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World War III

Clockwise from top left: Chinese forces in the Battle of Wanjialing, Australian 25-pounder guns during the First Battle of El Alamein, German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front winter 1943–1944, US naval force in the Lingayen Gulf, Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of Surrender, Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad
Date27 October 1962 (1962-10-27) – 26 January 1963 (1963-01-26) (91 days)
Location
Result

NATO victory

Belligerents

NATO

 United States
 United Kingdom
 France
 Canada
 Greece
 Denmark
 Norway
 Netherlands
 Belgium
...and others


Co-belligerents
 Australia
 New Zealand
Philippines
 Yugoslavia
 Japan

...and others

Warsaw Pact
Soviet UnionSoviet Union
BulgariaBulgaria
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
East GermanyEast Germany
HungaryHungary
PolandPoland
RomaniaRomania
AlbaniaAlbania


Co-belligerents
 Cuba
Mongolia

 North Korea
Commanders and leaders

NATO Leaders
United States John F. Kennedy
United Kingdom Harold Wilson
France Charles de Gaulle

...and others

Warsaw Pact leaders
Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba Fidel Castro

...and others
Casualties and losses
Military dead:
Over 16,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 45,000,000
Total dead:
Over 61,000,000 (1937–45)
...further details
Military dead:
Over 8,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 4,000,000
Total dead:
Over 12,000,000 (1937–45)
...further details

References[edit]

Footnotes