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  1. Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II

    dablink For naval operations in the Southwest Pacific area including the Netherlands East Indies, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and New Guinea, see South West Pacific theatre of World War II . other uses Pacific Theater disambiguation Campaignbox Pacific Ocean Campaignbox Pacific War The Pacific Ocean theatre was one of four major naval theatres of war of World War II , which pitted the forces ... 1968 title U.S. Warships of World War II publisher Doubleday and Company location id Category Asia and the Pacific 1941 42 Category World War II Pacific Theatre bg ... . The theater included most of the Pacific Ocean and its islands, excluding the Philippines , Australia ... first Robert J. year 2000 title The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II publisher ... Archipelago and the Solomon Islands which were part of the Southwest Pacific area. The Pacific Ocean theater also excluded China and mainland Southeast Asia . It takes its name from 30 March 1942 ref name cressman84 Cressman 2000 p.84 ref when it became the major Allies of World War II Allied Command military formation command in the theater, known simply as Pacific Ocean Areas command Pacific Ocean Areas . ref name p&n653 Potter & Nimitz 1960 p.653 ref Leaders Image Carrier shokaku.jpg thumb Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier. Image Pacific WWII command.svg thumb right Allied Pacific theater command structure. The Imperial Japanese Navy Japanese Combined ... the vast majority of Allied naval forces in the Pacific Ocean during the period 1941 45. The Allied Pacific Ocean Areas POA command was formed in March 1942. The POA was further divided into the North ... and battles Central Pacific Theater Attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941 ref name silverstone Silverstone ... April 1945 ref name silverstone North Pacific Theater Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942 43 Battle of the Komandorski ... 1946 title The Campaigns of the Pacific War publisher United States Government Printing Office ...   more details



  1. List of naval and land-based operations in Pacific Theater during World War II

    List of Naval and land based operations in Pacific Theater during World War II including Japan, Oceania , and Pacific Rim. Pacific Ocean Axis Battle of the Philippine Sea A Go 1944 flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese plan to engage and destroy the US Fleet during the Saipan landings Aleutian Islands Campaign AL 1942 flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese invasion of the western Aleutians Operation I I 1943 flagicon Japan &mdash major Japanese air offensive to halt Allied advances on New Guinea and Guadalcanal Pacific Ocean island Guadalcanal Operation FS FS 1944 flagicon Japan &mdash Proposed Japanese plan to isolate Australia by capturing New Caledonia , Samoa and Fiji . Attack on Pearl Harbor Subsequent attacks K 1 1942 flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese reconnaissance and air raid on Pearl Harbor Operation Ka Ka 1942 flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese plan to destroy the US Fleet and recapture Guadalcanal Operation Ke Ke 1943 flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal Operation Ke Go Ke GO 1943 flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese evacuation of Kiska , Aleutians Operation Downfall Ketsu Go Ketsu ... Pacific Ocean island Guadalcanal See also List of World War II military operations External links ... List of Allied Operations Category Battles and operations of World War II Category Naval battles and operations of World War II Category Military lists of World War II Naval and land based operations in Pacific Theater ... flagicon Japan &mdash Japanese bomber took off from submarine in Pacific and dropped two bombs on forest ... travel across the Pacific and hit the US mainland. The US media was told not to report on them so ... West Pacific Area , aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul . Operation Chronicle ... air attack by British Pacific Fleet on Pangkalan Brandan , eastern Sumatra Operation Majestic Majestic ... 1945 flagicon United Kingdom &mdash air attack by British Pacific Fleet on Palembang Operation PM PM ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean in World War II

    Campaignbox South East Asia Campaignbox Indian Ocean Theatre Axis powers Axis naval forces operated throughout the Indian Ocean during World War II 1939 45 . These activities included unrestricted submarine warfare , airstrike s by aircraft carrier s, covert auxiliary cruiser raiding ships , capital ship s and raids by land based heavy bomber s. Forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy , German Kriegsmarine and Italian Regia Marina struck at Allies of World War II Allied targets in and off countries including Australia , Ceylon Sri Lanka , the Dutch East Indies Indonesia , British Raj British India , Madagascar and South Africa . List of sub theatres and actions Australia Axis naval activity in Australian waters Western Australian emergency of March 1944 Air raids on Australia, 1942 43 Britain Cocos Islands Mutiny France Liberation of La R union Battle of Madagascar Germany Monsun Gruppe Armed merchantmen German auxiliary cruiser raiders German auxiliary cruisers Italy East African Campaign World War II East African Campaign Japan Japanese occupation of the Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Battle of Christmas Island Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean Campaign Indian Ocean raid 1942 Easter Sunday Raid Indian Ocean raid 1944 References cite journal last Black first Jeremy date 2009 title Midway and the Indian Ocean journal Naval War College Review volume 62 issue 4 url http www.nwc.navy.mil press review PressReviewPDF.aspx?q 395 WWII battle stub Category World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre Category History of the Indian Ocean cs Boje v Indick m oce nu za druh sv tov v lky ...   more details



