1939

1914-1945 · Year 26 of 32

Second Thirty Years' War

"Second Thirty Years' War" is a periodization scheme sometimes used to encompass the wars in Europe from 1914 to 1945. Just as the Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648 was not a…

1917-1944 · Year 23 of 28

Soviet-Finnish wars

1927-1950 · Year 13 of 24

Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued…

1932-1939 · Closing year

Soviet–Japanese border conflicts

The Soviet–Japanese border conflicts were a series of minor and major conflicts fought between the Soviet Union, Mongolia and Japan in Northeast Asia from 1932 to 1939.

1936-1939 · Closing year

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the…

1937-1945 · Year 3 of 9

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japan, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its puppet states…

1939 · Sole year

Slovak–Hungarian War

The Slovak–Hungarian War, or Little War, was a war fought from 23 March to 31 March 1939 between the First Slovak Republic and Hungary in eastern Slovakia.

1939-1940 · Opening year

Winter War

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II,…

1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role) · Opening year

World War II

The United States fought a global coalition war across oceans, economies, and industrial systems.

1939-1944 · Opening year

World War II in Albania

In Albania, World War II began with its invasion by Italy in April 1939. Fascist Italy set up Albania as its protectorate or puppet state. The resistance was largely carried out…