Training varied according to the Military Force a person was put in or enlisted in. They went to boot camp which was the same as it is today. Exercise, drill, weapons training, training in fighting in all types of terrain (and some go to the cold areas too) and military rules, rules of engagement and some had to learn languages. After boot camp, many had to go to specialized training in tank warfare, large artillery training, flight school, medic training, etc. To this day the Marines still swear their boot camp is the hardest one.
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They conscripted their men, then trained them. Same as Germany, the US, etc.
The snipers of ww2, were highly-trained soldiers of the German Army.
They were trained with bamboo spears and wooden rifles.
They were trained with bamboo spears and wooden rifles.
Princess Elizabeth (as she was then) trained as a driver and motor mechanic.
Soviet troops were poorly trained, but, they were dedicated and capable.
29 Million Soviets, they were however very poorly trained.
Absolutely yes. During World War 2, American servicemen were stationed all over the UK as they trained for D-Day.
the british commonwealth air training program trained pilots to fight in the war.
The infirmaries in World War 2 suffered from both overstaffing and understaffing. There was no central staffing body to ensure that staff were assigned where they were needed. There were also a great number of untrained nurses which were supervised by trained nurses. World War 2 also saw the start of mass production of penicillin.