  1. South West Pacific theatre of World War II

    Ocean theater of World War II , was commanded by Admiral Chester Nimitz . In the theatre, Empire ... load onto a warship in preparation for a Tokyo Express run sometime in 1942 The South West Pacific Theatre , technically the South West Pacific Area , between 1942 and 1945, was one of two designated area commands and Theater warfare war theatre s enumerated by the Combined Chiefs of Staff CCoS of World War II in the Pacific War Pacific region . The South West Pacific theatre included the Philippines ... the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy s participation in the Southwest Pacific area of the Pacific War . refend spacing World War II Category Asia and the Pacific 1941 42 Category World War II Pacific Theatre Category South West Pacific theatre of World War II Category Campaigns and theatres of World War II Category Military history of Australia during World War II Category Military history of New Zealand during World War II Category Military history of the Philippines during World War II bg ... territories. The theatre takes its name from the major title of the Allies of World War II Allied command , which was known simply as the South West Pacific Area command South West Pacific ... War II Allied territories in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Major campaigns in the theatre ... chapter title From Down Under to Nippon Story of the 6th Army in World War II publisher Zenger location ... year 1968 title U.S. Warships of World War II publisher Doubleday and Company location id cite book ...Image Southwest Pacific Area.JPG 300px thumb The South West Pacific Area, as defined by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Campaignbox South West Pacific Campaignbox Pacific War Image CanberraTulagi.jpg 250px ... War II publisher Naval Institute Press location Annapolis, Maryland isbn 1 55750 149 1 cite book ... C. Kenney and the War in the Southwest Pacific publisher University Press of Kansas location Lawrence ... War II publisher Crown Publishers location id cite web last United States Army Center of Military History ...   more details



  1. World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument

    Infobox Protected area name World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument iucn category not designated in IUCN database photo World war ii valor in the pacific.png photo caption location Alaska , California & Hawaii , United States USA nearest city lat d lat m lat s lat NS long d long m long s long EW area convert 6310 acre km2 established December 5, 2008 visitation num visitation year governing ... comprising the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. The World War II Valor in the Pacific ... of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Category World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument US NationalParkService stub US hist stub de World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument ... aspects of American engagement in World War II . It encompasses 9 sites in 3 U.S. state states totaling ... PDFgate.cgi?WAISdocID 179641279741 0 2 0&WAISaction retrieve Establishment of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument , 73 Federal Register FR 75293 2008 12 10 . Notes Reflist External links http www.nps.gov valr index.htm World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument Official site in Hawaii http www.nps.gov tule index.htm WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Tule Lake Unit http alaskamaritime.fws.gov pdf valor.pdf World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument Alaska Unit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service http www.nps.gov aleu index.htm Aleutian World War II National Park Service coord missing California Protected Areas of California NPS DEFAULTSORT World War Ii Valor In The Pacific National Monument Category Aleutian Islands Category Attack on Pearl Harbor ... Monuments in Hawaii Category World War II memorials in the United States Category United States military ... Battle of Attu Battlefield remnants on Attu Island Military history of Japan Showa Period World War II Japan ese occupation site on Kiska Island Crash site of a B 24 Liberator B 24D Liberator bomber on Atka Island flag California Tule Lake War Relocation Center Tule Lake Segregation Center The monument ...   more details



  1. Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters (World War II)

    Infobox nrhp name CINCPAC Headquarters nrhp type nhl image U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Makalapa Support Facilities, Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl Harbor Honolulu, Hawaii .jpg caption Makalapa Support Facilities location Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii lat degrees 21 lat minutes 21 lat seconds 45 lat direction N long degrees 157 long minutes 56 long seconds 08 long direction W locmapin Hawaii area built 1942 architect Unknown architecture No Style Listed designated nrhp type May 28, 1987 ref name nhlsum cite web url http tps.cr.nps.gov nhl detail.cfm?ResourceId 2001&ResourceType Building title Cincpac Headquarters accessdate 2008 06 21 work National Historic Landmark summary listing publisher National Park Service ref added May 28, 1987 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref governing body DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY refnum 87001295 CINCPAC Fleet Headquarters , also known as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters , was the headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from 1942 through 1945, while he was Pacific Ocean Areas command Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II . Commander in chief Commanding Army land , Navy sea , and Air force air forces, Admiral Nimitz had major responsibility for Military campaign campaigns such as the Battle of Midway , the Battle of Guam 1944 liberation of Guam , and the seizure of Battle of Saipan Saipan and Battle of Tinian Tinian in the Mariana Islands Marianas . References Reflist External links http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NHLS Text 87001295.pdf NRHP Nomination Form Registered Historic Places Category National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii Category History of Oahu Hawaii NRHP stub ...   more details



