i have to do a project on a movie called dirty dozen. it is a world war II movie. i need to know where world war II was at. I though part of it was in london. am i right? who was in the war? i need all the info i can get. dont make it too difficult to understand. thanks!!
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it was called world war II because it involved most of the world goggle ww2 & you will see all the countries involved & attacked
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Mark was referring to the attack on Pearl Harbour. That is a good point, maybe they are a bit paranoid about having a large military presence as it attracted the Japenese in'41'. Or it could be the attitude of people from the lower 48 if "AFwife"s atitude is an example .
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start from here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
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It's obvious that you are not a "historian" by any stretch of the imagination.  To be truthful with you, WW II started on 11/11/1918.  The treaty of Versailles was not inforced by the "League of Nations" as it should have been.  The "Great Depression" which began in 1929 devastated the world's economy.  With this having been said, Hitler was a very charasmetic person who played on the German people's fears and their anger.  \n\nGermany began by annexing Austria as well as other Germanic counties that were broken up due to the Treaty of Versailles.  His emphasis of German "nationalism" united the former empire, thus creating the "Third Reich".  Poland was annexed (by invasion) in September of 1939 and this was the "last straw" for England.  France was invaded  in 1940 and quickly fell.  \n\nThere was no one left to stand against Germany (Hitler) but England.  Hitler then began his "blitzkreig" against England. \n\nThe U.S. entered WW II on December 7, 1941 due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the destruction of our Pacific fleet.  \n\nI could go on and on but, I don't think that this forum could handle much more information.  May I suggest that you read some books on WW I as well as WW II and you will see for yourself the political events that lead up to the beginning of WW II.  And of course you will find out that most of Hitler's conquests were to gather the raw materials that would have enabled him to conquor the entire world.  \n\n"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it".  This is why we (U.S.) must oppose tyrinical governments such as Iraq and the terrorism that he (and others like him) would like to inflict upon The United States of America.  Read, read and read some more.
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1. what was considered the aryan race?\n2. Who were kept in the camps? (answer is men, women and children were killed)\n3.where were most victims taken from I.e what countries.\n4.How many victims were there( estimated to 12 million plus)\n5.Who is elie weisel?( he wrote the book "night" about his experience in the holocaust)\n\nmy advive is to read the book night by elie weisel, his book is so emotional ad true to fact read that fr mre info!
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World War Two\nGerman Prisoners of War in Britain\n\nIn 1939 there were just two Prisoner of war camps in Britain. By the end of the war; there were more than 600.\n\nEach camp was given a number and was either a disused building - factory, college, hotel etc, or was a specially constructed building known as a Nissen hut. \n \nAlthough there were German prisoners of war in Britain from 1939, Britain was reluctant to accept large numbers of German prisoners of war until there was no longer a threat of a German invasion of Britain. Prior to the successful allied defeat of Germany in Africa in 1943, the majority of German prisoners of war were sent to camps in Canada and the US.\n\n\n However, after the allied invasion of Western Europe, known as D-Day, 6th June 1944, captured German soldiers were transported to Britain. Those who were Luftwaffe pilots or who were suspected of having knowledge of German military plans, were taken for interrogation before being sent to a camp. Strong Nazi supporters and members of the SS were sent to remote camps such as in the Scottish Highlands.\n\nThe terms of the Geneva Convention stipulated that prisoners of war should not be forced to work while in captivity. However, given the choice, many German prisoners of war chose to work rather than sit around the camp doing nothing. Those that chose to worked on farms - harvesting, digging ditches or repairing fences, in the construction industry - rebuilding homes damaged by bombing, or clearing bomb damage.\n\nThere were also activities within the camp such as lectures, concerts and English lessons, football and other sports. The range of alternative activities such as these varied from camp to camp. \n\nGerman prisoners of war were allocated the same food ration as British servicemen and given access to medical care. However, although they were relatively well looked after many German prisoners of war suffered mentally. They had no information about their families, the state of their country or when they would be released.\n\nAt the end of the war. prisoners were subjected to a re-education programme designed to equip them for life in the new Germany. Prisoners were also assessed with regard to continuing loyalty to Nazi ideals. Those that showed continuing loyalty remained in captivity. The first German prisoners of war returned to their homes in 1946, the last in 1949.\n\n(I think the last paragraph is significant here. I suspect that those considered to be die hard Nazis would be treated more harshly than others. Don't forget that also it was only after the cessation of hostilities that the depth and extent of Nazi atrocities became widely known - which, no doubt, effected the way in which German POWs would be perceived and treated by those responsible for guarding them.)
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During that war the entire country was turned into a weapon making machine.  Things were made in almost every factory that existed.  To name all of those would be a huge project.
