Standard crash boats were built in four lengths for World War II. The smallest standard size boat was 42 feet long, while the larger boats were 63, 85...
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to the United States wooden boats used in World War II. The boats served in many different roles during the war. These boats were built in small boatyards...
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performance to motor torpedo boats, used to rescue pilots and aircrews of crashed aircraft. During World War II these rescue boats, armed with light anti-aircraft...
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a list of fictional feature films or miniseries which feature events of World War II in the narrative. There is a separate list of World War II TV series...
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participation in World War II had its first antecedent in the diplomatic efforts made by the government before the League of Nations as a result of the Second...
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The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a...
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Helgason, Guðmundur. "Umona – Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020...
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Crash Dive is a World War II film in Technicolor released in 1943. It was directed by Archie Mayo, written by Jo Swerling (from a story by W.R. Burnett)...
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The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers...
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in August 1945, after the end of World War II. Over 87,000 Indian troops, and 3 million civilians died in World War II. Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck...
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Forces in World War II. Osprey Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-84603-365-0.[permanent dead link] "The Type VIIC U-boat U-235 – German U-boats of WWII – uboat...
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diesel-powered submarine requires careful orchestration of the crew. On German U-boats of World War II, a crash dive began with the Captain or senior lookouts...
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This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1943. 1: German 1st Panzer Division withdraws from the Terek River area in southern...
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Pacific in World War II by PT boat Veteran Milt Donadt of PT-235 Electric Launch Corp records Website dedicated to PT Boats HNSA Ship Page: PT Boats to visit...
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The Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II included numerous attacks on civilians and civic infrastructure. As a large city and industrial centre...
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list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the...
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This is a timeline of World War II events that took place in 1940, the first full year of the second global war of the 20th century. 1 January: 10,000...
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leaders of World War II listed below comprise the important political and military figures who fought for or supported the Allies during World War II. Engaged...
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The history of Argentina during World War II was a complex period that began in 1939, after the outbreak of the war in Europe, and ended in 1945 with...
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Submarine (redirect from Submarines in World War II)
Japanese torpedo boats, but then withdrew. Military submarines first made a significant impact in World War I. Forces such as the U-boats of Germany saw action...
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the North African campaign during the Second World War, being the location of the First and Second Battles of El Alamein. Legally an independent kingdom...
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Kriegsmarine (redirect from German Navy in World War II)
When World War II broke out in September 1939, Plan Z was shelved in favour of a crash building programme for submarines (U-boats) instead of capital...
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policy of neutrality was adopted by Ireland's Oireachtas at the instigation of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe...
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This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...
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military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end of 1941 were the "Big Four" – the...
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World War II saw the end of the battleship as the dominant force in the world's navies. At the outbreak of the war, large fleets of battleships—many inherited...
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California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. California's long Pacific Ocean coastline provided the support needed...
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siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically...
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the Second World War (1939–1945), the Gambia was part of the British Empire as the Gambia Colony and Protectorate. At the outbreak of war between the...
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British Motor Torpedo Boats in the Mediterranean in World War II. It was the last film made by Oakmont Productions, a branch of Mirisch Films. The film's...
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