World War 2

If he was in a particular regiment or compony, try and track down the compony records of personnel and find out who was in the...

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The 148th was part of the 1110 engineer combat group. Came ashore d-day +5 and +8 at Utah beach. There is a history of 1110th...

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AnswerGermany had already taken over Czeckoslovakia and Austria. Hitler had managed, by a brilliant combination of threats and...

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More than a HUNDRED. More than a hundred American GI's were given the death penalty and executed under the USA's own...

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US Leader in WW2Franklin D. Roosevelt was president for most of the war. He died in April of 1945 and Vice President Harry Truman...

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White POWs were treated abominably by the Japanese.

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AnswerPrior to the start of WWII, the Anschlus of Austria to Germany, the Sudenten crises, the Munich accords, and the...

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Heres a couple of links http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm Normandy The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War...

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They put up air raid shelters; warned people with posters; the arp was set up also to contribute to the war effort.

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Karen, I would suggest doing two things. First, consult your local American Legion post or VFW hall. Tell them your...

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AnswerHi JudithHitler was just a person and as himself he probably did not have very much impact. But as leader of a movement in...

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After the start of World War Two, life changed considerably in Britain. To avoid giving the enemy visual reference points at...

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Contact the nearest Japanese consulate or the Japanese embassy in Washington. Tell them how you came by the tag and ask for their...

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Technical. As in Technical Sergeant.

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america had 13 million men in the war by the end of 1943

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A really, really, really crappy place to live. Especially if you were Jewish.

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Joe Bonsall of the Oakridge Boys wrote it. He has a story about writing it. He has a video of him singing it too. His reason for...

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AnswerTHE PURPLE HEART IS AN AMERICAN AWARD NOT A GERMAN ONE.(addendum)But the German army in the late part of WW1 and in WW2 did...

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1) There is NO any geographical place in Russia or Eastern Europe called Petrenkov. 2) There is NO any famous...

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"The Last Ridge" is excellent, well written, and a very easy read. Just the right amount of technical information, not too dry. ...

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Technician, Fifth Grade (also called a Tech-5 or a T-5) was used by the US Army from 1942 to 1948. It was their attempt to...

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Can't say I know personally, but this site - http://home.iprimus.com.au/oseagram/ - may help. The guy seems to know a lot about...

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no it is not true. the highest ranking jap officer was gen yamashita who was hung in manila shortly after the war. the jap...

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Graves Registration buried the bodies in temporary cemeteries throughout the war zones. After the war was over, some were...

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Conditions were brutal. Food was scarce and labour was hard, and many died, especially in the harsh wintercodnitions. In a nation...

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The Bronze Star Medal is an award presented for heroic or meritorious achievement or service not involving participation in...

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America had many allies during WWII though its main allies were Britain and Russia. Their leaders were Winston...

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800,000 Russian women were part of the Red Army during WW2. None were to be made prisonner, because the Germans obeyed no war...

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Combat units were segregated until President Truman changed that policy in 1948-49. (General Mathew Ridgeway also writes in his...

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Japan was running out of resources due to its population growth. The after effects of the Great Depression caused economical...

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The 327th Squadron, along with the 325th, 326th & the 407th made up the 92nd Bombardment Group. The 92nd flew B-17s as a part of...

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1939 - Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days. 1940 - British armored...

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OK some of the products were stockings, shoes, food ( eggs,sugar,coffee,meats)and gas. That's about all i know In Great Britain...

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AnswerPoland 1939  AnswerAustria, in 1938. However, he was welcomed with hysterical applause in Linz and Vienna.

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Benito Mussolini had taken over as dictator of Italy in 1922. He lead the country into war against countries in North Africa...

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Research in the US and Britain started as early as 1939. Real work started when the US Army was entrusted organising the...

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The 15th Cav has an association you may contact for further information. 15th Cavalry Group Mr. Danny Monico 42 George...

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I think horrific and frightening pretty well sum it up. Combat is something which must be experienced truly to be understood. To...

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AnswerChris, No, it was not because the Soviet Union demanded it. The circumstances differed from one country and colony to...

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I would say that WWII was caused by both historical and economic factors because the are interdependent. The treaty of Versailles...

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AnswerAllied CountriesAustralia 680,000 Belgium 800,000 Canada 780,000 China 5,000,000 Denmark 15,000 France 5,00,000 Greece...

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135,576 American military personnel were KIA in Europe between D-Day & V-E Day.

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Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby was the director of the WAAC/WAC during WW 2.

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the shellac was used as paint for windows during a blackout so light could not be seen thru.

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Answeras a pro Australia a good location for airbases and harbors the navy. as a con we depened on the australians to capture a...

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They were like the WWII version of suicide bombers. The Japanese had (not sure if they still have or not) strict codes of honour....

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The war in the deserts of Egypt & Libya were important for two reasons. Firstly, Britain stood alone and desparately needed...

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Impact of Airplanes in the World WarsThey did not have much or enough impact on world war 1 because you could say they were still...

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At the time our economy was amazing and we supplied the Allies with weapons and resources. U.S. Congress passed the Lease-Lend...

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It was finished just in time for Memorial Day 2004. Here is a link to someone's On-line Photo Album that shows the final...

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Bolshevism is a form of violent secular feudalism based on robbing, murdering and otherwise oppressing people who belong to...

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Both had underlying causes of Militarism and Nationalism. However, other causes of World War 1 included Imperialism and economic...

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If you know the name of the ship, try an Internet search for it. For example, if it was the USS Sims, go ask.com and type in "USS...

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AnswerMy father was an Italian prisoner of war in WW II. He was captured somewhere in Africa and taken to the U.S. and sent to...

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Camp Shanks, near Orangeburg, N.Y. was the staging area for the New York Port of Embarkation. This 2,009 acre camp opened January...

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Including the US Army, Navy, and Marines, about 13 million Americans served in the armed forces in World War 2. About 400,000...

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The Axis powers deliberately launched unprovoked attacks on other coutries who were then forced to defend themselves. Michael...

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The fact that England was an island prevented the Germans from winning the war in 1940 after winning the Battle of France. The...

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This isn't a popular view, but it is fact. Japan belived the USA was not negotiating in good faith over the issues of the...

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Firstly, although Sweden had a strict policy of "NEUTRALITY" she wasn't. She Cooperated with Germany in several different...

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Are you asking about American Indians? Moro tribesmen from Bataan? Gurkha's from Nepal?

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Just like today, changing all the time.

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According to "The Articles of War - Annotated" (5th Edition 1949) by Lee Tillotson: ARTICLE 107, Soldiers To Make Good Time Lost:...

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AnswerSECOND LIETUENANT HIROO ONODA2nd Lieutenant Onoda Hiroo (born 1922) is a Japanese army intelligence officer who was...

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All food stuffs were rationed. Some more than others. Sugar, salt, cooking oil, to name a few.

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Horrible. Parts of Germany were in trouble, but their living conditions were rather normal, until the Americans came in...

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AnswerThe Japanese did not actually dodge our radar sensors when they bombed Pearl Harbor. At the time of the attack there were...

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Its alot Germany owed 18million hell yeah Germany owe it  Philosophical question: If you crush a totalitarian state in a...

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AnswerThere were the Tuskegee airmen, and many African-American units.  AnswerAt the beginning of the war, most African...

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The US joined WW II on December 8th, 1941, the day after the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, HI was bombed by the Japanese Navy....

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No one is sure of the exact date in which the entirity of France was liberated, but Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944.

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I don't know look it up

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AnswerI don't have precise figures but yes there were a significant number of men, on both sides, who served in both wars....

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Answeryes because USA had 8 million army heading to us. And Japanese only had 4 million. there was no hope to japan with out...

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AnswerIn order to defeat the Nazis, who were trying to control the world by force. As a part of the British Commonwealth of...

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AnswerProbably the same diseases that follow every war:CholeraDysenterySmallpoxNationalism  AnswerIn the book "virus...

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AnswerThe role of "spies" in W.W.2 was a major component. They were controlled by the dept. in Britain called S.O.E. (Special...

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These were assault troops trained in squads as trench fighters. In 1921 Hitler's henchman,Ernst Rohm created a 2000 strong...

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Here is a good website (including Black Americans as well) members.aol.com/veterans/warlib6h.htm

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Japan was putting out peace feelers by the summer of 1945. Their defensive position was in complete ruin: naval units gone, air...

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Pfc. Charles Havlat holds a dubious distinction in the U.S. history of WWII in Europe. He was the last American killed in combat...

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12:00 O'Clock A.M. Airborne troops land behind enamy lines to soften up defenses and #2 8:00 A.M. Infantry land on Utah and Omaha...

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Sweden, as a sovereign nation, was neutral during the war. So no, Sweden did not fight with the Allies during WW 2. As to...

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since they shot and killed filipino farmers from ambush burned their homes and stole their food, the terms used by the natives...

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I don't know if there was a standard time, particularly for units that may not have much contact with their headquarters. I...

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The 39th Infantry Regiment is credited with eight campaigns for the European Theatre of Operations. They are: Algeria-Fr....

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There are two life conditions, mental, and physical. For the allied soldiers, they mostly had to live as a "bum" or "carter...

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There is a book that you might be able to find in your local library or get on loan from another larger library. It's titled The...

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Here's a short, partial answer. The Japanese stronghold at Rabaul (New Britain) was within range of American bombers based on...

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Probably no way to tell for certain. Military records didnt have where your family had come from. They didn't write down Latino,...

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The Japanese treated ALL Allied prisoners B A D L Y. The Empire of Japan was not a signatory to the Geneva Convention, therefore...

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The U.S. emerged from WW2 as one of the world's two super-powers, along with the Soviet Union. Very soon after the end of WW2 the...

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iwo jima Guadalcanal and Wake maken attoll peleliu Okinawa thats most of them

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I have quite a bit of information about the 1st, 3rd & 4th Ranger Battalions. You are welcome to provide me with your uncle's...

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The code-name given to the invasion of Normandy during World War 2.

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it depends on the size,condition and originality of the flag. is it a standard red flag with a white circle and swastica, is the...

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By a well established convention the dates are generally given as 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945. The Second World War has...

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A term originally used by railroads. Before the use of automatic signals, a large ball on a string hung over the tracks was used....

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