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World war 2 started after germany, led by dictator adolf hitler, invaded poland in 1939. S having served 16 million men, germany serving million, the soviet union serving 35 million and japan serving 6 million. World war ii, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 193945. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during world war ii. More than a dozen new country flags have been adopted since this book s 2003 edition, including south sudan, iraq, kosovo, burma, libya, malawi, afghanistan, georgia, congokinshasa, montenegro and serbia. We specialize in offering american made flags of the highest quality, materials and construction.