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
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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
* 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 warChild groups
Battle of Midway, Ardennes Offensive, Operation Bagration, Operation Overlord, Operation Barbarossa, Pacific War, Operation Market Garden, Battle of Stalingradcompare with these groups
Characters
Adolf Hitler(view all the 1 "World War II " characters)
Related site
Platforms
| Windows |  | 166 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS-DOS | | 120 | |
| C64 | | 62 | |
| Linux | | 56 | |
| Apple II E | | 44 | |
| ZX Spectrum | | 40 | |
| Amiga | | 38 | |
| Amstrad CPC | | 37 | |
| Mac OS Classic | | 33 | |
| Atari ST | | 29 | |
| Atari 400/800 | | 28 | |
| PS2 | | 21 | |
| X360 | | 21 | |
| Mac OS X | | 14 | |
| PS3 | | 13 | |
| Xbox | | 11 | |
| Tandy Coco | | 9 | |
| NES | | 9 | |
| Wii | | 8 | |
| NEC PC9801 | | 8 | |
| PSP | | 7 | |
| Apple IIGS | | 6 | |
| MSX | | 6 | |
| TRS-80 | | 5 | |
| MICRO 7 - FM7 | | 5 | |
| Win3.1 | | 5 | |
| Mega Drive | | 5 | |
| PS | | 5 | |
| Saturn | | 5 | |
| Arcade | | 4 |