World War 2

AnswerI can supply the basic strategy for the Pacific Theatre for you. It was to eventually obtain air bases close enough to...

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The 44th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) was activated at Camp Young, Calif., Dec. 23, 1943. From the N.Y. Port of...

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Answerthe u.s. army's 24th infantry division saw the most combat in the pacific theater. they have a silver campaign star on...

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The following nations made up the Axis Powers (Allies of Germany) during the Second World War. The major powers were Germany,...

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No Major League baseball players were killed in World War II. The only major league baseball player killed in warfare was Eddie...

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it literally means sharp and bold/brave It's also the motto of the 6th Field...

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AnswerThe Russians lost about 10 million soldiers on the eastern front, of which approx. 4 million died as pow's (almost all...

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The five main dictators of WW2 are: Josef Stalin the dictator of USSR, Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy,...

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Before the war, Germany, Italy and Japan had formed a pact opposing the Communist International, which was Stalin's tool to...

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Hello Becky, My Dad (Arthur E. Metzler) was in the 472nd QM Truck Company "C" in India during World War II. If you want, you...

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Role? he was like Absolute authority over the German Reich, which spread over a territory from France to Russia, and from Finland...

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Because,Germany invaded poland on Friday 1st september 1939 at appoximately 5:45 AM

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The A-bomb. First Hiroshima, then Nagasaki were bombed. The Japanese fully intended to fight to the death. The decision to employ...

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My Dad was in the Army in the 2476 Quartermaster Truck Company assigned to the Air Force. He was stationed in Burma and India.

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Here is information submitted: My father was based in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire at the beginning of 1944. My father is...

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Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria on April 20, 1889.In order to give Hitler dictatorial powers he had to ensure the...

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AnswerIn 1938 Karol Wojtyla started studying in the University Jagiellonski, which was closed down in the beginning of the World...

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AnswerThere were about 3000American deaths.According to some sources, the Imperial Japanese Navy lost approximately 2,155 sailors...

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Propaganda was a popular attempt to sway the public opinion in America just before its involvement. German propaganda...

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AnswerI know of two who shot Germans:Maj Gen Matthew Ridgeway, whoknocked out several German tanks with his bazooka, and Maj Gen...

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There were 8 carriers at the start of WW2. They were the Langley, the Lexington, the Saratoga, the Ranger, the Yorktown, the...

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I have lived near Camp Howze all of my life. My parents rented rooms to some nurses that were stationed there. I have always...

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Soldiers in world war two ate differently depending on where they were deployed or stationed, while in the field or during combat...

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America would probley not be affected that much, Germany would have taken most of Europe, but it would have taken a couple of...

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Identifying WW2 German badges is fairly easy with the many books and webpages on the subject. The difficult part is determining...

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Churchill's role in the Second World War needs little introduction. His immediate contribution was to instill in the British...

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The 776th has an association which I suggest you contact. They will be able to provide you more information, go to the attached...

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They encouraged the boycotting and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses. They passed laws prohibiting Jews from engaging in...

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Yes, from early �43 members of the Hitlerjugend -age 16- were drafted to man anti-aircraft guns in germany, so the regular...

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The 39th Infantry REGIMENT of the 9th Infantry Division was stationed in Aichach, Germany in the fall of 1945, & well into...

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AnswerJapan had never before in its history lost a foreign war thus the very concept of defeat was alien to them. Furthermore the...

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Denmark and Norway were occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940 and remained so until liberated in 1945. Finland was attacked by the...

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Omaha Beach Casualties The breakdown of KIA on OMAHA Beach is as follows: 1st Inf. Div. 1,190 29th Inf. Div. 743 V Corps...

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Well there were more than three hundred and twenty big and small treaties in WW II

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If you have the name, you can contact the Veterans Administration. They can assist you in locating the next of kin. Of course,...

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For children in America during WWII life was pretty normal. Everything would be pretty normal except maybe the absence of a...

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Cindy, Here is one web site I found at google.com, there were many more. Navy Photos. There is also an association you...

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Answermac landed on oct 20th 1944 on red beach 2 in the 24th infantry division sector. the beach was still hot when mac came...

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You can sell it to me. the best place I know of would be www.gunbroker.com. They are an online auction sibling to eBay. You may...

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"Rules of engagement" was not a term used during WWII, although there were orders given that specified the same thing. Basically,...

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I have the two volume History of the US Third Army during WW 2, published by the Third Army Historian in 1945. It has a complete...

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Some people during the war thought that the propaganda posters were a good thing and that it was good that all the bad news...

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The most effective German tank was the Panther. While the Tiger I and II had nearly inpenatreble armor they were very slow, they...

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The United States, Australia and Japan

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    Do you mean US Army rankings? Private Private First class (1 stripe) Corporal (2 stripes) T/5 = Technician...

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The appeasement policy was the efforts by France and Britain in the 1930s to allow Nazi Germany to have pretty much anything it...

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try BBC history on the internet

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About 1/4 of 1%. Racism was still pervasive throughout the army even though black troops had proved themselves in previous wars....

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AnswerThe major change which occurred in Europe after W.W.2 was that Winston Churchill called for a kind of United States of...

