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- It was the largest armed conflict in recorded history, spanning most of the globe.

- It was the first time nuclear weapons were used in battle (Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan)

- The first operational jet aircraft and ballistic rockets were developed by Germany during the war.

- It was the costliest war in terms of human life; between 50-70 million soldiers were killed

- It lasted just over 6 years, from 1939-1945.

- It ended with the occupation of Germany, which was split into West Germany and East Germany for 42 years, from 1948 to 1990.

- It was a more global conflict than the Great War (World War I), and featured a much greater incursion into Western Europe by the forces of Germany.

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