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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 did the Fallschirmjäger have such terrible parachutes?
German Fallschirmjäger had pretty bad parachutes. They used the RZ rig which has the parachutist hanging, dangling actually, from his back on one line. It was dangerous to use, and prevented the man c …
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Where would the first nuke have been dropped in Germany?
Germany surrendered before the nuclear bomb was ready for production. The Allies had a Germany first policy: if the German government hadn't surrendered, Hiroshima wouldn't have been the first city to …
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Where would the first nuke have been dropped in Germany?
I found it, thanks to the comment of @Jon Custer:
The targeting committee did not meet until after the European
surrender. A possible list may have been made, but not a final
decision.
The targeting …
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In regards to Vichy vs Free France, what was the status of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy?
It was part of Vichy France. You didn't mention St Pierre and Miquelon. These small islands close to Newfoundland were also under Vichy control, until taken with (very little) force by the Free French …
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Were German WWII-era U-Boat crews allowed on deck?
Yes, I've seen many movies made on board U Boats in which the crews were enjoying themselves on deck. Obviously this happened a lot more in the tropics (which were relatively save waters for U Boats) …
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Has anyone (other than Churchill) indicated that the Germans might have won a negotiated pea...
That's wishful thinking and ignoring history. The UK's position through the ages always has been to prevent a single European superpower. That's one of the reasons why they fought against France for a …
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What is the most noteworthy defection of a member of the Nazi party to the Allies during WWII?
I miss one person on this list: Admiral Canaris.
Like the others, he wasn't a defector. But he greatly hindered Germany's war efforts, because of his dislike of Hitler.
He was completely trusted by Hi …
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Why Was Hitler So Sure America Would Enter on Side of Allies?
Because Roosevelt was a democrat (not the party, the system) and abhorred totalitarianism. He couldn't enter the war before Pearl Harbor, because the America first movement was very strong. He went as …
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Why did the Allies lose the Battle of France (1940)?
The main reason was that the allies were prepared to fight WW1 all over again. The Germans had very different ideas. The allies were ready to fight a static trench war in Belgium. Problem was that Bel …
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What was Japan's grand strategy in WW2?
Strategy:
Cripple the US pacific fleet.
Grab all the pacific islands.
Weaken the Americans as they fight their way across the Pacific.
Annihilate the US fleet in a decisive battle.
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This is kno …
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Were there public executions of Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands?
No, all executions were done in prison, military barracks or execution grounds
Most of the executions took place on the Waalsdorpervlakte (in Dutch). Those executions were done on court orders, witho …
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Did Imperial Japan choose to ally with Nazi Germany because of ideological similarity?
No, not in any way. The Germans saw Japanese as a kind of intelligent monkeys. The Japanese shared that feeling, the other way around. Cooperation was minimal. If at all. Pearl Harbor was just as much …
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How did the British keep Enigma 'snatches' secret?
Submarines weren't the only source of Enigma machines. The Poles had already worked on the code and the machine before WW2 began. Marian Rejewski cracked (a large part of) the code. The Poles gave the …
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Why is a pocket-battleship large in size ?
Everything is relative. Someone can be poor, compared to Bill Gates. And rich, compared with a peasant from Ethiopia.
A pocket battleship was not really small. They were capital ships in their own r …
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Were railway guns ever critical in any battle during WWI and WWII?
No, the development of the railway gun came too late. Airplanes could do much the same, far more efficient, and at less cost.
As you said yourself, railway artillery needed LOTS of maintenance. 14 s …
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