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| | |begin=[[1939]] |
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| |image=[[File:HINF MarketingWWII.png|300px]] | | |place=[[Earth]] |
| |date=[[1939]]{{Ref/Reuse|glaslandchapt1}}{{Ref/Note|Id=glasslands|Given the known scale of the war, on top of the known end date of the conflict as well as the character making the comments knowing about World War II, it is almost certain that the 6 year Great Patriotic War is World War II.}}-[[1945]]{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}} | | |result=*The Allied Nations defeat the Axis Powers. |
| |place=[[Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|famousshipp260}} | | *The [[United Nations]] is formed. |
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| *The first use of [[human]] nuclear weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}} | | |side1=Allied Nations (also operating under the name of "[[United Nations]]"<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_by_United_Nations</ref>) |
| |side1= | | |side2=Axis Nations |
| |side2= | | |commanders1=*[[United States of America]] |
| |side3= | | *[[United Kingdom]] |
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| | *France |
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| | *[[Canada]] |
| |commanders2= | | *[[Australia]] |
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| | * And many more Earth nations |
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| | |commanders2=*[[Germany|Nazi Germany]] |
| |forces1= | | *[[Japan]] |
| |forces2= | | *Italy |
| |forces3=
| | *Hungary |
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| | * And many more Earth nations |
| |casual1= | | |forces1=Joint Navy, Army, Air Force and [[Marine]] forces. |
| |casual2= | | |forces2=Joint Navy, Army, Air Force and [[Marine]] forces. |
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| | |casual1=*Around 50,000,000 total |
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| | |casual2=*Around 12,000,000 total |
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| | '''World War II''' was an international conflict that occurred on [[Earth]] between [[1939]] and [[1945]]. |
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| '''World War II''',{{Ref/Reuse|forerunnerintro}}{{Ref/Reuse|glasslandsp321}} also known as the '''Second World War'''{{Ref/Reuse|famousshipp260}} and the '''[[Wikipedia:Great Patriotic War (term)|Great Patriotic War]]''',{{Ref/Novel|Id=glaslandchapt1|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|glasslands}} was a [[war|conflict]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="famousshipp260">''Halo: Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref>
| | ==Background== |
| | | On September 1st, [[1939]], the [[Germany|German]] Army and Air Force stormed across the border with Poland, igniting war. The German Forces quickly took over most of Europe, and began to invade Russia. On the other side of the world, [[Japan]] got into the conflict after bombing Pearl Harbor, an [[United States of America|American]] naval base in Hawaii. The war was fought between the Allied Nations and the Axis Nations (led by chancellor Adolf Hitler). The war lasted for six years, and ended in [[1945]] when two [[Nuclear Bomb|nuclear bombs]] were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Thus gave birth to the Cold War. The Cold War was between The worlds two last super powers America and the Soviet Union. |
| ==War==
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| [[John Forge]]'s [[Forge family|family]] had members fight in World War II.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'', Factions: UNSC Leaders, [[Spirit of Bloody Fire. Cutter. Bloody hell.]], p. 22-23</ref> During the war, the [[Britain|British]] cracked a [[Germany|German]] encryption scheme.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref> [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the [[United States|US]] [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[Fleet]] at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=hsschapter4|[[Halo: Silent Storm]]|Chapter=4}} Also during the war, [[France]] created the [[Wikipedia:Maginot Line|Maginot Line]].<ref name="forerunnerintro">''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', The Forerunners Introduction, p. 175</ref> One of the bloodiest [[battle]]s in the war was the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Stalingrad|Battle of Stalingrad]].{{Ref/Reuse|famousshipp260}}
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| ===End of the war===
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| The war came to a close with the first usage of [[human]] [[nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hiroshima]].<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> The bomb at Hiroshima left a [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|domed structure]] still standing.<ref name="hlegorigins">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> | |
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| ==Aftermath==
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| ===Shortly after the war===
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| With the war's close in 1945, people danced in the streets and climbed lampposts to hoist flags, which were all recorded.{{Ref/Reuse|glaslandchapt1}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|glasslands}}
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| Following the Second World War, war photography was commonplace.<ref name="jakecouragexbox">''Xbox.com'': Jake Courage (defunct, [https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/jakecourage/ Archived])</ref>
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| ===Distant affects of the war===
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| Some in the 26th-century confused World War II with other wars, like the [[Wikipedia:Hundred Years War|Hundred Years War]], and the [[Wikipedia:Thirty Years War|Thirty Years War]].{{Ref/Reuse|ilbenigma}} World War II is taught in [[Russia]]n schools in the 26th-century.{{Ref/Novel|Id=glasslandsp321|[[Halo: Glasslands]]|Page=321}} The attack on Pearl Harbor was compared to the 26th-century [[Fall of Reach]] by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[McRobb]].{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=283}} France's Maginot Line became idiomatically associated with a [[Forerunner]] [[Jat-Krula|defensive strategy]] through Forerunner translation software, after this strategy was discovered by [[humans]].{{Ref/Reuse|forerunnerintro}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==The [[United Nations]]== |
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| | As a result of the Allied victory over the Axis Nations, the [[United Nations Charter]] was signed on June 26, [[1945]], marking the replacement of the defunct ''League of Nations'' and the creation of the [[United Nations]]. |
| File:Hiroshima.png|A [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|building]] in Hiroshima, Japan that managed to remain standing in spite of the atomic bomb's blast.
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| File:HL OriginsII WWIIsoldiers.png|Two soldiers amid the ruins of a city.
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| File:HINF MarketingAriane.png|A [[civilian]] [[Ariane|woman]] taking up arms during the conflict.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==References in Halo== |
| *''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'' | | * Colonel [[Herzog]] apparently researched World War II extensively.<ref>http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject5.wav</ref> |
| **''[[Spirit of Bloody Fire. Cutter. Bloody hell.]]'' {{Fm}}
| | * The war has been analyzed in comparison to the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]], Second Sunrise over New Mombasa</ref> |
| *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | |
| **''[[Origins]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]
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| **''[[Undefeated]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Become]]''
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| **''[[Forever We Fight]]''
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| ==Notes== | | ==Related Articles== |
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| | *[[United Nations]] |
| | *[[UN Charter]] |
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