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What Started WW2 The question "How did World War 2 start?" or "What started World War 2?" can be considered distinct from "What...
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Roots of Hitler's and the Nazis' Hatred of Jews For a short answer see the Related Questions listed at the bottom. Many of the...
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The Jews had previously been subject to all kinds of earlier "religious" prejudices. From the 1870s onwards a new, racial...
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Basic when and where of the Holocaust Timespan of genocide (mass murder): 1941-1945. Locations: in Nazi occupied Europe....
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Several mistakes have been suggested: He did not demand the entry of Spain on the side of the Axis. He stopped air superiority...
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AnswerMany people wonder 'What if...' when reflecting upon major historical events. Fortunately, there are a lot of excellent...
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According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: In 1933, there were approximately 9 million Jews in Europe. By 1945,...
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Holocaust deaths The word generally refers to the deaths of Jews, but often other victims of Nazi Germany are often also...
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That would require a very lenghthy answer, so I would suggest that you read, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Before the...
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For an correct answer to your question, I'll advise you to surf to the website of second German television; zdr.de and mail your...
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There were different kinds of camps, and the function of the older camps changed over time. Some short, simplified answers: ...
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Adolf Hitler died in his bunker ("fuhrer-bunker") under Berlin on April 30, 1945. He shot himself in the head and his new wife...
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Every country in Europe except Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Turkey in Europe and Bulgaria was...
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Putting it as simply as possible: The Nazis thought that the German Jews were 'alien', 'un-German' and a 'corrupting influence'...
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SS stands for Schutzstaffel (which literally means 'protective squadron'). It was first formed in 1923 as a unit of the the Nazi...
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One of the problems Germany faced after WWI was having to pay back all the damages done by them. Many European countries demanded...
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The abbreviation "SS" S.S. in front of the name of a ship stands for Steamship. SS is often used in the US as an abbreviation...
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I've got a listing for a Luger Krieghoff 1936-1945Same specifications as Luger Krieghoff 36, except 1936-45 dated chamber, bbl....
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Germany separated by the Berlin Wall into two parts for awhile, but then eventually got back together when they broke down the...
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you can get most of the information you need from 1 of 2 site i know of: coin-collecting-values.com german.coins.com hope this...
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War has been used for hundreds of thousands of years as a way of attaining a certain goal through the use of force. Main reasons...
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In point form: 1. Fighting a war on two (or three) fronts. 2. Fighting silly odds. Deciding to attack Russia was a bad idea, as...
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Germany was the aggressor. It launched one unprovoked attack after another against all its neighbors except Switzerland and...
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The Holocaust refers specifically to the Nazi genocide of the Jews. This is generally dated as 1941 to 1945 and took place in...
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Hitler spoke of the inevitable battle of philosphies (fascism vs. communism) and races (Germanic vs. Slavic) for decades and...
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He regarded (most) Jews as Communists. He blamed the Jews for causing the defeat of Germany in World War 1. He blamed the Jews...
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No. Hitler comitted suicide in his bunker. Stories of his escape in a Fiesler Storch are nothing more than conspiracy theory.
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The following nations made up the Axis Powers (Allies of Germany) during the Second World War. The major powers were Germany,...
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The five main dictators of WW2 are: Josef Stalin the dictator of USSR, Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy,...
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Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria on April 20, 1889.In order to give Hitler dictatorial powers he had to ensure the...
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If you wish to do it the easy, non-laborious way, simply send the information to; Deutsche Dienststelle für die Benachrichtigung...
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The Jewish people in Europe at first didn't believe Hitler would take away their civil rights nor did they expect the "final...
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The Third Reich was Nazi Germany (1933-45). The First Reich (962-1806) was the Holy Roman Empire, which included modern day...
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Identifying WW2 German badges is fairly easy with the many books and webpages on the subject. The difficult part is determining...
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Hitler's mother was Klara Hitler. She was born Klara Polz, in Austria on 12 August 1860. She was a devout Roman Catholic who...
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The "Pact of Steel" is a reference to the alliance between Germany and Italy signed on May 22, 1939. The pact was an alliance...
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AnswerGerman Papatroopers did not have a policy of taking no prisoners. As to where the rumor began, like most rumors through...
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Prior to the outbreak of World War 2: The Sudeten region(s) of Czechoslovakia (38) Austria (38) The rest of Bohemia and Moravia...
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The figure of about 11 million people is sometimes mentioned but it is not all clear what or who this includes and how the figure...
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Its almost easier to say which ones weren't fighting Germany. Except for Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Finland,...
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The US, Britain, the Soviet Union - and France. Berlin was divided into four sectors each controlled by the US, Britian, the USSR...
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From my understanding, Hitler's influence caused the death of approximately 15 to 17 million people during World War II.
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Sorry to take so long in answering. It took me a while to remember where my information was located. Nearly all armbands were...
