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Results tagged with ww2-european-theater
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For questions relating to World War 2 in Europe, waged primarily between France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and their allied nations between 1939 and 1945.
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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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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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Did France send people from other countries to fight first during WWII?
No, not true.
France had conscription. In case of war the army would be placed on alert and war footing, meaning that draftees were recalled to the army. Foreigners cannot be drafted. I know of no na …
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Why weren’t the Dutch and Belgian borders fortified with wire, trenches, mines, etc., as it ...
No, it wouldn't have worked.
... what reasons could have led the Allied decision makers ...
You're making a mistake here: before hostilities began, both The Netherlands and Belgium had (repeatedly) …
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