World War II event

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A World War II event is a historically significant occurrence between 1939 and 1945 that directly influenced the political, military, social, or economic course of the global conflict.

All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
World War II operation 71
World War II event canonical 67
World War II atrocity 12

Instances (188)

Instance Via concept surface
Fall of Paris
Four Days of Naples
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre World War II atrocity
Malmedy massacre World War II atrocity
Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales
Lidice massacre World War II atrocity
Sinking of HMS Repulse
Plymouth Blitz event of World War II
Belfast Blitz
Attu returned to U.S. control
Operation Aphrodite mission
surface form: Operation Aphrodite
World War II operation
Kiska returned to U.S. control
The Blitz event of World War II
Italian armistice of 1943
Hunger Winter
Operation Edelweiss World War II operation
Operation AL World War II operation
Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II World War II–related event
German occupation of Hel Peninsula event of World War II
Unternehmen Merkur World War II operation
Operation Cerberus World War II operation
Ležáky massacre World War II atrocity
Operation Ten-Go World War II operation
Norwegian heavy water sabotage World War II operation
LiberationOfAuschwitz
Altmark Incident
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
bombing of Wuppertal event of World War II
Operation Stalemate II World War II operation
Japanese occupation of Burma
Japanese occupation of Pacific islands
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
St. Stephen’s College massacre World War II atrocity
Italian invasion of Albania event in 1939
Allied breakout from Normandy
Operation Berlin World War II naval operation
United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)
Bamber Bridge
surface form: Battle of Bamber Bridge
World War II incident
Raid at Cabanatuan World War II operation
Japanese occupation of Singapore
Siege of Budapest battle of World War II
Operation Margarethe World War II operation
Japanese occupation of Malaya
Prague uprising World War II resistance event
Operation Oboe World War II operation
Operation Fustian World War II operation
German occupation of parts of the Soviet Union event of World War II
Operation Slapstick World War II operation
Rostov defensive operations battle of World War II
Marzabotto massacre World War II atrocity