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'''World War II''',<ref name="forerunnerintro"/><ref name="glasslandsp321"/> also known as the '''Second World War''', was a [[war|conflict]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="famousshipp260">''Halo: Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref>
'''World War II''',<ref name="forerunnerintro"/>{{Ref/Reuse|glasslandsp321}} also known as the '''Second World War''', was a [[war|conflict]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="famousshipp260">''Halo: Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref>


==War==
==War==
[[John Forge]]'s [[Forge family|family]] had members fight in World War II.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'', Factions, UNSC Leaders, 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 name="hsschapter4">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 4</ref> 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 name="famousshipp260"/>
[[John Forge]]'s [[Forge family|family]] had members fight in World War II.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'', Factions, UNSC Leaders, 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 name="famousshipp260"/>


The war came to a close with the first usage of human [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<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>  
The war came to a close with the first usage of [[human]] [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<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==
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>
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>


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 name="ilbenigma"/> World War II is taught in [[Russia]]n schools in the 26th-century.<ref name="glasslandsp321">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', p. 321</ref> The attack on Pearl Harbor was compared to the 26th-century [[Fall of Reach]] by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[McRobb]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref> 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 name="forerunnerintro"/>
===Distant affects of the war===
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 name="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 name="forerunnerintro"/>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

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World War II
The Genbaku Dome in Hiroshima

Date:

???-1945[1]

Location:

Earth[2]

Outcome:

  • The first use of human nuclear weapons.[1]
 

World War II,[3][4] also known as the Second World War, was a conflict on Earth.[2]

War

John Forge's family had members fight in World War II.[5] During the war, the British cracked a German encryption scheme.[6] Isoroku Yamamoto crippled the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.[7] Also during the war, France created the Maginot Line.[3] One of the bloodiest battles in the war was the Battle of Stalingrad.[2]

The war came to a close with the first usage of human Nuclear weapons at Nagasaki and Hirshima.[1] The bomb at Hiroshima left a domed structure still standing.[8]

Aftermath

Following the Second World War, war photography was commonplace.[9]

Distant affects of the war

Some in the 26th-century confused World War II with other wars, like the Hundred Years War, and the Thirty Years War.[6] World War II is taught in Russian schools in the 26th-century.[4] The attack on Pearl Harbor was compared to the 26th-century Fall of Reach by Chief Petty Officer McRobb.[10] France's Maginot Line became idiomatically associated with a Forerunner defensive strategy through Forerunner translation software, after this strategy was discovered by humans.[3]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, Timeline, p. 31
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Encyclopedia, Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)
  3. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, The Forerunners Introduction, p. 175
  4. ^ a b Halo: Glasslands, page 321
  5. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, Factions, UNSC Leaders, p. 22-23
  6. ^ a b I love bees, Axon Clips, Chapter 4 - Herzog: "Enigma"
  7. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
  8. ^ Halo Legends, Origins
  9. ^ Xbox.com: Jake Courage (defunct, Archived)
  10. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 283

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