World War 2: Key Facts

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Start of World War 2

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September 1, 1939

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Main Axis Powers

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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Main Allied Powers

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United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, China

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Leader of Nazi Germany

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Adolf Hitler

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

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December 7, 1941

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D-Day Invasion

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June 6, 1944

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Atomic bombs dropped on

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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End of World War 2 in Europe

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May 8, 1945 (V-E Day)

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End of World War 2 in Asia

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September 2, 1945 (V-J Day)

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Holocaust

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Genocide of Jews by Nazis