States acted to guarantee Greenland's position. With the entrance of the United States into the war in December 1941, Greenland became a combatant. From...
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Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...
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the United States and Canada to Great Britain during World War II to support combat operations in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO). The route was...
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Denmark on April 9, 1940 gave that country a strong legal claim on Greenland in World War II. Because of its proximity to mainland North America and being...
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list of military operations conducted in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Greenland during World War II. Birke ("Birch") (1944) — German plan...
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Jersey) Greenland in World War II List of Japanese spies, 1930–1945 Operation Pastorius Project Z List of theaters and campaigns of World War II "United...
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during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every...
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List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946, sorted by type and name. This listing...
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Holzauge (category Greenland in World War II)
Denmark during World War II. It was located on the island of Greenland, which is currently an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm. In 1941, the Nordøstgrønlands...
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outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence of critically...
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became militarily involved in World War II in January 1944, with the election of William Tubman, at which time it declared war on Germany and Japan. Before...
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International Justice ruled in favor of Denmark. During World War II, when Nazi Germany extended its war operations to Greenland, Henrik Kauffmann, the Danish...
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provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II: World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between...
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Brazil officially entered World War II on 22 August 1942 following its declaration of war against the Axis powers of Germany and Italy. On 8 February...
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the territory's western region. In World War II, the United States military used Bluie as a code name for Greenland, where they kept several bases named...
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Mexico's 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...
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Special forces of Greenland: None, Defense is the responsibility of Denmark Greenland in World War II Administrative divisions of Greenland Municipalities:...
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Allied convoys during World War II by region. "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940". "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940"...
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iron ore was an important economic and military factor in the European theatre of World War II, as Sweden was the main contributor of iron ore to Nazi...
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When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies...
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Nuuk (redirect from Capital of Greenland)
[ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government...
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Axis powers (redirect from Axis states of World War II)
World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan. The Axis were united in their...
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The Greenland Patrol was a United States Coast Guard operation during World War II. The patrol was formed to support the U.S. Army building aerodrome facilities...
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At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself neutral, but that neutrality did not prevent Nazi Germany from occupying the...
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Bluie (category Arctic naval operations of World War II)
Bluie was the United States military code name for Greenland during World War II. It is remembered by the numbered sequence of base locations identified...
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outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Thomas Southorn was the Governor of the Gambia, having been appointed to the role in October 1936. In March 1942...
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serving in Greenland during World War II that was probably not named after the company, but after the polar bear. Cartographic expeditions to Greenland Erik...
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Sears (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
in the industry as "the Consumers' Bible". The company began selling to foreign customers after the American occupation of Greenland in World War II and...
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The National WWII Museum (redirect from National World War II Museum)
Allied victory in World War II. Founded in 2000, it was later designated by the U.S. Congress as America's official National WWII Museum in 2004. The museum...
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This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022[update] this...
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