  1. List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year

    &mdash invasion of France and rout of British Expeditionary Force World War II British Expeditionary ... in World War II Gomorrah flagicon United Kingdom 1943 sequence of air raids on Hamburg . 1944 Operation ... River Maas by British 3rd Infantry Division See also List of World War II military operations ...?q O&c a WW2DB List of Allied Operations Category Battles and operations of World War II Category Military lists of World War II Operation ca Operacions de la Segona Guerra Mundial ... WW II Attila 1940 flagicon Nazi Germany &mdash German seizure and occupation of Vichy France , without ...   more details



  1. Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War

    Campaignbox American Civil War The Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War was the military operations in the United States on the Pacific Ocean and in the states and Territories west of the Continental Divide . The theater was encompassed by the Department of the Pacific that included the states ... to enter the Pacific Ocean. However its attacks came too late, at the end of the war or afterward ... War expanded CTCBS DEFAULTSORT Pacific Coast Theater Of The American Civil War Category Campaigns and theaters of the American Civil War Category Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War fr Th tre ... s in the theater. Union and Confederate regular forces did not meet directly within the Pacific Department ... armies did not meet, Confederate States Navy warships would operate in the Pacific Ocean, but neither ... made plans to secede with Oregon to form a Cascadia independence movement Civil War Pacific ... in the Pacific Ocean . J. M. Chapman Plot In 1863, Asbury Harpending , after traveling secretly ... , Eel River Athapaskan peoples Wailaki and Whilkut . From December 12, 1861 the theater of this war ... Theater of the American Civil War Trans Mississippi Theater . See also California in the American ... War Union volunteer troop detachments primarily from California, some from Oregon and a few companies ... raiders the CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the American Civil War in the Bering Sea ... were thwarted by alert Union officials and the Pacific Squadron . Secession Crisis on the West Coast ... troops of the Department of the Pacific . Johnston met with some of these Southern men, but before ... the Confederacy. This fear was based on the demonstrated California in the American Civil War Southern ... War Securing Southern California At the outbreak of the Civil War, the secession of Southern California seemed possible. The populace was largely in favor of California in the American Civil War ... 3. II The Los Angeles Units, p.14 ref Charged with all the supervision of Los Angeles, San Bernardino ...   more details



  1. Outline of World War II

    of World War II Home front during World War II Mediterranean Theatre of World War II Pacific Ocean theater ... on the Eastern Front European Theater during WW2 United States home front during World War II Arctic ... Cross USA Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal World War II Victory Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign ... War II in Europe End of World War II in the Pacific Aftermath of World War II Main Aftermath of World ... West Pacific Area Soviet tank production during World War II Specifications for World War II infantry ...TopicTOC World War II The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II World War II , or the Second World War &ndash World war global military War conflict from 1939 to 1945, which was fought between the Allied powers of World War II Allied powers of the United States ... 1861 1946 Italy , and Empire of Japan Japan , with their respective allies. Over World War II ... Little Secrets of World War II Military Information No One Told You About the Greatest, Most Terrible ... Essence of World War II Main articles World War II and Timeline of World War II Adolf Hitler Axis powers Axis vs. Allies The Holocaust European Theater Pacific Ocean theater of World War II Pacific Theater Armoured warfare Mechanized warfare Modern warfare Total war World War Causes of World War II Main Causes of World War II Adolf Hitler Events preceding World War II in Asia Events preceding World War II in Europe Imperialism Expansionism Expansionist nationalism Lebensraum Nazi Party Treaty ... in World War II Main Participants in World War II Allies of World War II see also Allies Major Allied powers Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II United Kingdom Eastern Front World War II Soviet Union June 1941 1945 Military history of France during World War II France ... during World War II United States December 1941 1945 Military history of Greece during World War II ... during the Second World War Canada Minor Allied powers Australia in World War II Australia New Zealand ...   more details



  1. Book:World War II

    saved book title World War II subtitle cover image Infobox collage for WWII.PNG cover color wildbot yes World War II Main article World War II Background Causes of World War II Course of the war Timeline of events preceding World War II Timeline of World War II 1939 1939 timeline Timeline of World War II 1940 1940 timeline Timeline of World War II 1941 1941 timeline Timeline of World War II 1942 1942 timeline Timeline of World War II 1943 1943 timeline Timeline of World War II 1944 1944 timeline Timeline of World War II 1945 1945 timeline Aftermath Aftermath of World War II Impact of the war World War II casualties List of war crimes 1939 1945 World War II War crimes during World War II Consequences of German Nazism War crimes and Japan Japanese war crimes Military production during World War II Home front during World War II Collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II Resistance during World War II German occupied Europe Technology during World War II Category Wikipedia books on World War II World War II ...   more details



