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Before America entered World War II in December 1941, individual Americans volunteered to fight against the Axis powers in other nations' armed forces. Although under American law, it was illegal for United States citizens to join the armed forces of foreign nations, and in doing so, they lost their citizenship , many American volunteers ...
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The 16 officially recognized US Army campaigns in the European Theater of Operations are: [1] North Africa campaigns: Egypt-Libya: 11 June 1942 – 12 February 1943, American participation in the Western Desert campaign; Algeria-French Morocco: 8–11 November 1942, the allied landings in North Africa
Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II. The US had previously been officially neutral but subsequently entered the Pacific War, and after Italy's declaration of war and Germany's declaration of war shortly after the attack, the Battle of the Atlantic and the European theatre of war.
The Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor destroyed almost 200 U.S. aircraft, took 2,400 lives, and swayed Americans to support the decision to join World War II.
The 133rd Infantry Regiment of the 34th Infantry Division was the first United States Army unit sent to Europe in World War II. The first battalion arrived in Belfast in late January 1942, followed by the rest of the regiment in February. These units were designated as U.S. Army Northern Ireland Forces, later incorporated within the European ...
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...
The Women's Army Corps: A Commemoration of World War II Service. Washington D.C.: Center for Military History United States Army. ISBN 0-16-038207-6. Bielakowski, Alexander (2012). African American Troops in World War II. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781780965444. Bowman, Martin (1997). The USAAF Handbook 1939-1945. New York: Stackpole Books.