World War II
Historical theme
A war fought from 1939-09-01 till 1945-09-02, between the Allies and the Axis Powers.
Alternate names: WW2, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, Вторая мировая война, Great Patriotic War
ST 1989
SPC 1987
DOS 1987
C64 1988
DOS 1994
THMS 1987
C64 1986
CPC 1990
C64 1983
WIN 2011-07-15
COCO 1985
C64 1988
Most countries refer to this as the "Second World War" (in their own language). In the USA it is common to say "World War Two" which is written "World War II" or abbreviated WWII and "Second World War " is occasionally used. In the Soviet Union it was known as the Great Patriotic War (Вторая мировая война). This name continues to be used in the former Soviet Union countries and states.
Parent:
* 1930s - 1940s
* Late modern period
Operations: (military campaigns)
* Battle of Midway
* Ardennes Offensive (a.k.a. Battle of the Bulge)
* Operation Bagration
* Operation Overlord
* Operation Barbarossa
Eastern front:
* Operation Star (Zvesda)
* Operation Gallop
Related:
* Nazis
* 1930s - 1940s
* Late modern period
Operations: (military campaigns)
* Battle of Midway
* Ardennes Offensive (a.k.a. Battle of the Bulge)
* Operation Bagration
* Operation Overlord
* Operation Barbarossa
Eastern front:
* Operation Star (Zvesda)
* Operation Gallop
Related:
* Nazis
The first World War II video game was released on May 1972.
SSI, Avalon Hill and Electronic Arts published most of these games.
Parent groups
1940s, Late modern period, Wars, World war
Child groups
Battle of Midway, Ardennes Offensive, Operation Bagration, Operation Overlord, Operation Barbarossa, Pacific War, Operation Market Garden, Battle of Stalingrad
Characters
Adolf Hitler(view all the 1 "World War II " characters)
Related site
Platforms
Windows | 171 | ||
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MS-DOS | 124 | ||
C64 | 91 | ||
Apple II E | 88 | ||
Linux | 58 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 50 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 48 | ||
Amiga | 43 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 39 | ||
Mac OS Classic | 34 | ||
Atari ST | 32 | ||
PS2 | 21 | ||
X360 | 21 | ||
Mac OS X | 15 | ||
TRS-80 | 15 | ||
PS3 | 13 | ||
Xbox | 11 | ||
Tandy Coco | 11 | ||
MSX | 10 | ||
NES | 9 | ||
NEC PC9801 | 9 | ||
Wii | 8 | ||
PSP | 8 | ||
Arcade | 7 | ||
Apple IIGS | 6 | ||
MICRO 7 - FM7 | 6 | ||
Mega Drive | 5 | ||
BBC | 5 | ||
Win3.1 | 5 | ||
PS | 5 |