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Kursk, the Red Army got the upper hand and generally was on the offensive for the rest of the war. The large scale of the Soviet Union allowed it to overcome high losses in manpower and equipment. The Soviet success prompted a more successful Allied initiative on the
Western Front of Europe because Nazi Germany was bogged down in a costly defensive war on the East, defending its ever-shrinking occupied territory.
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Operation
Barbarossa suffered from several fundamental flaws. The most serious of these was the logistical situation of the attack. The sheer vastness of the distances in the Soviet Union meant that Germany could only advance so far before outrunning their supply chains. A crucial mistake on the part
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troops were also involved in the campaign. Finland initially declared neutrality; however, with both German and Soviet troops on its soil, Finland was prepared to join forces with
Germany when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on 25 June. The following conflict from 1941 to 1944 is sometimes referred
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and refrained from attacking the city. Hitler had ordered that the city of
Leningrad must "vanish from the surface of the earth", with its entire population exterminated. Rather than storming the city, the Wehrmacht was ordered to blockade Leningrad so as to starve the city to death, while attacking
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The beginning of the Soviet campaign turned into a strategic disaster when its
Southern flank was nearly destroyed. Surviving Soviet units were pushed hundreds of kilometers to the east and the Wehrmacht advance went almost uncontested. But in a major blunder, Hitler split Army Group South into two
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had built up a large strategic bomber force. By way of contrast, Nazi German air force doctrine was almost totally dedicated to supporting the army. Therefore, German bombers were smaller than their
British equivalents, and Germany never developed a fully successful heavy bomber equivalent to the
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was the last major offensive by the German Army on the eastern front. The
Soviets had intelligence of what was to come and prepared massive defences in huge depth in the Kursk salient. They stopped the German armoured assaults after a maximum penetration of just over 30 miles (48 km). After
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policy. They burned crops and destroyed utilities as they withdrew before
Germany's advance, which contributed to the logistical problems that Germany experienced. More importantly for them, the Soviets also succeeded in a massive and unprecedented removal of their industrial resources from the
3302:, the Soviets defeated these Axis forces as they performed a massive encirclement operation. The Axis troops remaining in the city were trapped – cut off from their supply lines and starving, amidst a harsh winter – were ordered by Hitler to fight to the last man.
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Total German casualties between
September 1939 to 31 December 1944, on the Western Front for both the army, Waffen SS, and foreign volunteers amounts to 128,030 killed, 399,860 wounded. 7,614,790 were held in POW camps by early June of 1945 (including 3,404,950 who were disarmed following the
3290:. Germany had occupied over 90% of the city, but in an attempt to defeat the remaining Soviet defenders almost all German soldiers in the area were funneled into the ruins of the city. Months of bitter hand-to-hand combat in the ruins of the city depleted the German forces, leaving only
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Total German soldiers who surrendered in the West, including 3,404,950 who surrendered after the end of the war, is given as 7,614,790. To this must be added the 263,000â655,000 who died, giving a rough total of 8 million German soldiers having served on the
Western Front in
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By April 1945, German forces were retreating on all fronts in northern Italy and occupied Yugoslavia, following continuous Allied attacks. The campaign and the fighting in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre came to an end on 29 April. On 2 May in Italy, Field Marshal
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Even with their advance having ground to a halt due to a lack of supplies and the onset of winter, Germany had conquered a vast amount of territory, including two-fifths of the Soviet economy. Dislodging them proved difficult and eventually cost the Soviet Union dearly.
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troops died facing the Germans and their allies on the Eastern Front. The Axis forces themselves had lost over 6 million troops, whether by combat or by wounds, disease, starvation or exposure; many others were seized as POW, about 10% of them died in the rear
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Despite the quick campaign in the east, along the Franco-German frontier the war settled into a quiet period. This relatively non-confrontational and mostly non-fighting period between the major powers lasted until Germany launched an invasion on 10 May 1940.
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was humiliated in front of the world and had to pay very large war reparations. Many Germans blamed their country's post-war economic collapse on the treaty's conditions and these resentments contributed to the political instability which made it possible for
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According to a post-war US Army study using war records, the army and army air forces of the United States suffered 586,628 casualties in western Europe, including 116,991 killed in action and 381,350 wounded, of whom 16,264 later died of their
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British bombing by day resulted in too many losses and too few results; as a result the British operated by night while building up their strategic force with larger bombers. By 1942, Bomber Command could put 1,000 bombers over one German city.
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it with bombers and artillery. About one million civilians died in the Leningrad siege – 800,000 by starvation. The siege lasted for 872 days. The only overland way into the city was possible during the winter, across the frozen
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and during a prolonged campaign fought their way north through Italy. The invasion of Italy resulted in the nation switching sides to the Allies and the ousting of Mussolini. Despite this coup, Fascists and occupying German forces retained
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2663:, in an attempt to draw RAF fighters out and defeat them completely. Neither approach was successful in reducing the RAF to the point where air superiority could be obtained, and plans for an invasion were suspended by September 1940.
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alone to attack the Allied forces until German infantry was able to advance, giving the British a window for the evacuation. Later, many of the evacuated troops would form an important part and the centre of the army that landed at
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at first was going to bypass Paris during the invasion; however, on 19 August, the French in the city started a resistance against the remaining Germans, and the Allies headed towards the city. On 25 August, the Germans in Paris
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committed ethnically targeted mass murder. Civilians were rounded up and burned alive or shot in squads in many cities conquered by the Nazis. At least 27 million civilians and military personnel perished during the war.
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government, the Italian Social Republic or RSI to show that the Axis forces were still in power there and a force to be dealt with. However, Mussolini and his Fascists were now puppet rulers under their German patrons.
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43,110 Germans killed or missing, 111,640 wounded, no information is provided on any who were captured. Italian losses amounted to 1,250 killed or missing, 4,780 wounded, and no information is provided on any who were
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3421:. Allied activities before D-Day may have tied up only a few divisions in actual fighting, but many more were forced to guard lonely coasts against raids that never came or to man anti-aircraft guns throughout
3571:. By September 1944, three Allied Army Groups were in line against German formations in the west. There was optimism that the war in Europe might be over by the end of the year. From 17 to 24 September, in
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of Germany was that the timetable for Barbarossa was planned with the assumption that the Soviets would collapse before the onset of winter. By the time the German attack froze to a halt before the city of
2318:. As the Polish September Campaign ended, Hitler offered Britain and France peace on the basis of recognition of German European continental dominance. On 12 October the United Kingdom formally refused.
