Troops approaching Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, 6th June 1944. These U.S. Army infantry men are amongst the first to attack the German defenses. (Credit: Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

FRANCE-WAR-ARMY-BATTLE Undated picture of troops crossing the mids of debris of the rubble-strewn streets in Dunkerque, France, during the 2nd World war. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)

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World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

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