•Started in 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland
•This resulted in France and Great Britain in declaring war to the Germans
•War started in Europe but spread throughout the world
•Fighting mostly took place in Europe and Southeast Asia
•Germany, Italy and Japan vs France, Great Britain, US, Soviet Union and some of China
•About 75 million in total died
•About 148,000 German soldiers survived
•War ended in 2 September 1945