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and conducted military actions against armed incursions from both Axis and Allied belligerents. The cease fire and pledging of allegiance to the Allies of the Vichy troops in French North Africa during
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During the Blitz, all of Britain's major industrial, cathedral, and political sites were heavily bombed. London suffered particularly, being bombed each night for several months. Other targets included
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Starved of food, fuel, ammunition, and clothes, the pocket was gradually reduced, with the last portion surrendering on 2 February 1943. In a cynical attempt to prevent the surrender, Hitler promoted
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After enduring the Russian winter of 1941â1942, the German army prepared for further offensive operations. One of the major problems faced by the Nazi war machine in World War II was a shortage of
3113:. It is generally accepted as being the most lethal conflict in human history, with over 30 million dead as a result. It involved more land combat than all other World War II theatres combined.
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The British rejected several covert German attempts to negotiate peace. Germany massed their air force in northern German-occupied France to prepare the way for a possible invasion, code-named
2862:, U.S. Army Air Forces units being deployed to England to join the assault on mainland Europe on 4 July 1942. Bomber Command raided by night and the US forces by day. The "Operation Gomorrah"
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threatening military invasion, thus compelling the three small nations to conclude mutual assistance pacts which gave the Soviets the right to establish military bases there. The Soviet Union
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produced one of the most devastating fires in history. A firestorm was created in the city, and between 18,000 and 25,000 people were killed. Only the Hamburg attack, the 9â10 March 1945
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raids hit targets in occupied Europe. Churchill famously said of the RAF personnel who fought in the battle: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few".
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Indecision by Hitler, dissent among the higher-ranked Nazi German officers, and over-extended supply lines contributed to the eventual defeat and withdrawal of the Axis military in the
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on 5 December 1941, it literally could not go any further. There simply were not enough supplies reaching the front to conduct proper defensive operations, let alone a proper offense.
3597:. The Allied forces were eventually successful in driving back Germany, in what turned out to be their last major advance of the war. The battle officially ended on 27 January 1945.
3539:, starting an invasion of southern France. The next day, Hitler allowed the Germans in Normandy to retreat. As they left, they were encircled by American and British spearheads at
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The weather of 1944 combined with a poor situation for the Allies led to a stagnant situation on the western front. The Americans continued to grind away at the defenders in the
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Several other countries were drawn into the conflict at this time. After 28 September 1939, the Soviet government presented the governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with
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supplies from the United Kingdom and the United States had a very important impact on Soviet military forces. Supply convoys sailed to Soviet ports that were patrolled by Nazi
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on 13 May – the French had left this area less well defended, believing its terrain to be impassable for tanks and other vehicles. Most Allied forces were in
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broke out and lasted until the end of 1949 when Greek government troops, aided by the US and Britain, defeated the communist guerrillas supported by Marshal Tito and USSR.
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that commanded: "do not answer to any provocations" and "do not undertake any actions without specific orders". The early weeks of the invasion were devastating for the
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All German forces were to cease operations on 23:01 hours Central European time on 8 May 1945, which was already 9 May in Moscow and other parts of the USSR; therefore
2659:. Initially, the Luftwaffe concentrated on destroying the RAF on the ground and in the air. They later switched to bombing major and large industrial British cities in
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3547:. However, many Germans broke out between 16 and 19 August. By the time the Germans left Normandy, 50,000 of theirs were dead and 200,000 were taken prisoner.
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on 22 June. In order to further the humiliation of the French people and the country itself, Hitler arranged for the surrender document to be signed in the
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along the border with Germany. After overrunning the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, Germany turned against France, entering the country through the
3604:. It was crossed in March 1945, and the way lay open to the centre of Germany. The last major German forces in the west were encircled and trapped in the
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had pledged protection and independence guarantees. On 3 September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and other allies soon followed. The
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410,000 in Allied strategic bombing, 300,000 in the Holocaust not including Austrian civilian deaths or deaths from the Nazi T4 program. Counting the
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3575:, the Allies pursued the Germans across France, and sent three airborne divisions to seize road bridges in the Netherlands, to be held open for the
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Pole: 1,160 killed or missing, 3,840 wounded, 370 captured. Thus according to Ellis' information, the Western Allies incurred 783,860 casualties.
3134:. Enormous numbers of Soviet troops were encircled in pockets and fell into Nazi German hands. In addition to German troops, Italian, Hungarian,
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Total US casualties come to 133,255 killed, 365,086 wounded, 73,759 captured, and 14,528 missing, two thousand of whom were later declared dead.
2851:. The Soviets would only regain their air wing later in the war with the help of the Allies, aircraft being delivered mainly by arctic convoys.
2524:. The surrender divided France into two major parts; the northern part under German control, and a southern part under French control, based at
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2817:. Nevertheless, German raids continued on British cities albeit on a smaller and less destructive scale for the rest of the war, and later the
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and was travelling with a German anti-air battalion. On 28 April, Mussolini and several of the other Fascists captured with him were taken to
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ballistic missiles were both used against Britain. However, the balance of bomb tonnage being dropped shifted greatly in favour of the RAF as
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2382:. The Finns were embittered over having lost more land in the peace than on the battlefields, and over the perceived lack of world sympathy.
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3109:. This invasion, the biggest in recorded history, started the bloodiest conflict in world history: the AxisâSoviet War, also known as the
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2532:, a rump state friendly to Germany. Many French soldiers, as well as those of other occupied countries, escaped to Britain. General
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3586:(19 September 1944 â 10 February 1945). As long as Germany stayed on the defence, the Allies were hard-pressed to advance rapidly.
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2766:" assumed that waves of bombers hitting enemy cities would cause mass panic and the rapid collapse of the enemy. As a result, the
2683:. With no land forces in direct conflict in Europe, the war in the air attracted worldwide attention even as sea units fought the
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subgroups, Army Group A which would attack the Caucasus and Army Group B which would advance towards the city of Stalingrad (now
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Fighting in Southern Europe did not resume until Axis forces were defeated in North Africa. Following the Axis defeat in Africa,
2500:, and were cut off from the French mainland. As a result of this, as well as the superior German communications and tactics, the
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3038:. In late 1944 it was joined by the advancing Soviet Army and proceeded to push the remaining German forces out of the Balkans.
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On 24 April 1941 the USSR gave full diplomatic recognition to the Vichy government situated in the non-occupied zone in France.
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We hand over the most cordial congratulations by the Soviet government on the occasion of splendid success of German Wehrmacht.
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British: 11,010 killed or missing, 14,070 wounded (only those who were evacuated have been counted), and 41,340 taken prisoner.
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on 28 October. However, Italian forces were unable to match the Nazi successes in northwest Europe; in fact, it was not until
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in the largest land operation in history. The Balkans campaign delayed this invasion, and subsequent resistance movements in
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that Greece was overrun by the Axis powers. While the Greek campaign was underway, German forces, supported by the Italians,
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That changed when Germany mounted a major counteroffensive on 16 December 1944. The Ardennes offensive, also called the
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2123:, the loss of territory (some only temporarily), war guilt, military weakening and limitation, and economic weakening.
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lasted only six weeks; far shorter than what virtually all pre-war Allied thought could have conceived. On 10 June
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suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties in winter conditions and from the counterattacks of Soviet units.
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leaving German cities vulnerable to British and later American air bombings. Great Britain was used by
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and officially annexed it. Mussolini's regime declared war on Britain and France on 10 June 1940, and
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to reestablish the front, but it failed. On 15 August, the Allies landed in the French Riviera in
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The Last Offensive: The European Theater of Operations
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Deutsche militÀrische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg
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4885:. Cheltenham, UK: The History Press. p. 304.
3174:During their long retreat, the Soviets employed a
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21:European Theater of Operations, United States Army
16:Theatre of military operations during World War II
5231:A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II
3939:second Axis power in Europe from 8 September 1943
3329:in the spring of 1943 by forces of Field Marshal
2609:, resigned during the battle and was replaced by
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4256:Robert Bideleux, Ian Jeffries, Routledge, 2007,
4241:David Stahel, Cambridge University Press, 2018,
3652:On 27 April 1945, as Allied forces closed in on
2989:Germany and its allies attacked the Soviet Union
2175:in 1936, to counter the perceived threat of the
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4196:was considered to be the end of the war in the
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5164:A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War
5162:Murray, Williamson; Millett, Allan R. (2000).
4408:Poteri narodonaseleniia v XX veke: spravochnik
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4151:Includes 27,000 Belgian Jews in the Holocaust.
3744:EuropeanâAfricanâMiddle Eastern Campaign Medal
3255:in Poltawa, German-occupied Ukraine, June 1942
2326:Germany and the USSR partition Northern Europe
2054:to the four victorious powers was signed. The
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4987:Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M. (2015).
4751:Dresden bombing death toll lower than thought
4179:The other main theatre of operations was the
4161:Includes 800 Norwegian Jews in the Holocaust.
4146:Includes 100,000 Dutch Jews in the Holocaust.
3288:prolonged battle in the streets of Stalingrad
2925:was a major theatre of operations during the
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464:Provisional Government of the French Republic
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243:(5 years, 8 months and 1 week)
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4770:Panel rethinks death toll from Dresden raids
2605:to stand alone. The British Prime Minister,
2536:proclaimed himself the legitimate leader of
2281:gave any significant assistance to the Poles
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5212:Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940
5188:Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940
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4788:Landeshauptstadt Dresden (1 October 2008).
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3482:. The allies eventually reached the French
3378:World War II casualties of the Soviet Union
3333:temporarily halted the Soviet advance. The
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2481:bypassing the French fortifications of the
2300:Soviet forces joined the invasion of Poland
2171:. Japan and Germany had already signed the
2050:proclaiming the unconditional surrender of
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5147:. Westport, CN / London: Greenwood Press.
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4826:(in Russian). 22 July 2010. Archived from
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4132:program adds 200,000+ deaths to the total.
3699:to avoid capture by Soviet troops. In his
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3429:Allied invasion of occupied western Europe
2893:Mediterranean and other European countries
2815:liberation of Nazi-occupied Western Europe
2601:Thus, the Fall of France left Britain and
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4478:"German military deaths to all causes EF"
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4883:D-Day 1944 : The Making of Victory
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3349:and ceding more territory to the USSR.
3054:, fighting continued in Greece where a
2582:to the ground, were filled with Soviet
2574:'s tanks broke through to the sea near
2100:Events preceding World War II in Europe
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7095:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union
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3726:On 5 June 1945, the Allies signed the
3225:Summer campaign of 1942 and Stalingrad
3032:National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia
2256:between the two spheres of influence.
2212:were sworn enemies, but following the
1570:19,650,000â25,650,000 civilians killed
1523:18,000,000+ troops (total that served)
1513:44,150,000+ troops (total that served)
7966:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
7398:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
7044:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
7000:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
6105:Rape during the occupation of Germany
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3990:Vichy officially pursued a policy of
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2923:Mediterranean and Middle East theatre
2558:, the Foreign Policy Minister of the
2088:Mediterranean and Middle East theatre
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7088:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union
6120:Rape during the liberation of France
4393:U.S. Army Casualties in World War II
4200:and still is in its successor states
3595:surrounded some small American units
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2508:declared war on both France and the
2306:with respect to Western powers. The
2283:during the entire invasion, and the
2002:for almost six years, starting with
1532:2,560,000 troops (total that served)
56:adding citations to reliable sources
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5029:Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses
4137:Includes 77,000 French Jews in the
3030:the Allied (and mostly pro-Soviet)
2564:SovietâGerman non-aggression treaty
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7314:German invasion of the Netherlands
5594:Weather events during World War II
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5069:. University Press of the Pacific.
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4170:Includes 2,000 Luxembourgish Jews.
2764:The bomber will always get through
67:"European theatre of World War II"
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7945:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
4692:Massari, Ivano (18 August 2015).