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Respectfully, may I suggest: Inside Hitler's Germany by Matthew Hughes & Chris Mann Dulles, VA Brassey's, Inc. 2000 ISBN:...
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The Holocaust ended in 1944 and 1945, when the Allied armies began to liberate the concentration camps one by one from July 1944...
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My 10th grad science teacher... Ms. Rothstein
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Penicillin helped fight the infections of the wounds of the soldiers, In the British Army it was normal for it to take up to...
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He believed that his master Aryan race(blond-haired and blue eyed members of the caucasoid sub-species -- Caucasian or "white"...
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Not on their flags, no. They wore a death's head skull as a collar insignia. Answer The 'skull and crossbones' is infact...
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It was very significant because Mussolini, the Italian dictator had signed this agreement saying that he would stand with the...
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no his is christian.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) is a publicly-traded corporation with thousands of shareholders. Like most large public corporations, the...
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I am from the European Military Historical Society. The best way to get vets to talk is not by asking. Since they have been...
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Countries and territories annexed before World War 2: Austria (1938) Sudetenland (1938) Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia) -...
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Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy. This song was recently redone by Sugarland.
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AnswerI had heard that Stalin acquired some of Hitler's personal belongings but i am not sure what has happened to them since...
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Respectfully, may I suggest the following: The Nazi Organization of Women by Jill Stephenson Totowa, NJ Barnes &...
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AnswerFor the first couple of years of the war Germany's civilian economy did quite well. Conquered countries were forced to...
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"it sopposely is sopposed to be available to veterans on a future patch or something."You cant. they never added it tho they said...
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Fear of Asians is called sinophobia.
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I believe it means: 'you cannot be true'
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Basically French North Africa was controlled by Vichy a German puppet. A lot of fighting took place in Italian North Africa and...
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In the US, the Chancellor is in charge of a campus of the University. The Head of the overall University is the President. In...
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Germany's rearmament increased Germany's confidence of victory. Germany wanted to regain territory lost as a result of the treaty...
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The two main men sho formed the soviet union were vladimir lenin and leon trotsky
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how have you beenGuten abend = Good evening/afternoon
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das Land (but it is pronounced 'Lant')
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Hitler wasn't particularly effective in indoctrinating the working class. Although he named his party the National Socialist...
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"Three days after the liberation of Buchenwald I became very ill with food poisoning. I was transferred to the hospital and spent...
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Yes, it's called Tales From a Not-So-Talented Pop Star!
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answ2. The convoy was large group of shipping, with a smaller number of destroyers and similar protecting them. If a ship was...
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A number of European countries declared neutrality in the years before 1939. While this did not save the low countries...
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Afghanistan
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Wilma Lintstone aka Willie Loman.
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On the dork diaries web site or you can the the books
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An official of the SA who was a sports umpire, time keeper or track official at an official SA athletic event would of worn this...
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When it became obvious to the members of the German High Command that the war was lost, they began to order all prisoners marched...
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Adolf Hitler died on April 30, 1945 at the age of 56.
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By "gun straps" you could mean two different things - a sling (used with long barreled weapons, such as rifles and machine guns)...
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Adolf Hitler did not invade Portugal during World War 2 because Spain stood in the way. In order to invade Portugal, Hitler would...
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NO, the US president did not meet with Hitler.
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Most definatly, Hitler was a major cause of WWII. He pronounced himself Dictator of Germany when the President of Germany died...
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Over 150.000.000
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Try these links: com-de.pair.com greatwar.co.uk
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It was a black swastika in a white circle on a red background. The swastika was a universal sign of peace in Ancient...
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for the treaty of versailes to be remaoved allow geramang to have all it power including miltary and having to pay for WWI damages
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The United States Holocaust Museum has a listing of all the displaced persons camps, with a map. I have not seen anything...
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The Weimar Republic - that is, the German Republic established in 1918-19 - never enjoyed that much sympathy with many German...
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The Russians took possession of it while raiding Hitler's bunker in Berlin.
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There are usually war memorabilia dealers at local gun and knife shows. Most dealers will give an informal appraisal. If a...
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AnswerI would say that the major mistake, and it was almost entirely Hitler's alone, was not realizing that the front was just...
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He killed him self basically because he knew he had lost and he didn't want to hide or run, so he just killed...
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The Nazi symbol is called a Swastika In Germany it is called 'Hakenkreuz' The word "Swastika" is of ancient Aryan (German,...
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AnswerPistols: Pistole Parabellum P-08 'Luger' Walther Pistole Model 1938 (P-38) Mauser HSc Walther PP/PPK Mauser C96...
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They used the Blitzkrieg, also known as "lightning war". It was a massive tank charge followed by tons of infantry.
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From April 1933 onwards, German Jews were turned into second class citizens. They applied to people of Jewish origin as well as...
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