World War 2 started in 1939 and ended in 1945. 85 million people died. They had 8 types of guns in WW2 they were M1918 BAR and a Bren Infantry LMG and a Thompson Submachine Gun and a The Sten Gun and a PPSh-41 and a Colt 1911 and a Lee-Enfield Rifle. Canadian Sgt and a M1 Garand. In 1940. The population of nz was 1.6 million people and 104 thousand men and woman served in ww2. 12 thousand nz people died. And 8 million horses died in ww2.