The Second World War (also known as "Der Große Krieg" or "The Big War"; also colloquially known in the UK as "The Big One" ) is the single bloddiest conflict in human history. It started with a joint Brittish-French declaration of war on Germany. The war is a complex conflict involving multiple factions and is traditonally considered four-stage: 1. * Poland and buffer zones 2. * Western Front 3. * Soviet Front 4. * African Front