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The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
Pacific theatre of World War II people (3 C) R. World War II refugees (5 C, 59 P) Righteous Among the Nations (3 C, 16 P)
b.1893 at Züllichow. Lt deR Flieger-Abteilung 301 1917–18. World War II: Vice Inspector of the NPEA Inspection state offices and SS Oberführer as vice-inspector post war Deutscher Gymnasiallehrer und Napola-Leiter. Died 20 March 1976 1917 Prince Christoph of Hesse: Born 14 May 1901. Also, reserve captain at RFSS staff. Luftwaffe major.
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
Roland Freisler – State Secretary of Adolf Hitler's Reich Ministry of Justice; President of the Volksgerichtshof (People's Court) from 1942 to 1945; sentenced hundreds of people to death, including Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl and various members of the 20 July Plot; killed while returning to the courthouse to collect some files during an air ...
World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor (1 C, 472 P) Lists of World War II veterans (4 P) A. Aces (military) (1 C, 2 P) American military personnel of World War ...
Pages in category "American military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 509 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following is a list of notable people from A to E (last name) who were at some point a follower of the ideology of Nazism or affiliated with the Nazi Party. This is not meant to be a list of every person who was ever a member of the Nazi Party, some entries can be found elsewhere on the encyclopedia.