World War II

1939-1945

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Occupation: Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge
Occupation: Director and policy analyst at Riddle
Occupation: Vice-President of the European Commission
Occupation: Film director
Born: 1980
Occupation: Journalist
Location: Hungary
Born: 1985
Occupation: Project Officer in Earth Observation
Location: Portugal
Born: 1967
Occupation: Dutch language teacher
Location: France
Born: 1956
Occupation: Professor in history at Warsaw University
Location: Poland
Born: 1992
Occupation: Technical Recruiter
Occupation: Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States/Academic Visitor, University of Oxford
Location: Germany
Born: 1996
Occupation: PhD Student
Born: 1981
Occupation: Historian, Director of the Pilecki Institute in Warsaw
Location: Poland
Born: 2000
Occupation: Student in International Studies
Location: Netherlands
Born: 1993
Occupation: Lawyer
Location: Portugal
Born: 1996
Occupation: Management student
Location: France
Born: 1943
Occupation: American-French composer and songwriter
Location: France
Born: 1993
Occupation: Real estate entrepreneur/ former engineer
Location: Austria
Often known as the deadliest conflict in human history, World War II shattered early notions of European unity. The mass genocide of Jewish people, severe bombings, and extended violence left much of Europe physically and ideologically destroyed.