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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.

920
games
1
character
75
platforms

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

1939 (MS-DOS)
1939
DOS 199?
Destroyer (Apple IIGS)
Destroyer
IIGS 1987
U.S.A.A.F.: United States Army Air Force (Apple II E)
U.S.A.A.F.: United States Army Air Force
IIE 1985
North Atlantic Convoy Raider (Commodore PET)
North Atlantic Convoy Raider
PET 1981
Admiral Graf Spee (Amstrad CPC)
Admiral Graf Spee
CPC 1984
Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack (MSX)
Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack
MSX 1988
Desert Rats: The North Africa Campaign (Amstrad CPC)
Desert Rats: The North Africa Campaign
CPC 1986
Operation Panzer (Windows)
Operation Panzer
WIN 1997
Special Operations (Amstrad CPC)
Special Operations
CPC 1985
Europe Ablaze: The Air War Over England and Germany 1939-1945 (Commodore 64)
Europe Ablaze: The Air War Over England
C64 1985
Russia: The Great War in the East 1941-1945 (Commodore 64)
Russia: The Great War in the East 1941-1945
C64 1987
Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich (Windows)
Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich
WIN 2006-11

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

compare with these groups

Characters

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

Related site

Wikipedia article

Platforms

Windows 168
MS-DOS 120
C64 68
Linux 56
Apple II E 54
ZX Spectrum 40
Amstrad CPC 39
Amiga 38
Mac OS Classic 33
Atari 400/800 29
Atari ST 29
PS2 21
X360 21
Mac OS X 14
PS3 13
Xbox 11
MSX 9
Tandy Coco 9
NES 9
NEC PC9801 8
Wii 8
PSP 7
Apple IIGS 6
Mega Drive 5
PS 5
Saturn 5
TRS-80 5
MICRO 7 - FM7 5
Win3.1 5
NEC PC8801 4

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