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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). [342] 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 ...
Eastern and Northern Europe Vietnam War: 1.1–4.2 million [42] [43] [44] 1955–1975 North Vietnam and allies vs. South Vietnam and allies Indochina Nigerian Civil War: 3.04–4.1 million [45] [46] 1967–1970 Nigeria vs. Biafra: Nigeria French Wars of Religion: 2–4 million [47] 1562–1598 French catholics vs Huguenots: France Korean War: 2 ...
Map showing the Oder–Neisse line and pre-war German territory ceded to Poland and the Soviet Union. (click to enlarge) The reconstruction of Germany was the process of rebuilding Germany after the destruction endured during World War II. Germany suffered heavy losses during the war, both in lives and industrial power.
France was one of the largest military powers to come under occupation as part of the Western Front in World War II.The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany.
World War II: 1,000,000 [113] Battle of Hong Kong: 1941: World War II: 18,000 including prisoners [114] Battle of Malaya/Battle of Singapore: 1941 –1942 World War II: 143,800, and 60,000 prisoners [115] Battle of Bataan/Battle of Corregidor: 1942: World War II: 30,000 killed [116] Battle of Lyuban: 1942: World War II: 365,135: Battle of the ...
The German historian Rüdiger Overmans in 2000 published the study Deutsche militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg (German Military Casualties in the Second World War), which has provided a reassessment of German military war dead based on a statistical survey of German military personnel records. The financial support for the study came ...
The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat [nb 18] during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945.The Allied powers (including the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union and France) fought the Axis powers (including Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy) on both sides of the continent in the Western and Eastern fronts.
France had lots of armed forces in World War II, in part due to the German occupation. In 1940, General Maurice Gamelin commanded the French Army, headquartered in Vincennes on the outskirts of Paris. It consisted of 117 divisions, with 94 committed to the northeastern front and a commander, General Alphonse Georges, at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre.