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Wikipedia: World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources.
![[German paratroopers landing on Crete]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/German_paratroopers_jumping_From_Ju_52s_over_Crete_s.jpg "German paratroopers landing on Crete")
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![[A Chinese machine gun nest in Shanghai]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Shanghai1937KMT_machine_gun_nest_s.jpg "A Chinese machine gun nest in Shanghai")
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