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World War II
A major global military conflict involving most countries in the world which began in 1939 and ended in 1945. With about 70 million in fatalities, World War II is the most widespread and deadliest conflict in human history. The war was marked by significant events that saw unprecedented mass killing of civilians including the Holocaust, the Nanjing Massacre and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare.
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Teheran Conference
Military; World War II
Code named Eureka, the Teheran Conference is a summit between the U.S., Britain, and the USSR held between November 8 and December 1, 1943. The central aim of the Tehran conference was to plan the ...
Kriegsmarine
Military; World War II
Was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime (1935–1945). It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official ...
Aachen
Military; World War II
The first city in Germany to be captured by the Allies. It was taken on October 21, 1944. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany.
Clark Air field
Military; World War II
Part of Fort Stotsenberg on the Philippines, it was the main base of the Army Air Corps in the western Pacific on the eve of World War II. The Japanese bombed the base on the day after Pearl Harbor, ...
European Theatre
Military; World War II
Collective term for the war in Europe. theatre can be spelled in Theatre. It can be abbreviated as ETO or ETOUSA. The war in Europe officially ended ("V-E Day") on May 8, 1945.
Schutzstaffeln (SS)
Military; World War II
Protection Units - The principal elite organisation of the Nazi party which consisted of the Allgemeine (General) SS and Waffen (Armed) SS, the latter forming military divisions as part of the ...
Anschluss
Military; World War II
German annexation of Austria in March 1938. Austria was annexed into the German Third Reich on 12 March 1938. There had been several years of pressure by supporters from both Austria and Germany ...