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AnswerA very short answer and perhaps only a piece to the answer is:The cold war caused superpowers to enter an arms race that...

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The reason why the Philippines was involved in World War 2 was General Douglas MacArthur was the commander of the Philippines...

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1939-1945.By a well established convention, historians generally agree upon a start date of 1 September 1939 (when the Nazis...

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AnswerPresident Roosevelt, nor any other American, ever did a thing to provoke an attack by the Empire of Japan upon the U.S....

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The pact between Hitler and Stalin to split Poland was made in secret. When the UK and France pledged to support Poland, they...

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The G.I. Bill both then and now provided money for the education of soldiers. This higher level of education provided...

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US 2nd Army My father was in the 2nd army during ww 2. he informed me that they were not their own unit but attached to all...

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The B29 bomber 'Bockscar' piloted by Frederick C. Bock dropped the second atomic bomb named 'Fat Man' upon the Japanese city of...

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Best Answer: The major countries are:Allies- Great Britian, France and RussiaCentral Powers-Germany, Ottoman Empire, and...

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AnswerIt would be considered an ideological war from anyone's perspective, not just the Europeans, because it involved a war of...

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The Soviet-American relationship in WWII was more of a "Shot Gun Wedding" in that neither side trusted the other, but both sides...

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AnswerAustralian women took on the roles of the men. they were involved in the land army, and other stuff...

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It encouraged some blacks to migrate to the West Coast, which had increased industrial activity due to the war in the Pacific....

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A Pro-Hop is a move that is more formally known as the "jump-stop" or "jump-step." A jump-step is when you are driving or moving...

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The policy of appeasement was a contributing factor to the outbreak of World War II because it was used against an...

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Japan's attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor left them with little room to turn the other cheek. Already indirectly aiding...

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There was a number of battles in the area of the Phillippines,on land and sea,from 1941 to 1945.

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AnswerIt all depends upon which way Germany won. If you assume that Hitler had invaded Britain right after Dunkirk, then you...

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It was fake it isn't real

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AnswerReputable historians and others argue that WWII was a continuation of WWI. I see things a little differently. WWI did not...

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In the European Theater 3,065,505 American Soldiers were serving. As of 30 April 1945. Stamps and Esposito, A Military...

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AnswerOk what basically happened was that the Soviet Union and Germany signed a treaty or Joseph Stalin and Hitler signed...

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The 82nd Airborne should be able to guide you in the right direction The only Willis Lamberson in the 1930 census of the...

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Countries and territories annexed before World War 2: Austria (1938) Sudetenland (1938) Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia) -...

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There were several factors: 1. Japan's need to expand their empire to gain needed raw materials for war (oil, rubber,...

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You can order his military records from "www.archives.gov" - I found my gg grandfather's civil war records for $17.50 and it gave...

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A good site of information is www.cccalumni.org. This site can lead you through getting information on the Civilian Conservation...

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Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain (10 July 1940 - 31 October 1940) was the conflict fought between the RAF and the German...

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AnswerFor the first couple of years of the war Germany's civilian economy did quite well. Conquered countries were forced to...

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It was just a shortened form of "Germans" that wasn't really any shorter but was a bit easier to say. You can't really say "Gers"...

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Despite what many people think about Switzerland it wasn't secretly on the side of the Nazis. The Swiss Nazi party was tiny and...

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AnswerI can't speak for the Australian population;I am sure they greeted the Americans ,with open arms; as they saved each other,...

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Penicillin helped fight the infections of the wounds of the soldiers, In the British Army it was normal for it to take up to...

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Did the US Win WWII The Allies, of which the U.S. was a member of, were victorious in WW 2. Here are more opinions: Answer The...

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Thousands of sailors were on each of the four carriers they lost, and most of them died. And in addition to losing the men on...

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Americans at home were profoundly affected by WW2. As in all wars people die. Many sons, husbands, and fathers did not come home...

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A German spy who was parachuted into England in 1941. He was captured on the second day and executed.

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'Effective' will certainly depend on what you mean by 'effective'. In either case, the German Panzer IV/70 (V) was one of the...

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There are more legends about Pearl Harbor than any other event of WWII. None have a shred of evidence, nor even make logical...

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The strength of the US Navy the day before the attack upon Pearl Harbor is as follows: 8 Aircraft Carriers 17 ...

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Although Hitler and Stalin did not like each other, they agreed to divide Poland between their countries.  Answer Ruth, If...

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No It was not,the STG 44 or MP 44 was mainly issued to high quality frontline Waffen-SS Panzer grenadier Divisons,who in June...

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AnswerHitler didn�t even expect a declaration of war from Britain and France, when he attacked Poland in �39. He expected the...

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most of the bodies were not prepared for burial, those who dies in Auschwitz(Nazi death camp) were cremated, those in the woods...

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It was very significant because Mussolini, the Italian dictator had signed this agreement saying that he would stand with the...

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A foreign policy approach where a nation remains a world power and still pursues global policies it believes to be in its own...

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the social surrounding of family members, friends and collegues accompaigning people's life and changing over lifetime

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Blitz KREIG is translated as "lightning war" in German. Used to describe a type of attack using planes and fast moving vehicles...

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