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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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Why/how did German arms output peak in 1944 when they were running out of oil?

In addition to the other answers, the Nazis made great progress with the production of synthetic oil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_fuel#History Indirect coal conversion (where coal is …
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Why did Operation Barbarossa fail?

As the comment pointed out, there were a myriad of reasons why it failed. I'm not an expert but here are a few. Failure of blitzkrieg, giving the Soviets valuable time to relocate factories and bui …
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How did the Allies achieve air superiority on Sicily?

The battles leading up to the invasion had a significant impact on Axis operations in general in the Mediterranean. The failed Siege of Malta was a significant cost to their forces, both military and …
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