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World War II

Historical theme

A war fought from 1939-09-01 till 1945-09-02, between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

892
games
1
character
71
platforms

Alternate names: WW2, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, Вторая мировая война, Great Patriotic War

Rommel: Battles for North Africa (Commodore 64)
Rommel: Battles for North Africa
C64 1988
Wolfenstein: The New Order (PlayStation 3)
Wolfenstein: The New Order
PS3 2014-05-20
Battlestations: Midway (Windows)
Battlestations: Midway
WIN 2007-01
P47 Thunderbolt (Commodore 64)
P47 Thunderbolt
C64 1990
Company of Heroes: Eastern Front (Windows)
Company of Heroes: Eastern Front
WIN 2010-01-21
Call of Duty (Windows)
Call of Duty
WIN 2003-10-29
Wing Arms (Saturn)
Wing Arms
SAT 1995
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (MS-DOS)
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
DOS 1991-11
Hellcat Ace (MS-DOS)
Hellcat Ace
DOS 1984
Wargame Construction Set II: Tanks! (MS-DOS)
Wargame Construction Set II: Tanks!
DOS 1994
Medal of Honor: Frontline (GameCube)
Medal of Honor: Frontline
GC 2002-11-10
Sub Battle Simulator (MS-DOS)
Sub Battle Simulator
DOS 1987

The first video game about World War II was released in 1975.

SSI, Electronic Arts and MicroProse has published most of these games

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

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

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Characters

Adolf Hitler
(view all the 1 "World War II " characters)

Related site

Wikipedia article

Platforms

Windows 166
MS-DOS 120
C64 62
Linux 58
Apple II E 44
ZX Spectrum 40
Amiga 38
Amstrad CPC 37
Mac OS Classic 33
Atari ST 29
Atari 400/800 28
X360 21
PS2 21
Mac OS X 14
PS3 13
Xbox 11
Tandy Coco 9
NES 9
Wii 8
PSP 7
NEC PC9801 7
Apple IIGS 6
MSX 6
Mega Drive 5
Win3.1 5
PS 5
Saturn 5
TRS-80 5
MICRO 7 - FM7 5
NEC PC8801 4

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