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European Theater
The European Theater of World War 2 was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe from Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 until the end of the war with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day).
The Allied forces fought the Axis powers in three sub-theaters: the Eastern Front, the Western Front, and the Mediterranean Theater
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Pacific Theater
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of WW2 that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in the Far East. The term Pacific War is used to encompass the Pacific Ocean theater, the South West Pacific theater the South-East Asian and the Chinese theater. |
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North Africa Sicily Italy
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940-16 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch) and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign). |
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Home Front
Life on the home front during World War II was a significant part of the war effort for all participants and had a major impact on the outcome of the war. Nations routinely used propaganda to influence the civilian population. Frequently, women were needed to work during this period because the men were at war. |
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