The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
WW2 maps by year
22 historical maps of The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945, one for each turning point: who controlled what, and what changed since the map before.
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Europe
March 1936
AN ARMED PEACE
March 1938
THE ANSCHLUSS
March 1939
MUNICH BETRAYED
October 1939
POLAND PARTITIONED
June 1940
FRANCE FALLS
May 1941
THE BALKANS OVERRUN
December 1941
BARBAROSSA CHECKED AT MOSCOW
November 1942
THE FURTHEST EXTENT
July 1943
AFTER KURSK
October 1943
ITALY CHANGES SIDES
June 1944
THE VICE CLOSES
September 1944
FRANCE LIBERATED
January 1945
THE FINAL WINTER
May 1945
VICTORY IN EUROPE
Late 1945
AN IRON CURTAIN DESCENDS
Asia and the Pacific
July 1937
WAR IN CHINA
September 1940
THE SOUTHERN TEMPTATION
December 1941
THE PACIFIC IGNITES
May 1942
THE HUNDRED DAYS
February 1943
THE TIDE CHECKS
October 1944
THE ROAD BACK
August 1945
DOWNFALL
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