What is this building and where is it? Europe in 1944-45 by a U.S. Army Air Force soldier. France, Germany, Belgium, or Netherlands?

1. When did US troops land in Europe ww2?
2. What was the European front?
3. What European countries were involved in ww2?
4. What happened in Europe during ww2?
5. Did America want join ww2?
6. Why did Japan attack us?
7. How many American soldiers died in the European theater?
8. Why was the eastern front so deadly?
9. What happened on the European front?
10. What year was World War 3?
11. Which countries did not fight in WW2?

When did US troops land in Europe ww2?

The first U.S. troops arrived in the British Isles in January 1942, but nearly a year passed before they went into action against the Axis.
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What was the European front?

The name borrowed by the British press and applied to the heavy and frequent bombing raids carried out over Britain in 1940 and 1941 during the Second World War. The United Kingdom's aerial warfare force; formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world.

What European countries were involved in ww2?

The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China).

What happened in Europe during ww2?

The War in Europe. World War II in Europe began when Hitler's Nazi Germany attacked Poland. ... The countries that fought against Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe were called the Allied Powers. The main Allied Powers in Europe were Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France.

Did America want join ww2?

Before the United States joined World War II in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the great battle had been raging in Europe since 1939. While the British and Russians struggled against the German Reich, the United States remained officially neutral and refused to enter the war.

Why did Japan attack us?

The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.

How many American soldiers died in the European theater?

V-E Day signified the end of a long road. Just between June 1944 and May 8, 1945, there were 552,117 U.S. casualties in the European theater of operations. Of those, 104,812 were killed in action.

Why was the eastern front so deadly?

The civilian population of the territory in conflict suffered terribly from the war, in part because of the horrific occupation policies of the German (and the Soviets), and in part because of a lack of food and other necessities of life. Around 15 million Soviet civilians are thought to have been killed.

What happened on the European front?

It saw heavy fighting across Europe for almost six years, starting with Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ending with the Western Allies conquering most of Western Europe, the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe and Germany's unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).

What year was World War 3?

Photo by Harris & Ewing via the Library of Congress. “This is a war to end all wars.” Throughout the war that spanned from 1914–1918, the world witnessed many events, including: Germany fighting on two fronts — Belgium and France on the west, Russia and Romania on the east.

Which countries did not fight in WW2?

Afghanistan, Andorra, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Vatican City, and Yemen were all neutral during the war. Apart from Yemen and Tibet they were all near the action.