Battleship "Schleswig - Holstein" shooting at Westerplatte (http://strony.aster.pl/wrzesien/westerplatte.html)

The Second World War was one of the biggest and most tragic armed conflicts in the world history. It lasted between 1939 and 1945, the battles took place mainly in Europe, Africa and Asia. Countries from all continents participated in the war.

Destroyed Warsaw in 1944 (http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/)

 Life of people in all countries during the Second World War was very difficult. The terror of the occupation authorities became the element of everyday life.

Ruins of Dresden (http://konflikty.wp.pl/)

Depending on the sources, it is estimated that over 70 million people were killed during WW II, over half of which were civilians.

The war left cities and countries totally destroyed and changed the political map of the world entirely.