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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Human|UNSC}}
{{Wikipedia}}
{{Wikipedia}}
{{Battle infobox
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|conc=
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|next=[[Jovian Moons Campaign]]
|next=[[Jovian Moons Campaign]]
|image=[[File:HINF MarketingWWII.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:HL OriginsII WWIIsoldiers.png|300px]]
|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}}
|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}}
|place=[[Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|famousshipp260}}
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==War==
==War==
===Details===
===Details===
[[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}}
[[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 [[battle|bloodiest battles]] in the war was the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Stalingrad|Battle of Stalingrad]].{{Ref/Reuse|famousshipp260}}


===End of the war===
===End of the war===
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>
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: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', 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>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
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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.  
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.  
File:HL OriginsII WWIIsoldiers.png|Two soldiers amid the ruins of a city.
File:HINF MarketingAriane.png|A [[civilian]] [[Ariane|woman]] taking up arms during the conflict.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Human wars}}
{{Human wars}}


[[Category:Human]]
[[Category:Human]]

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