World War II
World War II (1939-1945) was a global conflict involving most of the world's nations. It was characterized by widespread military engagements across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. The war can be traced back to the rise of aggressive expansionist powers, including Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler, fascist Italy led by Benito Mussolini, and militarist Japan under Emperor Hirohito.
The war officially began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, prompting Britain and France to declare war on Germany. The conflict quickly escalated as Germany conquered much of Western Europe and Japan expanded in the Pacific. The Axis Powers, led by Germany, Italy, and Japan, fought against the Allied Powers, including the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and others.
Key events and theaters of the war included the Holocaust, in which millions of Jews and others were systematically murdered by the Nazis, the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front, and the D-Day landings in Normandy, which marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.
The war concluded in 1945 with the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan. The conflict had devastating consequences, resulting in an estimated 50 million fatalities, widespread destruction, and significant social, political, and economic changes worldwide. The war also led to the establishment of the United Nations, an international organization aimed at promoting peace and cooperation among nations to prevent such a global conflict from happening again.






Our World War II Gift Ideas
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(Eston Sinclair FOX & Agnes Marguerite CONROY)


(Clifford Horace FRALEY & Mary Ann CALLAHAN)


(Everett John FRALEY & Mary Elizabeth MADDEN)


(George Henry FRANCLEMONT & Mildred Frances COCHRAN)


(James Lincoln FRENCH & Susan Louise HANSCOM)




(George Brinton Mcclellan FRY & Sarah Maudra CORL)


(Morris FUSCO & Mary PASSARELLA)
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(Alfred Almdee GABOURY & Cleytris Marion WALSH)


(Paul GABOURY & Délia Amélia DION)


(Julian Carl GABREE & Marie Anna LEMOINE)


(Joseph-Alphonse GAMELIN & Rosee PRESSE)


(Alias Joseph GAUDETTE & Mary Elizabeth MURRAY)


(Lawrence GEVRY & Agnes Evangeline WALSH)


(Osias GIRARD & Albina GAUDET)


(Ovila J GLAUDE & Virginie BEAUSOLEIL)


(Ovila J GLAUDE & Virginie BEAUSOLEIL)


(Adam Clark GOODRUM & Alice Mattie SULLIVAN)


(Martin Louis GRAHAM & Alice G WALSH)


(Frederick Joseph GRANDCHAMP & Delvina DUGAS)




(Robert Max GREINER & Anna M MONAHAN)


(Franklin Earl GROOM & Nellie Dora HACKETT)


(Arthur Henry GUARD & Elizabeth J FLEMING)


(Edward Earl GUIMOND & Elizabeth Mable CUMMINGS)


(Oscar Rastus GUTHRIE & Bertha Ethel AMMONS)
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(Henry Gregory HALE & Mabel Claire THOMAS)


(John M HALL & Gladys CHAMPLIN)


(Wolcott Chaffee, Jr. HAMBLIN & Beatrice Louise SHERIDAN)


(Alexander "Alex" HAMMONDS & Lina MAGGARD)


(John HANSEN & Mae BLESSING)


(John HANSEN & Mae BLESSING)


(Henry (Henrik) Valentin HANSEN & Henrietta Ruth BLESSING)


(John HANSEN & Mae BLESSING)


(Charles Winfield HANSON & Bernice Marie CAVANAUGH)




(Joseph HARDY & Lena Jane PARRY)




(William Fremont HARVEY & Isadora "Dora" Moriah JENNINGS)




(Henri HEBERT & Lydia PARENTEAU)


(James Arthur HEDDING & Maud M BAKER)


(William HERSHKOWITZ & Serafina M "Sarah" MONTE)


(Emory Irving HESSLER & Arlene Frances RACE)


(Sikes HEY & Lilian Rosa Lottie BLACKIE)


(Herbert James HICKEY & Regina Elizabeth SALLAWAY)


(Osborne Dean HINDES & Betty Cathrina ANDERSSON)


(Johan Bernt Hansen HOISVE & Ragna OLSEN)


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