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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 ...
The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...
European theatre of World War II people (4 C, 1 P) H. Historians of World War II (3 C, 65 P) People of the Holocaust (11 C, 9 P) J. Jews of World War II (7 C, 7 P) M.
Churchill was second in command of No. 3 Commando in Operation Archery, a raid on the German garrison at Vågsøy, Norway, on 27 December 1941. [20]: 41 As the ramps fell on the first landing craft, he leapt forward from his position playing "March of the Cameron Men" [21] on his bagpipes, before throwing a grenade and charging into battle.
Getúlio Vargas. Getúlio Vargas was the president of Brazil for two periods, first from 1930 to 1945. Between 1937 and 1945 he ruled as dictator under the Estado Novo regime. . Despite Brazil's strong economic ties with Nazi Germany, Vargas sided with the Allies after the sinking of Brazilian merchant ships by German U-boats, and declared war against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in August 19
Pages in category "American military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 502 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
British Merchant Navy personnel of World War II (90 P) Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951 (141 P) Ministers in the Chamberlain peacetime government, 1937–1939 (84 P)