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War Is Hell - World War 2


















World War II started in on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland without warning, after signing many peace agreements with his future enemies. By the evening of September 3rd, Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa had also joined the war. The world had been plunged into its second world war in 25 years.




















The United States stayed out of the war until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. The would be six long and bloody years of total war, fought over many thousand of square kilometres.

From the Hedgerows of Normandy to the streets of Stalingrad and Paris, to the icy mountains of Norway; to the sweltering deserts of Libya, to the insect infested jungles of Burmal to the coral reefed islands of  the Pacific Ocean and across the waterways of the world.




















United States was involved in the war from December 7, 1941 until September 2, 1945. It lasted 1,365 Days.

Some of the worst battles occurred during this war. Fighting and/or espionage took place on almost every continent and ocean on earth. It Was the largest and most deadly war waged in human history. It is estimated that over 60 million people, 3% of the world’s population at the time, died during this war. Most of Europe and large parts of Asia lay in ruins.




















 Approximate 16 million Americans served in the armed forces during WWII. We had over 1 million total casualties - 416,800 Dead or Missing In Action; 700,000+ Wounded; An average of 305 a day for 1,365 Days.