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==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
[[Image:Ww2.png|thumb|A picture from Operation Overlord.]] | [[Image:Ww2.png|thumb|A picture from Operation Overlord.]] | ||
On September 1st, [[1939]], the [[Germany|German]] Army and Air Force stormed across the border with Poland, igniting the war. The German Forces quickly took over most of Europe, and began to invade Russia. On the | On September 1st, [[1939]], the [[Germany|German]] Army and Air Force stormed across the border with Poland, igniting the 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. 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 Japan. | ||
==The [[United Nations]]== | ==The [[United Nations]]== | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:51, January 2, 2008
World War II was an international conflict that occured on Earth.
World War II
On September 1st, 1939, the German Army and Air Force stormed across the border with Poland, igniting the 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 American naval base. 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 bombs were dropped over Japan.
The United Nations
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.
References in Halo
- Colonel Herzog apparently researched World War II extensively.[1]
- The war has been analyzed in comparison to the Human-Covenant War.[2]
Related Articles
Sources
- ^ http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week4_subject5.wav
- ^ Halo Graphic Novel, Second Sunrise over New Mombasa
