World War II

World War II, or abbreviated as WWII, was an international human conflict that occurred on Earth between 1939 and 1945.

History
World War II was the second global military conflict in Human History. The war started when Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, invaded Poland. Britain and France were sworn to protect this country, and so war broke out. Of course at this time, World War II wasn't World War II, it was just a little war against four countries. But of course, Hitler had invaded many of the bordering countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxenbourg, Liechtenstein, Denmark, and Italy. Hitler and his 3rd Reich had efficiently recreated a better, German Empire. Soon, the Soviet Union, which had sided with Hitler before the war, had invaded Finland, and Norway. This little war, was becoming another World War. Soon, countries from Asia and Africa were helping the Nazi War effort, including the Empire of Japan, and Iraq. But also, countries started to help the Allied War effort as well, like the Soviet Union in 1941, and the United States of America, that same year.

1936
The History of WWII started in 1936 when Nazi Germany invaded Austria.

1937-1939
Over in the Pacific, Japan invaded China, sparking the Sino-Japanese war. Japan invades several parts of China, along with the capture of the since disappeared Manchuria. The United Kingdom and France declare war on Germany after realising that it had invaded Czech Slovakia along with Poland, Poland in which they had stated that Germany should stay away from. September 1st sparks WWII, over 60,000,000 people will now die. Britain starts to arrive in France, and the two nations fight on the German/French borders. Italian Prime Minister Benidicto Mussolini and Adolf Hitler begin forming an alliegence. Hitler dreams of a new, german world, while Benidicto dreams of a new Roman Empire.

1940
The Tripple Pact between Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan is signed. The Axis is now whole. German death camps are becoming more common, and Japan invades yet more Aisian land. Late in 1940, the battle of France is fought between Germany, Italy against Canada, the United Kingdom and France. Germany threatens to destroy Paris, and the French surrender. The events at Dunkirk occour and Britain retreats to the homeland. The Battle of Britain and Blitzkrieg begins. Germany also conquers all remaining areas of France.

1941
Several conflicts are fought on the Western Front, and Japan invades even more Aisian land. This time, the USA says Japan has gone too far, the United States cuts off 90% of Japans oil income. In June, German sparks Operation: Barborrosa and invades the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union joins the allies officially. Japan gets revenge on the USA by destroying Pearl Harbour in southern Hawaii, although recent descoveries have shown that the USA shot the first bullet by trying to sink one of their Mini-Subs. The United States declares war on the Empire of Japan. The Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany declare war on the United States of America. Japan invades Thailand almost immidietly after the attack on Pearl Harbour. The area known as Malaysia is also attacked by Japan, the United Kingdom declares war on Japan.

1942
Japan starts the several invasions on the islands of the south Pacific. Germany continues to push through the USSR (also known as Russia).

These countries may have been the entire reason the war was won by the allies. But still, the Allies won by the skin of their teeth, for if it wasn't for the overwhelming amount of countries with the Allies, Germany would control Europe and Africa, while Japan controlled Asia and Oceania. With the help of the two atomic bombs, nicknamed "Little Boy" and "Fat Man", the world was launched into the Atomic/Nuclear age. Over 62,000,000 people died on both sides in the six year conflict, many being civilians from the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, Germany, and Japan.

The United Nations
As a result of the Allied victory (the United States of America, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and others) over the Axis Nations (Nazi Germany, Italy, Japan and others), 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. The United Nations were formed with a goal of international peacekeeping by means of collective security.

Types of ammunition still in use in the Human-Covenant War

 * .30 caliber (confetti maker)
 * .50 caliber (M41 LAAG)
 * 7.62mm Ammunition. (MA5B AR, MA5C AR, M808B Scorpion MBT Coaxial machine gun)
 * 90mm gun (M808B Scorpion)

Miscellaneous

 * The paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines on D-Day and during Operation Market Garden inspired the UNSC's ODSTs, although the concept had to be rethought for Zero-G.
 * It may be possible that the Brute Spike Grenade was inspired by a German hand grenade known as the "the Potato Masher" or more specifically the "Steilhandgranate".

References in Halo

 * Colonel Herzog apparently researched World War II extensively.
 * The war has been analyzed in comparison to the Human-Covenant War.
 * The Maginot Sphere mentioned by the Forerunner in the Terminals is inspired by the Maginot Line, the French defensive fortifications along the Franco-German border stretching from the Ardennes to the Franco-Swiss border before the war.

Related Pages

 * United Nations
 * UN Charter