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    Military brothels (German: Militärbordelle) were set up by Nazi Germany during World War II throughout much of occupied Europe for the use of Wehrmacht...
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    In World War II, Nazi Germany established brothels in the concentration camps (Lagerbordell or Freudenabteilungen "Joy Divisions") to increase productivity...
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    Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended...
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    Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a theatre of World War II fought...
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    The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration...
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    citizens, about a third of all World War II casualties. The full demographic loss to the Soviet people was even greater. The German Generalplan Ost aimed to...
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    position during World War II until the five hour-long Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941, which led to an armistice and military alliance treaty...
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    participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions were often...
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    Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...
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    during World War II The first naval battle during the war was fought on December 13, 1939, off the Atlantic coast of South America. The German "pocket...
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    Brazil officially entered World War II on August 22, 1942, when it declared war against the Axis powers, including Germany and Italy. On February 8, 1943...
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  • of World War II. Timeline of events preceding World War II Timeline of World War II (1939) Timeline of World War II (1940) Timeline of World War II (1941)...
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    during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every...
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    support of ground forces and from tactical air power. During World War II, many military strategists of air power believed that air forces could win major...
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    Nazi German forces from Finnish territory. The Soviet attempt to conquer Finland in the Winter War was thwarted, and by the end of World War II, Finland...
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    Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France. This so-called zone occupée was established in June...
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    industry. The Wehrmacht formed the heart of Germany's politico-military power. In the early part of the Second World War, the Wehrmacht employed combined arms...
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  • The German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II began in May 1940 after the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was invaded by Nazi Germany. Although Luxembourg...
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    Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). They include lists of aircraft, ships...
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    World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the estimated global...
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    Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and...
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    This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns...
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    children sought refuge in Ottawa, Canada until after the war. German occupation lasted in some areas until the German surrender in May 1945. Active resistance...
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  • José P. Laurel Manuel L. Quezon Military history of Japan during World War II Military history of the Philippines Military history of the United States Naomi...
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  • World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and POWs. Most...
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  • In World War II, many governments, organizations and individuals collaborated with the Axis powers, "out of conviction, desperation, or under coercion...
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    the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal...
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    was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The...
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    During World War II, the Kingdom of Hungary was a member of the Axis powers. In the 1930s, the Kingdom of Hungary relied on increased trade with Fascist...
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    During the later stages of World War II and the post-war period, Germans and Volksdeutsche fled and were expelled from various Eastern and Central European...
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