4107:surrender of Germany). See also:
3703:, Hitler appointed Grand Admiral
3660:. He was trying to flee Italy to
2617:from the northern French port of
2450:German troops in Paris after the
2263:tactics and military strength to
2036:Germany's unconditional surrender
290:after the unconditional surrender
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3764:Atlas of the World Battle Fronts
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135:European theatre of World War II
32:
4899:
4816:
4807:
4762:
4743:
4732:The Isolation of the Revolution
4725:
4708:
4685:
4652:
4631:
4610:
4589:
4580:
4563:
4358:
4331:
4317:
4304:
4249:
4234:
4186:
4173:
4113:
4100:
4090:
4080:US Army/Air Forces breakdown:
4056:
4027:
4018:
3975:
3963:
3954:
3942:
3927:
3914:
3454:, named Operation Overlord. In
3382:Nazi crimes against Soviet POWs
3347:having to fight its former ally
3309:, commander of the 6th Army to
2493:, anticipating a re-run of the
1998:. It saw heavy fighting across
43:needs additional citations for
8192:Vietnamese famine of 1944â1945
5902:Territorial changes of Germany
5810:Indonesian National Revolution
5233:. Cambridge University Press.
4928:
4881:Tucker-Jones, Anthony (2019).
4156:Mostly died in German bombing.
3902:
3893:
3884:
3875:
3866:
3857:
3848:
3839:
3496:. They were successful in the
3352:By February 1945, the Soviets
2844:wiped out the majority of the
2414:Baltic Republics were occupied
1:
7592:Japanese invasion of Thailand
7543:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
7307:German invasion of Luxembourg
5688:Mediterranean and Middle East
5229:Weinberg, Gerhard L. (2005).
4207:
3634:End of World War II in Europe
3155:, under the fascist dictator
3085:" Allied leaders at the 1945
2860:United States Army Air Forces
2566:, congratulated the Germans:
2074:(the 3rd largest campaign in
2030:including the German capital
1796:Mediterranean and Middle East
310:End of World War II in Europe
7499:Invasion of the Soviet Union
7188:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
6506:Independent State of Croatia
5166:. Harvard University Press.
4982:. Geneva: Allen & Unwin.
4936:Clodfelter, Micheal (2017).
4212:
3656:, Mussolini was captured by
3648:Western Front (World War II)
3435:Western Front (World War II)
3372:Effects of the Eastern Front
3068:Eastern Front (World War II)
3026:On the opposite side of the
2836:During the initial raids of
2803:war against the Soviet Union
2430:Western Front (World War II)
2348:Finnish soldiers during the
1777:Manchuria and Northern Korea
7:
8483:End of World War II in Asia
8323:Western invasion of Germany
7830:Chinese famine of 1942â1943
7807:Second Battle of El Alamein
7377:Hundred Regiments Offensive
7349:Battle of the Mediterranean
7202:Italian invasion of Albania
5376:Air warfare of World War II
4340:, Patrick Cloutier, p. 211.
3737:
3243:Adolf Hitler with generals
3008:Allied forces invaded Italy
2987:. With the Balkans secure,
2881:and the nuclear attacks on
2866:(24â29 July 1943) caused a
2777:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
2762:Pre-war expectations that "
2647:("Sea Lion"), deeming that
2550:1940 Field Marshal Ceremony
2277:British Expeditionary Force
2084:strategic bombing offensive
10:
8570:
8409:Naval bombardment of Japan
7777:First Battle of El Alamein
7696:Battle of Christmas Island
7641:Japanese invasion of Burma
7405:Italian invasion of Greece
7321:German invasion of Belgium
7293:German invasion of Denmark
7266:1939â1940 Winter Offensive
7135:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
5399:Comparative military ranks
5141:Lee, Loyd E., ed. (1997).
5110:
5050:(in Russian). OLMA Press.
5046:Krivosheev, G. I. (2001).
5027:Krivosheev, G. I. (1997).
4938:"The Toll of World War II"
4795:. Landeshauptstadt Dresden
4310:Overmans, RĂŒdiger (2004).
4270:Frieser, Karl-Heinz (2013)
4009:French Resistance fighters
3637:
3631:
3432:
3375:
3356:, finally ending with the
3228:
3201:to the city (known as the
3065:
2903:World War II in Yugoslavia
2896:
2733:
2694:
2427:
2407:was able to remain neutral
2395:occupied the Faroe Islands
2391:invaded Denmark and Norway
2329:
2310:evacuated the country for
2194:
2163:, under the government of
2097:
178:on the Eastern Front, 1942
18:
8498:
8330:BratislavaâBrno offensive
8270:
8261:Dutch famine of 1944â1945
7998:
7885:Allied invasion of Sicily
7839:
7745:Aleutian Islands campaign
7717:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
7664:
7655:Greek famine of 1941â1944
7550:Second Battle of Changsha
7455:German invasion of Greece
7423:
7300:Battle of ZaoyangâYichang
7275:
7213:
7108:
6989:
6715:
6625:
6473:
6176:
6167:
5925:
5750:
5642:North and Central Pacific
5603:
5365:
5358:
5285:
4978:Frumkin, Gregory (1951).
4538:Soviet volunteer deaths:
3910:1947 Paris Peace Treaties
3761:
3271:. Meanwhile, the Soviets
2740:Combined Bomber Offensive
2613:. Much of Britain's army
2397:(a Danish territory) and
2191:Outbreak of war in Europe
1616:
1569:
1536:
1507:
989:
327:
227:
147:
139:
134:
8554:Theaters of World War II
7922:Allied invasion of Italy
7899:Solomon Islands campaign
7648:Third Battle of Changsha
7245:First Battle of Changsha
7151:Second Sino-Japanese War
6091:German military brothels
5957:United States war crimes
4719:27 December 2005 at the
4243:Joining Hitler's Crusade
3832:
3670:executed by firing squad
3612:End of the war in Europe
3584:Battle of Hurtgen Forest
3321:Battles after Stalingrad
3265:summer offensive of 1942
3044:Heinrich von Vietinghoff
2983:in what is known as the
2787:in the later war years.
2687:and a number of British
2167:, would also join as an
2143:took Germany out of the
2010:on 1 September 1939 and
1990:was one of the two main
1782:pre-war border conflicts
1186:Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
201:raising a flag over the
8344:Second Guangxi campaign
8199:Philippines (1944â1945)
7703:Battle of the Coral Sea
7606:Fall of the Philippines
7252:Battle of South Guangxi
7158:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
6564:Italian Social Republic
4299:Glantz & House 2015
4274:. Naval Institute Press
4154:United Kingdom: 67,200.
