Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but relatively few nations remained neutral to the end. World War II pitted two alliances of nations
Albanian partisans fighting against the Germans
Anti-aircraft fire during a German air raid on Free French-held Algiers, 1943
SDF forces enter Piazza Italia after the capture of Tripoli, 1943.
Personnel of Operation Tabarin unload supplies at Port Lockroy, 1944.
The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II. Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, w
World War II by country
…Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but relatively few nations remained neutral to the end. World War II pitted two alliances of nations against each other, the Allies and the Axis powers. It is estimated that 85 million people…
Meeting at Hendaye between Franco and Hitler in October 1940