosevelt George Marshall Winston Churchill Alan Brooke Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle and others Axis leaders Adolf Hitler Wilhelm Keitel Hirohito Hideki Tōjō Benito Mussolini Miklós Horthy Ion Antonescu and others Casualties and losses Military dead: Over 16,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 45,000,000 Total dead: Over 61,000,000 ...further details Military dead: Over 8,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 4,000,000 Total dead: Over 12,000,000 ...further details

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