  1. End of World War II

    End of World War II can refer to End of World War II in Europe End of World War II in Asia disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. Seabees in World War II

    Seabees in World War II begins with the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor . After the attack and the United States entry into the war, the use of civilian labor in war zones became impractical ... forces. World War II During the Second World War, the Seabees performed in both the Atlantic ... World War II. But they also paid a price 272 enlisted men and 18 officers killed in action. In addition ... Seabees, had been filmed in and around the same base during World War II. While Hollywood ... Ocean Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Pacific coasts, Seabees were taught military discipline ... during the early days of base development in the Pacific Ocean Pacific , frequently found themselves ... of experts in the installation of pipelines and petroleum facilities. In the Second World War ... were the first of many milestones. When the United States found itself enmeshed in a two ocean war ... the crossing of the Rhine River in March 1945. Many times during the Second World War the Seabees ... along the road had been noteworthy and valorous. The Pacific theater Seabees in the Pacific Theater ... to serve in the Naval Construction Force during the Second World War. The Bobcats mission was to construct ... in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Seabees and Marines landed together on the beaches of first Saipan ... States Pacific Fleet, an airbase for Japan bound B 29s, and a huge center of war supply ... to build advance bases in the war zone was self evident. Therefore, Rear Admiral Ben Moreell determined ... of the exigencies of the war much improvising was done. ref citation url http www.history.navy.mil faqs ... that several men past 60 had managed to join. During the early days of the war, the average ... tunnels who had worked in shipyards and built docks and wharfs and even ocean liners and aircraft carriers. By the end of the war, 325,000 such men had enlisted in the Seabees. They knew more ... . Nearly 11,400 officers joined the Civil Engineer Corps during the war, and 7,960 of them served ...   more details



  1. Campaigns of World War II

    Lead rewrite date September 2009 WorldWarIISegmentUnderInfoBox The campaigns of World War II were the military operations that were employed during World War II . Military campaign Campaign s generally .... European Theatre The European Theatre of World War II encompassed a large number of campaigns and many of the war s largest battles. In particular, the Eastern Front WWII Eastern Front was the site ... between Finland and the Soviet Union, was a concurrent war to World War II, and thus is covered in its ... World War II British Expeditionary Force , assisted the French and Belgian forces. The Germans were ... weapon was the U Boat , although Commerce raiding World War II surface raider s, mine laying craft ... the Channel . ref br 1944 September Oil Campaign of World War II Oil Campaign br 1945 January 27 Bombing of Dresden in World War II Background troop movement, etc Strategic bombing campaign in Europe Main Strategic bombing during World War II Combined Bomber Offensive After initial heavy losses and Butt ... guns to protect Oil Campaign of World War II synthetic oil production during 1944 failed to stop the reduction ... of World War II Allies gained air superiority in late 1944 and air supremacy after the Luftwaffe ... of World War II Bomber Command References Reflist WWIIHistory World War II DEFAULTSORT Campaigns Of World War Ii Category Campaigns and theatres of World War II ... theater of war, and the so called battle lasted for the duration of the entire war. Another misnomer ... happened within the North Atlantic Ocean . The campaign lasted for the duration of the war, and while ... forces. While France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany over the invasion, they were unable to render significant aid to Poland during the campaign. The Phoney War Main Phoney War The Phoney War refers to the conduct of the war in Western Europe, primarily along the Franco German border, between the declaration of war on September 3, 1939, to the invasion of France and the Low ...   more details



  1. Commanders of World War II

    welfare of ex servicemen. Battle of Greece Pacific Ocean theater of World War II Pacific Theater ... to the start of the Pacific war. Early on in World War II, received the Medal of Honor for extreme ... thrombosis months before the end of the War. South West Pacific theatre of World War II ...WorldWarIISegmentUnderInfoBox The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career Officer armed ... 000 color white Armed Force colspan 2 Name Highest Rank small held during World War II small Highest ... . Second II Corps British Expeditionary Force World War II British Expeditionary Force Chief of the Imperial ... of NATO . Battle of France North African campaign Operation Husky Sicily Western Front World War II ... and became High Steward of Colchester . North African campaign East African Campaign World War II ... World War I . Died in 1946. Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Siege of Malta World War II Battle ... Force World War II British Expeditionary Force for the German invasion of France, and despite courageous ... of World War II style background white colspan 7 Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command ... Battle of Taranto Battle of Cape Matapan Siege of Malta World War II Siege of Malta style background ... Republic. Battle of France West Africa Campaign World War II West African Campaign Invasion of Normandy ... Campaign World War II West African Campaign Invasion of Normandy Normandy Campaign Liberation of Paris ... War I. Was Chief of Staff having overall command of the US Army during and before World War II ... Battle of Normandy Western Front World War II style background edf1f1 colspan 7 Entered the war as an assistant ... Operation Overlord Battle of Normandy Western Front World War II style background fff colspan ... Front World War II Eastern Front style background fff colspan 7 Involved in nearly every major ... Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Battle of the Lower Dnieper Eastern Front World War II Eastern ... Operation Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front style background fff colspan 7 Stalin s strategic ...   more details



