Key Facts
Battle between Allies and Axis.
Before WW2, Germany was ruled by Hitler.
Spain, Sweden and Switzerland remained neutral.
About 64 million people dies in WW2
The Nazi invasion of Poland was the final straw for the British.
Soviets suffered from the most casualties.
16 million people died, that was over 15% of their population.
The U.S. lost a total of 416,800 soldiers.
Japan lost over 2.1 million soldiers.
Italy lost 300,000 soldiers.
Britain lost 383,000 soldiers.
Around the world there were 15 million battle deaths.
Battle wounded was 25 million.
There were 45 million civilian deaths world wide.