<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> September 3, 1939--May 8, 1945 (5 years, 8 months and 5 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> September 3, 1939--May 8, 1945 (5 years, 8 months and 5 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> September 3, 1939--May 8, 1945 (5 years, 8 months and 5 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean </Td> </Tr>

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