  1. Participants in World War II

    Germany in the European Theatre of World War II European and Japan in the Pacific War Pacific ...WW2InfoBox WorldWarIISegmentUnderInfoBox The participants in World War II were those nation s who either participated directly in or were affected by any of the theaters or events of World War II . World ... by World War II are listed, with a brief description of their role in the conflict. Listed ... History of Andorra Andorra remained officially neutral for the duration of World War II. At the beginning ... the period of World War II, Argentina was ruled by a series of nationalist governments and dictatorial ... and destruction that wrought most of the western Soviet Union during the Eastern Front World War II Great Patriotic War of World War II . The Nazis never reached the South Caucasus . An estimated 300 ... Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again ... during World War II File AziAslanovBaku.jpg thumb The monument to Azeri Major General Azi Aslanov in Baku , who was awarded twice Hero of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Azerbaijan was part ... ranked as the largest centre for the production of oil industry equipment before World War II. The World ... Union for their courage. About 400,000 Azerbaijanis died in World War II. Citation needed date ... Occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany Belgium Main History of Belgium World War II l1 History of Belgium during World War II Like the Netherlands, Belgium declared its neutrality in an effort to avoid ... World War II Brazil was under the dictatorship of Get lio Vargas and maintained its neutrality until ..., and it participated in the Italian Campaign World War II Italian campaign until the end of war ... the Wehrmacht offensive on the Drava River. Bulgaria s participation in World War II ended ... 2011 Canada Main Military history of Canada during World War II At the time of World War II, Dominion ... in World War II Newfoundland Newfoundland section . Within days of the invasion of Polish September ...   more details



  1. Allies of World War II

    War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War 1939 1945 . Former ... involved in World War II either because they had already been invaded, were directly threatened ... publisher U. S. Army Center of Military History and World War II History accessdate 17 September ... contribution to World War II Poland , the United Kingdom , the British Commonwealth nations ...?id GqYWmUae5h8C&pg PA297 title The Real History of World War II A ... Google Books publisher books.google.co.uk ... Entente cordiale Main Polish contribution to World War II The original anti German coalition was formed ... in World War II. The Journal of Military History , Volume 70, Number 4, October 2006, pp. 1029 1064 ... http www.wojsko polskie.pl articles view 2339 title Military contribution of Poland to World War II ... history of Australia during World War II India in World War II Military history of Canada during the Second World War Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II Military history of New Zealand during World War II Military history of South Africa during World War II The United Kingdom ... with Britain s declaration of war. At the outbreak of World War II, the Indian army numbered 205,000 men. Later during World War II the Indian Army became the largest all volunteer force in history ... French Republic Main Military history of France during World War II France experienced several major phases of action during World War II The Phoney War of 1939 1940, also called dr le de guerre ... history of Finland during World War II Republic of Finland was Winter War attacked by the USSR ... or Soviet controlled forces fought against the Axis powers of World War II Axis powers during the Second ... Air Force . The squadron aided the Allied war effort during World War II. The squadron was commonly ... World War  II world, despite the fact the United States had yet to enter the war. In brief ... army and air force personnel to the Italian Campaign World War II Italian campaign Mexico, in March ...   more details



  1. Museum of World War II

    The Museum of World War II is a private museum devoted to World War II located in Natick, Massachusetts .... ref cite web title The Museum of World War II url http www.museumofworldwarii.com ref Formed ... letters. It has been described by London s Imperial War Museum as a fully staffed private collection containing the most comprehensive display of original World War II artifacts on exhibit anywhere ... The Resistance during World War II Resistance Movement Occupied Europe The Holocaust Pearl Harbor and the United States home front during World War II American Home Front The U.S. War Effort The Italian Campaign World War II Italian Front The Eastern Front World War II Russian Front D Day The Invasion of Normandy The Rising Sun and the Aggression in the Far East The Pacific War Pacific Front Battle of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Prisoner of war World War II Prisoners of War Everybody s War World War ... insight into military and civilian life and activities during World War II. Propaganda leaflets dropped ... for Public Relations document his life and actions, from the time of the Manila World War II .... Related writings With Weapons and Wits Propaganda and Psychological Warfare in World War II . Privately published, 1992. The Real World War II Fear On the Home Front, Terror on the Front Lines. American Enterprise Institute, 2002. The World War II Collectors Vault . Whitman Publishing, 2009. References Reflist External links http www.museumofworldwarii.com Museum of World War II coord 42 ... World War II museums in the United States Category Military and war museums in Massachusetts ... in detail the events of the war, from the signing of the Versailles Treaty , which ended World War I , to the Nuremberg Trials Nuremberg and International Military Tribunal for the Far East Tokyo war crimes trials , which brought the Second World War to its close. His goal is to preserve the history of World War II and to provide an educational experience. On display are over 6,000 artifacts ...   more details



