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[11] [12] [13] Several hundred tanks lost in the Pacific Theater. Germany. Around 67,429 tank and self-propelled guns, 87,329 half-track trucks; 36,703 half-track tractors; 21,880 half-track armoured personnel carriers destroyed or captured. 226,300 Military cars and 97,470 Military motor-cycles destroyed or captured.
Used by all branches of the US military M1917 Enfield.30-06 Springfield Bolt action United States: Krag–Jørgensen.30-40 Krag: Bolt-Action United States: M1941 Johnson rifle.30-06 Springfield: Semi-automatic rifle United States: M1 carbine.30 Carbine: Carbine United States: Winchester Model 70: Various Rifle United States
The Italians lost 2,400 killed. The UK force lost no ships and suffered minor casualties. [1] Siege of Malta June 1940-November 1942The UK lost 369 fighters in the air and 64 on the ground during the siege of Malta. Over 900 German and 600 Italian aircraft were lost in attacks on the island. 1,493 Maltese civilians were killed and 3,764 wounded ...
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, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equipment.
Lost after 8 April 1945: Possibly sunk by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-8, CD-32, and CD-52 with a 951st Kōkūtai E13A1 Jake and Q1W1 Lorna. Swordfish: SS-193 Sargo class: Ryukyu Islands: Lost about 12 January 1945: Fate unknown: possibly lost to mines or sunk by kaibokan CD-4. Tang: SS-306 Balao class: Formosa Strait: 25 October 1944: Sunk by circular ...
Nazi Germany fielded a large quantity of their own captured enemy weapons ranging from rifles to tanks. In particular, the German military used a number of T-34/76 tanks which fell into their hands early on in the war, as well as other older and lighter models such as the T-26 and a handful of the KV-series heavy tanks.
The ship was knocked out of the war and although repaired, she did not see active service after World War II. She was scrapped in 1973. USS Wasp (CV-18), on 19 March 1945, was hit with a 500 lb armor-piercing bomb which penetrated both the flight and hangar decks, then exploded in the crew's galley. Many of her shipmates were having breakfast ...
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 population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [ 1 ] Deaths directly caused by the war (including military and civilian fatalities) are estimated at 50–56 million, with an additional estimated 19–28 ...