3948:German occupation from
3701:last will and testament
3573:Operation Market Garden
3327:desperate counterattack
3036:battled the Axis powers
2914:liberated territory in
2873:On 14 February 1945, a
2588:retreating from Dunkirk
2234:MolotovâRibbentrop Pact
903:Italian Social Republic
305:Italian Social Republic
7929:Armistice of Cassibile
7731:Battle of Dutch Harbor
7682:Battle of the Java Sea
7585:Attack on Pearl Harbor
7485:SyriaâLebanon campaign
7478:Battle of South Shanxi
7448:Invasion of Yugoslavia
7231:Battle of the Atlantic
6845:Korean Liberation Army
6558:(until September 1943)
6515:(until September 1944)
6493:(until September 1944)
5065:MacDonald, C. (2005).
4420:Third Axis Fourth Ally
3981:From 23 September 1943
3922:Armistice of Cassibile
3629:
3621:
3559:
3447:
3423:Nazi-controlled Europe
3256:
3163:to the Eastern front.
3102:
3089:. From left to right:
3073:Initial Soviet retreat
2918:
2756:
2685:Battle of the Atlantic
2596:
2590:, were cast of Soviet
2562:, which was tied with
2461:ended with a sweeping
2454:
2361:issued similar demands
2352:
2222:presidential democracy
2104:Causes of World War II
2046:. On 5 June 1945, the
990:Commanders and leaders
8093:Second Battle of Guam
7989:Bengal famine of 1943
7959:Second Battle of Kiev
7915:Battle of the Dnieper
7620:Battle of Wake Island
7492:East African campaign
7434:Battle of South Henan
7079:atrocities by Germans
6852:Korean Volunteer Army
5833:Occupation of Germany
5587:Music in World War II
5008:Keegan, John (1989).
4272:The Blitzkrieg Legend
4144:Netherlands: 187,300.
4109:Disarmed Enemy Forces
3640:Victory in Europe Day
3627:
3619:
3553:
3442:
3242:
3095:Franklin D. Roosevelt
3080:
2949:and the Middle East.
2910:
2813:in June 1944 and the
2750:Supermarine Spitfires
2747:
2568:
2449:
2424:War comes to the West
2347:
2302:, although remaining
2086:and in the adjoining
2062:on two major fronts (
1707:Yugoslavian Partisans
1537:Casualties and losses
1114:WĆadysĆaw Raczkiewicz
1019:Franklin D. Roosevelt
978:Kingdom of Yugoslavia
539:Kingdom of Yugoslavia
438:French Third Republic
296:signed on 5 June 1945
255:and adjoining regions
174:take position near a
8379:Surrender of Germany
7857:Battle of West Hubei
7814:Guadalcanal campaign
7784:Battle of Stalingrad
7710:Battle of Madagascar
6484:Albania protectorate
6271:(formerly Swaziland)
5980:Wehrmacht war crimes
5796:Expulsion of Germans
5580:Art and World War II
5478:British contribution
5427:Governments in exile
5130:Hanson, Davis Victor
5125:6 volumes, 1948â1953
5121:The Second World War
5119:Churchill, Winston.
5010:The Second World War
4959:Ellis, John (1993).
4696:. War History Online
4013:liberation of France
4001:invaded and occupied
3960:Until 17 August 1944
3709:Flensburg government
3675:Hitler, learning of
3564:Dwight D. Eisenhower
3500:, breaking into the
3478:- and established a
3315:Battle of Stalingrad
3235:Battle of Stalingrad
3107:Operation Barbarossa
2916:Yugoslavia, May 1943
2885:(6 August 1945) and
2879:firebombing of Tokyo
2838:Operation Barbarossa
2829:gained in strength.
2655:became known as the
2340:Operation WeserĂŒbung
2298:On 17 September the
2285:GermanâFrench border
2267:, to which both the
2187:throughout the war.
2117:Treaty of Versailles
1559:5,406,110-5,798,110
1546:9,007,590-10,338,576
164:dive bombers on the
52:improve this article
8469:Potsdam Declaration
8358:Italy (Spring 1945)
8121:Liberation of Paris
7578:Siege of Sevastopol
6596:(until August 1944)
6499:Wang Jingwei regime
6321:from September 1943
6281:from September 1944
6219:from September 1944
6079:Romanian war crimes
6070:Persecution of Jews
6056:Croatian war crimes
6026:Japanese war crimes
5840:Occupation of Japan
5789:First Indochina War
5501:Military production
5413:Declarations of war
4911:avalon.law.yale.edu
4756:The Daily Telegraph
4531:Hungarian wounded:
4467:. Oldenbourg 2000.
4301:, pp. 301â303.
4036:Danish: no figures;
3935:King Michael's Coup
3723:until 11 May 1945.
3715:on 8 May 1945, but
3644:Victory Day (9 May)
3591:Battle of the Bulge
3577:British Second Army
3556:Liberation of Paris
3520:committed suicide.
3498:Battle of Cherbourg
3343:Operation Bagration
3273:had their own plans
3125:General of the Army
2965:German intervention
2607:Neville Chamberlain
2528:and referred to as
2518:Forest of CompiĂšgne
2457:On 10 May 1940 the
2372:Moscow Peace Treaty
2230:non-aggression pact
2173:Anti-Comintern Pact
2026:conquering most of
2018:conquering most of
1162:Emmanouil Tsouderos
1102:W.L. Mackenzie King
1047:Neville Chamberlain
413: •
398: •
380: •
8462:Surrender of Japan
8295:Battle of Iwo Jima
8144:Belgrade offensive
7557:Siege of Leningrad
7441:Battle of Shanggao
7370:British Somaliland
7335:Dunkirk evacuation
7286:Norwegian campaign
7224:Invasion of Poland
7051:Japanese prisoners
6019:Italian war crimes
5950:British war crimes
5865:Soviet occupations
5649:South-West Pacific
5536:Allied cooperation
5494:Military equipment
5208:Powaski, Ronald E.
5182:Powaski, Ronald E.
5088:Why the Allies Won
4859:. 9 September 2024
4857:www.britannica.com
4737:2006-08-26 at the
4554:German prisoners:
4463:RĂŒdiger Overmans,
4445:1 May 2017 at the
4168:Luxembourg: 5,000.
3924:, 8 September 1943
3728:Berlin Declaration
3630:
3622:
3560:
3502:Cotentin Peninsula
3448:
3331:Erich von Manstein
3257:
3212:had halted at the
3207:Commander-in-Chief
3203:Siege of Leningrad
3103:
2977:invaded Yugoslavia
2919:
2827:RAF Bomber Command
2757:
2681:Kingston upon Hull
2556:Vyacheslav Molotov
2514:France surrendered
2455:
2353:
2336:Norwegian Campaign
2197:Invasion of Poland
2136:to come to power.
2082:, as well as in a
2048:Berlin Declaration
2008:invasion of Poland
1992:theatres of combat
1909:French West Africa
1750:South West Pacific
1658:Denmark and Norway
1198:Johan Nygaardsvold
669:Former Axis powers
294:Berlin Declaration
191:Stuka flying over
8536:
8535:
8494:
8493:
8337:Battle of Okinawa
8236:Burma (1944â1945)
8070:Mariana and Palau
7850:Tunisian campaign
7675:Fall of Singapore
7599:Fall of Hong Kong
7342:Battle of Britain
7195:Operation Himmler
7104:
7103:
6768:Dutch East Indies
6411:Southern Rhodesia
6163:
6162:
6063:Genocide of Serbs
5966:German war crimes
5943:Soviet war crimes
5936:Allied war crimes
5782:Division of Korea
5761:Chinese Civil War
5559:Strategic bombing
5471:Manhattan Project
5221:978-0-7858-2097-0
5199:978-0-471-39431-0
5000:978-0-7006-2121-7
4970:978-1-85410-254-6
4951:978-0-7864-7470-7
4778:, 3 October 2008.
4759:, 3 October 2008.
4628:, pp. 44â45.
4607:, pp. 58â59.
4528:, Tables 200â203.
4521:, Tables 200â203.
4418:; Mark Axworthy,
4126:Germany: 910,000.
4062:Ellis's numbers:
3971:19 September 1944
3872:From 1940 to 1944
3830:
3829:
3693:committed suicide
3677:Mussolini's death
3658:Italian Partisans
3593:, drove back and
3562:American General
3558:on 26 August 1944
3537:Operation Dragoon
3533:Operation Luttich
3531:. Hitler ordered
3518:GĂŒnther von Kluge
3506:20 July 1944 plot
3456:Operation Neptune
3445:Operation Neptune
3358:capture of Berlin
3091:Winston Churchill
2954:Italy had invaded
2952:Prior to the war
2792:Battle of Britain
2754:Battle of Britain
2732:
2731:
2657:Battle of Britain
2644:Operation Seelöwe
2611:Winston Churchill
2438:Battle of Britain
2308:Polish government
2145:League of Nations
1981:
1980:
1902:Strategic bombing
1818:Mediterranean Sea
1574:
1573:
1282:C.G.E. Mannerheim
1090:Charles de Gaulle
1059:Winston Churchill
323:
322:
314:Beginning of the
182:American soldiers
176:SturmgeschĂŒtz III
128:
127:
120:
102:
8561:
8529:
8522:
8515:
8512:World portal
8510:
8509:
8485:
8478:
8471:
8464:
8455:
8448:
8441:
8432:
8425:
8418:
8411:
8404:
8397:
8388:
8381:
8374:
8372:Prague offensive
8367:
8365:Battle of Berlin
8360:
8353:
8346:
8339:
8332:
8325:
8318:
8311:
8309:Vienna offensive
8304:
8297:
8290:
8288:Battle of Manila
8283:
8263:
8254:
8245:
8238:
8229:
8222:
8215:
8208:
8201:
8194:
8187:
8178:
8169:
8162:
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8109:
8102:
8095:
8088:
8081:
8072:
8065:
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8031:
8029:KorsunâCherkassy
8024:
8013:
7991:
7982:
7975:
7968:
7961:
7954:
7947:
7940:
7931:
7924:
7917:
7910:
7901:
7894:
7887:
7880:
7873:
7871:Bombing of Gorky
7866:
7859:
7852:
7832:
7825:
7816:
7809:
7802:
7793:
7786:
7779:
7772:
7761:
7754:
7747:
7740:
7738:Battle of Midway
7733:
7726:
7724:Battle of Gazala
7719:
7712:
7705:
7698:
7691:
7684:
7677:
7657:
7650:
7643:
7636:
7634:Battle of Borneo
7629:
7627:Malayan campaign
7622:
7615:
7608:
7601:
7594:
7587:
7580:
7573:
7571:Bombing of Gorky
7566:
7564:Battle of Moscow
7559:
7552:
7545:
7538:
7531:
7524:
7508:
7501:
7494:
7487:
7480:
7473:
7464:
7457:
7450:
7443:
7436:
7416:
7407:
7400:
7393:
7386:
7379:
7372:
7365:
7358:
7351:
7344:
7337:
7330:
7328:Battle of France
7323:
7316:
7309:
7302:
7295:
7288:
7268:
7261:
7254:
7247:
7240:
7233:
7226:
7204:
7197:
7190:
7183:
7181:Munich Agreement
7176:
7169:
7160:
7153:
7146:
7137:
7130:
7115:
7114:
7097:
7090:
7081:
7074:
7067:
7066:Soviet prisoners
7060:
7053:
7046:
7037:
7030:
7021:
7014:
7007:
7006:German prisoners
7002:
6982:
6973:
6966:
6959:
6954:
6947:
6940:
6933:
6926:
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6912:
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6680:
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6638:
6618:
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6604:
6597:
6589:
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6575:
6566:
6559:
6551:
6544:
6542:French Indochina
6537:
6530:
6523:
6516:
6508:
6501:
6494:
6486:
6466:
6457:
6450:
6441:
6434:
6427:
6420:
6413:
6406:
6399:
6392:
6389:from August 1944
6380:
6373:
6366:
6359:
6352:
6345:
6338:
6331:
6324:
6312:
6305:
6298:
6291:
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6147:
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6133:
6126:
6115:
6100:
6093:
6086:
6081:
6072:
6065:
6058:
6049:
6042:
6035:
6033:Nanjing Massacre
6028:
6021:
6012:
6010:Nuremberg trials
6003:
5996:
5989:
5982:
5975:
5968:
5959:
5952:
5945:
5938:
5918:
5911:
5904:
5895:
5888:
5881:
5874:
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5842:
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5777:
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5697:
5690:
5681:
5674:
5667:
5658:
5651:
5644:
5637:
5630:
5623:
5616:
5614:Asia and Pacific
5596:
5589:
5582:
5575:
5568:
5561:
5554:
5545:
5543:Mulberry harbour
5538:
5531:
5524:
5517:
5510:
5503:
5496:
5489:
5480:
5473:
5466:
5457:
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5401:
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4903:
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4896:
4878:
4869:
4868:
4866:
4864:
4849:
4832:
4831:
4830:on 22 July 2010.
4820:
4814:
4811:
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4802:
4800:
4794:
4785:
4779:
4766:
4760:
4749:Bojan Pancevski
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4593:
4587:
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4578:
4567:
4561:
4493:
4491:
4489:
4480:. Archived from
4459:
4450:
4436:
4430:
4406:Vadim Erlikman,
4404:
4398:
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4383:
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4149:Belgium: 76,000.
4135:France: 390,000.
4117:
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3685:Battle of Berlin
3307:Friedrich Paulus
3300:Operation Uranus
3245:Friedrich Paulus
3157:Francisco Franco
3145:Continuation War
3087:Yalta Conference
3048:Harold Alexander
2927:Second World War
2864:raids on Hamburg
2856:Eighth Air Force
2727:
2724:
2706:
2699:
2679:and the port of
2603:the Commonwealth
2502:Battle of France
2434:Battle of France
2403:occupied Iceland
2287:, excepting the
2214:Munich Agreement
2111:was defeated in
2094:Preceding events
2072:Italian campaign
1968:French Indochina
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2768:Royal Air Force
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2649:air superiority
2615:escaped capture
2544:to the rank of
2498:Schlieffen Plan
2463:German invasion
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1762:South-East Asia
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5136:. Basic Books.
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2819:V1 Flying Bomb
2811:D-Day landings
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2773:Avro Lancaster
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2625:and allow the
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2522:signed in 1918
2510:United Kingdom
2452:Fall of France
2425:
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2316:Battle of Kock
2289:Saar Offensive
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2226:Central Europe
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2020:Western Europe
2016:Western Allies
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5987:The Holocaust
5984:
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5672:Western Front
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5508:Naval history
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7058:Soviet Union
7012:Soviet Union
6938:Soviet Union
6706:Vatican City
6616:Vichy France
6521:German Reich
6418:Soviet Union
6404:South Africa
6397:Sierra Leone
6350:Newfoundland
6169:Participants
6152:Marocchinate
5856:
5847:
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5695:North Africa
5664:
5656:Indian Ocean
5515:Nazi plunder
5406:Cryptography
5279:World War II
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4863:12 September
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4856:
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4775:The Guardian
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4698:. Retrieved
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4668:Frumkin 1951
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3514:Erwin Rommel
3510:East Prussia
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2716:adding to it
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2530:Vichy France
2483:Maginot Line
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2204:
2181:Soviet Union
2138:
2130:Adolf Hitler
2107:
2024:Soviet Union
1996:World War II
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1985:
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1914:Indian Ocean
1875:EcuadorâPeru
1863:
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1832:Middle East
1806:North Africa
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1609:World War II
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1475:Ante PaveliÄ
1340:
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1315:Adolf Hitler
1222:Edvard BeneĆĄ
983:for two days
962:Vichy France
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509:South Africa
351:Soviet Union
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328:Belligerents
299:Collapse of
278:Nazi Germany
276:Collapse of
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50:Please help
45:verification
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8137:Gothic Line
7363:West Africa
6910:Philippines
6889:Netherlands
6754:Czech lands
6692:Switzerland
6636:Afghanistan
6587:Philippines
6455:Puerto Rico
6371:Philippines
6357:New Zealand
6343:Netherlands
6296:Free France
6047:Prosecution
5848:Osoaviakhim
5718:West Africa
5702:East Africa
5349:Conferences
5090:. Pimlico.
4929:Works cited
4916:25 December
4799:13 February
4700:20 December
4181:Pacific War
3824:1945-03-01
3815:1944-12-01
3806:1944-09-01
3795:1944-07-01
3786:1943-11-01
3777:1943-07-01
3754:Pacific War
3705:Karl Dönitz
3662:Switzerland
3569:surrendered
3390:considered
3219:Lake Ladoga
3184:German Army
3132:Soviet Army
2592:cupronickel
2548:during the
2538:Free France
2495:World War I
2477:, and into
2471:Netherlands
2418:Soviet army
2387:Scandinavia
2165:Hideki Tojo
2121:reparations
2113:World War I
2060:Axis powers
2058:fought the
1897:Air Warfare
1811:East Africa
1297:Christian X
1150:Enver Hoxha
606:Netherlands
451:Free France
409:New Zealand
184:during the
8543:Categories
8351:West Hunan
8184:Pointblank
7520:Silver Fox
7506:Summer War
7259:Winter War
7238:Phoney War
7019:Azerbaijan
6980:Yugoslavia
6875:Luxembourg
6717:Resistance
6464:Yugoslavia
6329:Luxembourg
6131:Sook Ching
5927:War crimes
5529:Technology
5522:Opposition
5464:Lend-Lease
5441:Australian
5434:Home front
5392:Blitzkrieg
5342:Casualties
5333:Commanders
5305:Operations
4380:Ellis 1993
4353:Ellis 1993
4326:Ellis 1993
4324:1944â1945.