  1. World War II casualties

    . The Pacific War claimed the lives of more than 100,000 US military personnel World War II was the List ... soldiers aim their rifles. World War II fatality statistics vary, estimates of total ... document an estimated death toll in World War II of 62 to 78 million, making it the deadliest war ... of World War II military dead from 22 to 25 million, including deaths in captivity of about 5 ... World War II Europe Asia Studies , July 1994. ref In August 2009 the Polish Institute of National Remembrance ... compilations of World War II casualties. ref name ReferenceA John W. Dower War Without Mercy 1986 ISBN ... nations in World War II suffered disproportionally more casualties than others. This is especially true ... . Historians often put forward many different estimates of the numbers killed during World War II .... The World War II casualties Footnotes footnotes give a detailed breakdown of the casualties and their sources ... as non combat causes. Partisan military Partisan and Resistance during World War II resistance ... during World War II Allied war crimes and deaths due to war related famine and disease. The exact breakdown ..., Soviet Deaths in the Great Patriotic War a note World War II Europe Asia Studies , July ... European Jew s during World War II, Martin Gilbert estimates 5.7 million 78 of the 7.3 million ... 443 Ian Dear & MRD Foot, The Oxford Companion to World War II 2001 p. 443 ref There were 14,657 deaths among the total 130,895 List of Japanese run internment camps during World War II western civilians ... in World War II , McFarland & Co., 1994 ISBN 0899508936 pp. 141 146 figures taken from De Japanse Burgenkampen ... the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact Soviet annexations in 1939 40 are included with World War II casualties ... toccolours collapsible style width 90 center Casualties of World War II by Branch of Service center ..., John. World War II A statistical survey Facts on File 1993. ISBN 0 8160 2971 7. p. 254 ref align ... battle Deaths in World War II ort & 39 , Table, p. 8 Battle casualties by type of casualty and disposition ...   more details



  1. Timeline of World War II

    WorldWarIISegmentUnderInfoBox WWII timeline This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II . Because of length it is subdivided into pages by year Timeline of events preceding World War II Events preceding World War II in Asia Events preceding World War II in Europe Timeline of World War II 1939 Timeline of World War II 1940 Timeline of World War II 1941 Timeline of World War II 1942 Timeline of World War II 1943 Timeline of World War II 1944 Timeline of World War II 1945 See also Portal World War II Timeline of World War I External links http ww2db.com event timeline WW2DB Day by Day Timeline http www.historyorb.com war world war two HistoryOrb.com DEFAULTSORT Timeline Of World War Ii Category Chronology of World War II ca Cronologia de la Segona Guerra Mundial de Chronologie des Zweiten Weltkrieges es Cronolog a de la Segunda Guerra Mundial fr Chronologie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale it Cronologia della seconda guerra mondiale no Tidslinjer i andre verdenskrig pt Cronologia da Segunda Guerra Mundial ro Cronologia celui de al Doilea R zboi Mondial ru sr ta th zh ...   more details



  1. India in World War II

    imperial colonies of the United Kingdom , were by default a part of the Allies of World War II ... by the Axis powers. Indian Army involvement See also Indian Army during World War II List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II At the outbreak of World War II, the British Indian Army Indian army numbered 205,000 men. Later during World War II the Indian Army became the largest all volunteer force ... War Syria Lebanon Campaign East African Campaign World War II Anglo Soviet invasion of Iran The British ... provided the largest volunteer force 2.5 million of any nation during World War II. The Indian 4th ... of the Andaman Islands during World War II Battle of Kohima Battle of Imphal By 1942 , neighbouring ... largest Allied contingent in the Italian Campaign World War II Italian campaign after the US and British ... to bomb America in World War II publisher Naval Institute Press, 2005 isbn 1591143888, 9781591143888 ... Pub 72 5 series World War II Campaign Brochures location Washington D.C. WWII history by nation Azad Hind Fauj India topics World War II DEFAULTSORT India In World War Ii Categories Category Military history of India during World War II Category British Raj Category Politics of World War II Category ... Japan . ref http books.google.com books?id f KPH1i56VAC&printsec frontcover&dq india world war 2&client ... role in halting the progress of Imperial Japan in the South East Asian theatre of World War II South East Asian theatre . ref http books.google.com books?id oa1IkbtVPnYC&pg PA772&dq india world war II army&lr &as brr 3&client firefox a The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations F L By Cathal J. Nolan ref The Indian Army during World War II was one of the largest Allied forces contingents which took part in the North African Campaign North and East African Campaign World War II East African Campaign , Western Desert Campaign and the Italian Campaign World War II Italian Campaign . At the height of the World War, more than 2.5 million Indian troops were fighting Axis forces ...   more details