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Watch the movie "Lord of Wars".  It just came out on DVD a few months ago.  It is a quasi-documentary with Nicolaus Cage about gun running.  It is a very good movie!
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Henry Szeps was in it??? I can't remember. Write to the ABC directly. They are at Ultimo now. They were at Crows Nest and Gore Hill.   Try www.abc.net.au
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Thank you.  It's nice to know who our friends are and believe me, the respect and admiration goes both ways.  Though if you want a true look at who these "anti-war" protestors are, follow the link.  The zombietime "hall of shame" is enough to make one's dinner return.  However, the photographer also highlights the good people in the counter-protests and those who oppose terrorism in the "Bus-19" event.\n\nIt's amazing to see the difference between the rabid "anti-war" leftists and those who oppose them with dignity and self-respect.\n\nJust so one knows, I use "anti-war" as these "tolerant" and "open-minded" protestors seem to support any war in which the USA and her allies are destroyed and thus are only "anti-war" when the USA and her allies are winning.  Though, ironically, these same people are the first the terrorists would kill if given the chance (the "Queers for Palastine" group obviously didn't read Islamic Law's view on homosexuality)...  A chance the Armed Forces of America, England, and Australlia not to mention police and intelligence agencies world-wide will not give the terrorists.  \n\nYes, the irony of it all is the same people the leftists hate so much are protecting those same leftists from the terrorists and dictators they seem to love.
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Isn"t that when germany was attacking them? I have friends in England, she's english, he's polish and it was in that time period that he came as a tank driver from poland  to england to help defend from the germans, and that's when they met and fell in love & got married.  He told me the germans were trying to blow up the old historic sites in particular. Sorry, that's all I know, which isn't much.
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For the war itself:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II\nhttp://www.answers.com/topic/world-war-ii\n\n\nFor timelines, see:\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm\n\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm\nThis one is very detailed:\nhttp://www.worldwar-2.net/timelines/timelines-index.htm
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I was able to get some of my father's WWII records by starting at this site:\n\nhttp://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html\n\nWhat I got wasn't complete & I was informed that sometimes the records from that era are sketchy.\n\nGood Luck!
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We went to war the day after Britain declared war in 1939. We were supporting our mates even though we were not personally threatened by Hitler.\n\nWhen the War came to the Pacific, then we knew what it was to fight for self preservation a bit more. Aussies that were already in Europe stayed there, but new recruits were sent to the tropics.\n\nApart from about 30 bombing raids onto the *northern towns and a couple of 2 man subs in Sydney harbour, Australia has never had battles on our own soil. \nThere was also a mass prison break by Japanese POWs in a country town (Cowra). The casualties were heavy for the Japanese that prefered death to surrender - the Bushido code. \n\nAustralian cities were used for R&R by US military, so we had our share of young boys getting lunch and the soldiers asking about the women in their house. \n"Hey, Mister. My dad got angry at my sister after you left last night. I heard them yelling. Could you give her back her virginity, please?"\n\nAustralians suffered in Japanese POW camps, and left a deep resentment there. My dad was in Singapore when it fell and worked on the Burma railway. When he came back to Australia, he was kept in hospital to beef him up a bit ... he was given 13 meals a day - the smallest being a teaspoon of something, the largest being 2 glasses of beer.\n\nBritain wanted greater commitment to Europe and made some painful decissions in Asia for us. That saw the aussie government draw further from UK.\n\nAfter WW II, many Europeans migrated to Australia. While many European cities were in rubble, Australia was mostly unscathed.\n\n*Northern towns include Darwin (26 times), and west to Broome - sorry i didn't make that clearer, Dave
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http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0849133.html\n\nhttp://www.pearlfilms.com/totalitarian.htm\n\n Here are a couple links that should help you out.
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I'm not sure exactly what information you need, so I'm giving you the search result I got, and I hope you can find what you are looking for:\nhttp://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=1954+68th+bomb+wing+656+bomb+sqdn+2nd+A.F&spell=1
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Well, winning World War II set the United States up to be a world power.  It also helped ushered in a great deal of long-overdue reforms in Europe, and today a European Federal Constitution is now a very real possibility.  Further still,  had Hitler succeeded, he would have undoubetly gone on to destroy the United States indescriminatently.  He would not have spared a single American, even those who resembled his ideal race, because they had grown up in a culture that was, in his eyes, dirty and corrupt (not to mention we were his sworn enemy).  This is one of the many instances in which money plays no role, so the 2.6 trillion figure you site is meaningless.  And even though the use of atomic weapons is still controversial, that alone does not aide your case 'was stopping _Hitler_ worth it.  I'm frankly shocked and appauled that someone could use their freedom of speech, something that wouldn't be enjoyed in a Hilter-ized America, in such a blatantly ridiculous manner.