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Prisoners of War
POWs in World War II were often not kept in accordance with international agreements - the estimated death toll among POWs is 6-10 million.
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Atomic bombs
The 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed over 200000 citizens through blast and related injuries.
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Nazi experiments
The Nazis conducted controversial medical experiments on large numbers of prisoners in concentration camps during World War II.
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Concentration camps
Nazi Germany kept concentration camps throughout its controlled territories. Millions died, incarcerated without trial or judicial process.
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Flashpoints
Turning points in the war included the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor
Read more about World War II flashpoints
Figureheads
Focus on the leaders of the axis powers and the allied countries in World
War II
Learn about World War II figureheads
D-Day
The story of the Allied forces invasion aimed at liberating Europe from
the Nazis
Find out more about D-Day
Living with War
When the Blitz came to Britain in September 1940, the bombs fell like
rain
Read about Living with War
The Troops
The Allied Forces were made up of around 20 million men from across the
globe
More on the Troops in WW II
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