  1. Tanks in World War II

    state uncollapsed WWII tanks Tanks played a great role in World War II . Invented by the British in World War I , the tank gradually improved in the inter war period and also saw rapid changes in the Second World War. At one point a tank seemed to be state of the art, then a year later it was obsolete ... Army s first purpose designed command tank. Tanks played a major role in World War II. Although Italy and Japan produced significant numbers of tanks before and during World War II, it is the German ... common during World War II. It was recognized that a tank crew could not effectively control the fire ... II .jpg thumb left The open topped Marder II tank destroyer on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern ... compared to nonturreted vehicles. One trend seen in World War II was the usage of older, lighter ... taken over by the Germans. Japan used tanks during the invasion of China before World War II as well ... Chars francais.net ref Germany Main German tanks in World War II Image Bundesarchiv Bild 101I 318 ... barrelled, high velocity 75 mm gun, operating on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front 1944 ... Front World War II Eastern Front , 1944. Image Bundesarchiv Bild 101I 554 0872 35, Tunesien ... Ansaldo M11 39 medium tank used from 1939 through the early period of World War II. The M11 ... African Campaign . The M13 40 was not used on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front Italian ... tank weapons. A number of Cruiser Mark IIs were part of the British Expeditionary Force World War II British Expeditionary Force BEF sent to France in the early stages of World War II . The A10 cross ... 22,000 . However, at the start of World War II the most common tank in Soviet service, the T 26 ... half of World War II. The T 34 eventually replaced almost all other Soviet tanks. The basic design was good ... throughout the Italian Campaign World War II Italian Campaign in addition to a handful taking part ... medium tank. The M4 became the second most produced tank of World War II, and was the only tank ...   more details



  1. Romania in World War II

    Greatest extent of Romania s territorial control during World War II 1941 1944 . Romanian military actions in World War II Campaignbox Balkans 1944 File Ion Antonescu.jpg thumb 200px right Ion Antonescu ... and oil to Nazi Germany as well as committing more troops to the Eastern Front World War II Eastern ..., Romania was Bombing of Romania in World War II bombed by the Allies from 1943 onwards and Battle ... and put Romania on the side of the Allies of World War II Allies for the remainder of the war ... 2.net casualties world war 2 casualties index.htm World War II casualties list . Source J. Lee ... of strategic unity in World War II , McFarland, 2005, ISBN 078642009X ref After the assassination ... Romania instituted a civil government in Transnistria World War II occupied Soviet lands immediately ... the Second Vienna Award . The bombing of Romania Main Bombing of Romania in World War II Bombing of Bucharest in World War II Operation Tidal Wave File Ploiesti 1943 bombardament.jpg thumb 200px left ... II Allied air bombing throughout Romania , including the capital, Bombing of Bucharest in World War ... 1,000,000 men, ref http rohistory.ici.ro eng09.htm ref on the side of the Allies of World War II ... Library It has been suggested that the coup may have shortened World War II by up to six months ... 1944 until the End of World War II in Europe end of the war in Europe . In May 1945, the Romanian ... and Transnistria World War II Transnistria were systematically murdered by Antonescu s regime. ref ... World War II indicating lost territories. File Danube19401948.svg thumb 300px right Border on Danube ... of Romania Soviet occupation following World War II facilitated the rise of the Communist Party of Romania ... Romania in World War II Commons category The Holocaust in Romania Romania during World War I Operation ... 100 div Romanian topics WWII history by nation DEFAULTSORT Romania During World War Ii Category Romania in World War II Category The Holocaust in Romania Category World War II Eastern European Theatre ...   more details



