were Germany runners up in WW2?
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Well, I suppose youd have to put them ahead of Japan, but Germany didnt get nuked either. So yeah, they came in second, but only by our mercy.
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1958, 1974 and 1990 \n\nWest Germany vs Hungary 3-2 in 1958 host was Switzerland\nWest Germany vs Holland 2-1 in 1974 host was West Germany\nWest Germany vs Argentina 1-0 in 1990 host was Italy
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Germany - Wilhelm II\nAustro - Hungarian - Franz Josef I\nOttoman - Mehmed Rechad V\nBulgaria - Ferdinand I
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Top 10 Ranking:\nNr  Team  P  W  D  L  F  A  F-A  Pts  \n1   Brasil  87  60  14  13  191  82  +109  194  \n2   Germany / WGermany  85  50  18  17  176  106  +70  168  \n3   Italy  70  39  17  14  110  67  +43  134  \n4   Argentina  60  30  11  19  102  71  +31  101  \n5   England  50  22  15  13  68  45  +23  81  \n6   France  44  21  7  16  86  61  +25  70  \n7   Spain  45  19  12  14  71  53  +18  69  \n8   Russia / USSR  37  17  6  14  64  44  +20  57  \n9   Yugoslavia  37  16  8  13  60  46  +14  56  \n10   Sweden  42  15  11  16  71  65  +6  56
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I think Germany because of the Holocaust. But i may be mistaken.
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WWII, basically the same thing. Germany was blamed the  most for everything.
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First time for Germany\nHowever West Germany staged the finals in 1974 and Won!
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WWII was thought of Germany's "revenge" or rebirth after the shame it was brought due to the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was made to pay the countries it affected after the war and limit the number of military troops. Germany was not present during the discussion of the treaty and it felt wronged. Hitler used this is a spin to bring the Germans to rally behind him. WWI is actually considered the "unfinished war" and WWII was just a continuation.
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Russia entered WW2 after Hitler invaded Russia.  Russia had signed a nonaggression pact with Germany and later Germany broke that pact with Russia by invading.
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I believe the best weapon of WW2 was a well-trained American infantryman. It doesn't matter how sophisticated the weapon, it is useless unless in the hands of a well-trained individual. America's importance on proper training won the war, not just the weaponry.
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The French have always been over-rated. Did you how see how easy the German army rolled into France in ww2?
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Germany has a greater advantage of winning.\n\nOptions for Finale of FIFA 2006\n\n1. Germany (3) V/s. Brazil (2)\n\n2. Argenina (4) V/s. Brazil (2)
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Probably alot, but neither side used them in World War 2.  Germans used most of their gas on the Jews.  Needless to say, the Nazis got creative.
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I'd rather be 2nd, as I think you get the easier quarterfinal opponent in England (should they get passed Ecuador) than the Germans would be, especially as that game would be in Berlin.
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Wikipedia's article Participants in World War II lists them all and their level of participation. The combatants were the Allies namely Great Britain and its empire/Commonwealth, the US, USSR, France and China and others. It was opposed by the Axis led by Nazi Germany, Japan and Fascist Italy.
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Yes.\nI keep seeing people refer to the number of men lost in WW2and I'd ask you what has that got to do with anything.\nThere was a reason for that war Roosevelt was not off on some personal vendetta against Hitler unlike the current fiasco.  Bush's yes men/woman have redefined the term cluster f...
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Wow. That list could be pretty long. Germany conquered most of Europe with a little help from Italy and France. Japan conquered a piece of China,  most of the Pacific coastal countries on the Asian continent and most of the island nations in the Pacific. And then the Allies conquered Germany, Italy, and Japan.\n\nYeah, that list could get pretty long.