09-05-2023, 04:05 PM
World War II started with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ended in Europe with the Western Allies' invasion of Germany, the capture of Berlin by the Soviet Union and the unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945.
https://www.dw.com/en/world-war-ii/t-17430557
https://www.dw.com/en/world-war-ii/t-17430557