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Questions related to aspects of World War II (1939-1945 AD). An international conflict whose major participants were the fascist countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan engaged against the allied nations of the UK, France, China, the USSR, and the USA. The conflict began with the German invasion of Poland and formally ended with the American victory over Japan.
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How have estimates of the deaths in WWI and WWII changed over time?
Estimates do change over time. There is a typical evolution to this modern-day conundrum:
Phase 1: The War is Still Ongoing
Almost always, opposing losses are over-stated and own losses are under-sta …
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Was There Compensation For Requisitioned / Impressed Aircraft In WW2?
I've been studying and comparing commercial airliners of the 1920s and 1930s. Many of these models are listed as "impressed" when WW2 occurred. I've been trying to find out exactly what transaction …
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Why did the German air force lose experienced pilots faster than the Allies, even though the...
The biggest factor was the scale of pilot training. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan appears to have trained around 110,000 pilots and claimed to have produced a surplus that caused the pro …
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What were German submarine tactics?
A good parallel to what you are talking about are US submarine tactics during the same period. A good book about this is the book Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine, b …
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Why didn’t Japan attack the West Coast of the United States during World War II?
Japanese submarines did come to the American Pacific coast. I know of one bombardment while visiting Fort Stevens on vacation. The attack did no damage, but appears to have helped foster fears of fu …
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Why was Washington State an attractive site for aluminum production during World War II?
Aluminum manufacturing is very energy-intensive and requires large amounts of electricity, which the other comments have covered.
Washington State and the Pacific Northwest has an abundance of inexpe …