4208:References
4011:until the
3920:Until the
3638:See also:
3415:Lend-Lease
3406:8 million
3376:See also:
3214:River Svir
3210:Mannerheim
3149:Winter War
3143:to as the
3121:Timoshenko
3097:(US), and
3020:republican
2997:Yugoslavia
2973:Bulgarians
2969:Hungarians
2849:air forces
2669:Birmingham
2475:Luxembourg
2459:Phoney War
2389:, Germany
2365:Winter War
2357:ultimatums
2350:Winter War
2332:Winter War
2293:Phoney War
2261:Blitzkrieg
2201:Phoney War
2169:Axis power
2134:Nazi Party
2115:, and the
2078:), to the
2040:8 May 1945
1938:Yugoslavia
1919:Madagascar
1882:Antarctica
1853:Dodecanese
1673:Resistance
1641:Winter War
1631:Phoney War
1457:Jozef Tiso
1445:Risto Ryti
662:Luxembourg
394:until 1942
240:8 May 1945
205:after the
193:Stalingrad
108:March 2021
78:newspapers
8416:Manchuria
8302:Indochina
8078:Bagration
7529:Lithuania
7174:Anschluss
6971:Viet Minh
6868:Lithuania
6810:Hong Kong
6580:Manchukuo
6535:Azad Hind
6194:Australia
5994:Aftermath
5857:Paperclip
5752:Aftermath
5552:Total war
5420:Diplomacy
5383:In Europe
4577:, p. 421.
4524:Hungary:
4517:Romania:
4213:Citations
4139:Holocaust
4130:Aktion T4
4121:Holocaust
4097:captured.
3899:From 1942
3890:From 1943
3881:From 1944
3854:From 1941
3845:From 1941
3689:Eva Braun
3480:beachhead
3296:Hungarian
3281:Volgograd
3231:Case Blue
3197:and laid
3195:Leningrad
3083:Big Three
3056:civil war
2883:Hiroshima
2868:firestorm
2842:Luftwaffe
2796:The Blitz
2785:Luftwaffe
2661:the Blitz
2627:Luftwaffe
2584:pyroxylin
2580:Rotterdam
2576:Abbeville
2534:de Gaulle
2442:The Blitz
2242:Lithuania
2177:communism
2149:Mussolini
2014:with the
1789:Australia
1685:Alps 1940
1678:1944â1945
1565:8,709,840
1562:Captured:
1552:5,778,680
1549:Captured:
1430:Boris III
1258:Michael I
751:from 1944
731:from 1944
709:from 1944
687:from 1943
494:from 1942
490:Australia
390:Australia
218:air raids
203:Reichstag
8527:Category
8476:document
8386:document
8243:Ardennes
8227:Budapest
8175:Crossbow
8053:Overlord
7892:Smolensk
7110:Timeline
6945:Slovakia
6931:Thailand
6782:Ethiopia
6747:Bulgaria
6671:Portugal
6609:Thailand
6491:Bulgaria
6269:Eswatini
6262:Ethiopia
6215:Bulgaria
6040:Unit 731
6001:Response
5818:Keelhaul
5768:Cold War
5741:Americas
5732:timeline
5725:Atlantic
5605:Theaters
5210:(2016).
5184:(2003).
5132:(2017).
5086:(1995).
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4717:Archived
4443:Archived
4230:, p. 450
4015:in 1944.
3738:See also
3529:Brittany
3408:Red Army
3396:subhuman
3292:Romanian
3269:Caucasus
3136:Romanian
3052:Cold War
2971:and the
2912:Partisan
2887:Nagasaki
2771:British
2723:May 2013
2689:commando
2677:Plymouth
2673:Coventry
2632:Normandy
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2572:Guderian
2542:generals
2491:Flanders
2487:Ardennes
2208:and the
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1958:Bulgaria
1887:Atlantic
1870:Americas
1823:Adriatic
1508:Strength
918:Slovakia
865:Bulgaria
725:Bulgaria
316:Cold War
303:and the
248:Location
140:Part of
8453:Shumshu
8220:Hungary
8167:Estonia
8151:Lapland
8129:Dragoon
8062:Neptune
8044:Ichi-Go
8010:Tempest
7952:Changde
7907:Cottage
7799:Jubilee
7515:Finland
7413:Compass
7119:Prelude
7072:Finland
6958:Vietnam
6924:Romania
6796:Germany
6775:Estonia
6761:Denmark
6740:Belgium
6733:Austria
6726:Albania
6657:Ireland
6643:Andorra
6627:Neutral
6594:Romania
6528:Hungary
6513:Finland
6385:Romania
6277:Finland
6255:Denmark
6201:Belgium
6187:Algeria
5893:Romania
5879:Hungary
5635:Pacific
5359:General
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4084:wounds.
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2993:Albania
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2935:Balkans
2858:of the
2807:the U.S
2695:Air war
2619:Dunkirk
2467:Belgium
2416:by the
2399:invaded
2376:Karelia
2312:Romania
2304:neutral
2254:Finland
2250:Estonia
2206:Germany
2179:of the
2125:Germany
2109:Germany
2052:Germany
2004:Germany
1994:during
1963:Hungary
1953:Romania
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1697:Britain
1651:Lapland
1646:Karelia
1636:Finland
1556:Killed:
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933:Croatia
879:Finland
850:Hungary
835:Romania
805:Germany
769:Denmark
746:Finland
703:Romania
593:Belgium
270:victory
214:Dresden
160:German
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8430:Debate
8402:Taipei
8395:Borneo
7973:Tarawa
7167:Europe
7128:Africa
6917:Poland
6903:Norway
6882:Malaya
6861:Latvia
6803:Greece
6789:France
6685:Sweden
6650:Bhutan
6378:Poland
6364:Norway
6336:Mexico
6303:Greece
6289:France
6227:Canada
6208:Brazil
6178:Allies
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2246:Latvia
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2141:Hitler
2139:After
2076:Europe
2044:25 May
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8206:Leyte
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8022:Anzio
7980:Makin
7938:Burma
7822:Torch
7791:Rzhev
7752:Kiska
6838:Korea
6824:Japan
6817:Italy
6699:Tibet
6678:Spain
6556:Italy
6317:Italy
6310:India
6234:China
6109:Japan
5709:Italy
5621:China
5573:Women
4793:(PDF)
4194:9 May
3833:Notes
3666:Dongo
3654:Milan
3602:Rhine
3476:Sword
3464:Omaha
3392:Slavs
3199:siege
3153:Spain
3081:The "
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1927:Coups
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8272:1945
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7841:1943
7769:Blue
7759:Attu
7666:1942
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7144:Asia
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6831:Jews
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