  1. Causes of World War II

    . The main causes of World War II were nationalistic tensions, unresolved issues, and resentments resulting from the World War I and the interwar period in Europe, plus the effects of the Great Depression ... of military aggression. At the time of World War II, various European powers such as France , the United ... of them being minority in this territory. Germany s pre World War II ambitions in both Austria ... side in early stages of World War II. As result of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact Bessarabia and Northern ... Union during the early stages of World War II in the lop sided Winter War . When Germany attacked ... leading to World War II can be found in perceived national slights resulting from previous ... across Europe in the years leading up to World War II. In general, it believes that the government ... with many invading Axis Powers of World War II Axis countries. Militarism main Militarism ... World War II, Hitler used racism against Non Aryan peoples. Interrelations and economics Problems ... Civil War Some academics examine World War II as the final portion of a wider European Civil ... of World War II in 1939. Mason had contended that a flight into war had been imposed on Adolf ... page 780 ref Thus, the outbreak of the World War II Second World War was caused by structural economic ... of domestic politics view of World War II s origins through the concept of social imperialism . ref ... usually used to explain World War II. ref name autogenerated780 In Mason s opinion, German foreign policy was driven by domestic political considerations, and the launch of World War II in 1939 was best ... 108 ref Specific events main Events preceding World War II in Europe Events preceding World War ... power. Many people view World War II as a continuation of World War I . Firstly, some believe that the Versailles ... ruling Nazi elite in Germany and by the leadership of the Kwantung Army in Japan. World War II started after these aggressive actions were met with an official declaration of war and or Defense ...   more details



  1. Argentina in World War II

    neutral during most of World War II, despite internal disputes and pressure of the United States to join the Allies of World War II Allies . ref Galasso, 117 252 ref Argentina broke relations with the Axis powers on January 26, 1944, ref name break Galasso, pp. 194 196 ref and declared war on March 27, 1945. ref name war Galasso, pp. 248 251 ref First years Roberto Mar a Ortiz was the president of Argentina ... World War I and the War of the Pacific , the perception of the war as a conflict between foreign ... ref By early 1945, World War II was nearing its end. The Soviets had liberated Warsaw, they were closing ... States. When the Allies History of Frankfurt am Main World War II advanced into Frankfurt , Argentina ... of Farrell and Per n. ref Galasso, pp. 251 252 ref The final End of World War II in Europe Nazi defeat in the European Theatre of World War II took place a month later, greeted with demonstrations ..., after the Victory over Japan Day surrender of Japan , bringing World War II to its final end. ref ... 0 References Portal World War II Argentina Reflist 2 WWII history by nation Category World War II ... ref The Argentine army was highly Germanophile this influence grew since 1904 and predates both world ... stance of the army towards the war to stay Neutrality international relations neutral . The reasons ... Argentina into joining the war. Only a handful of military took the Germanophilia to an actual support of Adolf Hitler. ref name Galasso118 Galasso, p. 118 ref The war resulted in a small boost ... The reactions and stances towards the war became more complex as the conflict advanced. The main ... to serve as president, but did not resign the stance of Argentina in the war generated disputes between ..., and if declared war he would be deposed by a military coup. A third interpretation considers that only the United States wanted Argentina to declare war, whereas Britain was benefited with Argentine ..., fails to acknowledge the constant requests to declare war from Anglophile factions. ref Galasso ...   more details



  1. Aftermath of World War II

    pp semi small yes See also Casualties of World War II Atlantic Charter Consequences of German Nazism ... After World War II a new era of tensions emerged based on opposing ideologies ... Labour around World War II , Soviet Studies , Vol. 44, No. 6 1992 , pp. 1069 1086. ref ref Michael ... Forced labor of Germans after World War II Morgenthau Plan Industrial plans for Germany Denazification Territorial changes of Germany after World War II Legal status of Germany File Map Germany 1945.svg ... . Germany paid German reparations for World War II reparations to the United Kingdom, France ... labor of Germans after World War II forced labour , and coal. German standard of living was to be reduced ... Main World War II evacuation and expulsion Expulsion of Germans after World War II Population transfer ... s lower figure is the crucial difference that for World War II military rapes it was the commanding ... state Communist Eastern bloc after World War II The alliance between the Western Allies .... ref Stewart Richardson, Secret History of World War II, New York Richardson & Steirman, 1986, p.vi. ... the Japanese in Manchuria during World War II. Simultaneously, the Soviets enabled a build up of heavy ..., Roosevelt, Stalin.jpg thumb left The Allies of World War II Big Three at the Yalta Conference Winston ... countries changed radically in the aftermath of World War II. British covert operations in the Baltic ... Protection Service . They launched from British occupied Germany, using a converted World War II E ... s Wars From World War to Cold War, 1939 1953 publisher Yale University Press year 2006 isbn 0300112041 ... 1960, pages 22 26, ref ref The World at War , Mark Arnold Foster, BCA London, 1974, pages 286 .... http www.icrc.org eng resources documents misc 57jnwx.htm ICRC in WW II German prisoners of war in Allied ... and North America First contacts to the Pacific War , Ellis S. Krauss, Benjamin Nyblade, 2004, pg ... map of colonization at the end of the Second World War in 1945. Main Decolonization of Asia Wars of national ...   more details




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