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Otherwise notable people killed serving with the German military during World War II.Note: This category is intended solely for those members of the German armed forces killed as a result of their military service and not those executed during internal purges, or those who died in Allied custody post-war.
C. British Democide- 378,000 civilians killed in area bombing of Germany [85] D. United States Democide- 37,000 (32,000 civilians killed in area bombing of Germany and 5,000 German POW.) [86] E. French Democide-23,000 German POW. [87] F. Yugoslav Democide- 145,000 (75,000 ethnic Germans and 70,000 POW) [88] g. Hungarian Democide-12,000 ethnic ...
Feuerschutzpolizei (lit. ' Fire Protection Police ') was a fire police unit in Nazi Germany and a branch of Nazi Germany's Ordnungspolizei, formed in 1938 when the German municipal professional fire brigades were transferred to the national police.
After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial home in Riverside ...
During World War II, 14,059 American POWs died in enemy captivity throughout the war (12,935 held by Japan and 1,124 held by Germany). [341] During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in ...
Pages in category "Friendly fire incidents of World War II" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Josef Schulz (1909/1910 – 20 July 1941), also spelled Joseph Schultz, was a German soldier of the 714th Infantry Division stationed in German-occupied Serbia during World War II. He died in 1941, allegedly executed after refusing to take part in an execution of partisans. The German High Command recorded him as killed in action.
The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, during World War II. In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons ...