Europe · War

Second World War in Europe

1939-1945 CE · European and Mediterranean theaters

Axis aggression, occupation, genocide, resistance and Allied warfare devastated European societies and drew on global troops, labor and resources.

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How the setting appeared

Bombed cities, occupied farms, partisan zones, factories, camps, rail networks and mass graves marked a war fought through civilian landscapes.

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How people lived

Civilians faced rationing, forced labor, displacement, occupation and bombing; collaboration, accommodation and resistance took many forms.

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How people worked

Military production, agriculture, transport, intelligence, medicine and forced labor mobilized women and men across states and empires.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Religious communities experienced repression, complicity, rescue and resistance; political and racial ideologies drove state violence.

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World-atlas stage: Industrial and colonial age
Region: Europe · European and Mediterranean theaters
Languages and scripts: German; Russian; Polish; English; French; Italian; Yiddish and the many languages of occupied communities
Important people: Adolf Hitler; Winston Churchill; Joseph Stalin; Charles de Gaulle; Noor Inayat Khan
Events and changes: Invasion of Poland; Occupation of much of Europe; Holocaust; Eastern Front; Allied landings; Resistance movements; German surrender
Evidence confidence: High for core chronology; experiences differed across occupation zones, fronts and communities.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

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CIT-IWM-WWII

How the Legacy of the Second World War Shaped the Modern World

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-the-legacy-of-the-second-world-war-shaped-the-modern-world

Imperial War Museums

CIT-IWM-EUROPE-OCCUPATION

How People in Europe Resisted German Occupation during the Second World War

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-people-in-europe-resisted-german-occupation-during-the-second-world-war

Imperial War Museums

CIT-USHMM-HOLOCAUST

Introduction to the Holocaust

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/introduction-to-the-holocaust

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

CIT-USHMM-FORCED-LABOR

Forced Labor: An Overview

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/forced-labor-an-overview

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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