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Germany in WW2

The Germans were a member of the Axis forces and the primary belligerent in the European Theater of war.

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What weapons did the Germans use against Britain in World War 2?

If they were infantry soldiers they used the KAR 98 rifle or perhaps the MG 34 or FG 42 machine guns

Why do Buddhist temples have the Nazi sign?

The swastika was taken from the Buddhist temple symbol for the sun ( which is on the Buddhist temple). The symbol for the sun means power in all things, which is why Hitler took it for himself, however turning the symbol on it's side to form a new symbol, the swastika.

Addendum

Actually the swastika is used in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism and predates the Nazi's by thousands of years. Wikipedia has a detailed explanation.

Why did Hitler fight for Germany when he was born in Austria?

Because Hitler believed that Germans and Austrians were of the "Same Blood", before WW1 Germany and (Back then) Austria-Hungary were very close allies and had formed a Union between the two countries, after WW1 Austria an Hungary were split into 2 countries and was banned from having a union with Germany, So Later when Hitler came into power in Nazi Germany he reunited Germany and Austria believing that should be "One".

Did Hitler only kill the European Jews?

NO

Hitler was responsible for the death of many people aside from the Jews during his period of control in Europe. He was dedicated to the extermination of the Jews. however he also killed

Roma and Sinti (Gypsies)

Poles and other Slavs

Political Dissidents and Dissenting Clergy

Persons with Physical or Mental Disabilities

Jehovah's Witnesses

Homosexuals

The fact of the matter was that many people from many walks of life could fall foul of the Nazi party and be assigned to one of the extermination camps to be simply gotten out of the way. The reason that these camps are only associated with the Jews in the general press is that so much of the general press is in Jewish hands.

Did Anne Frank change the world?

It inspired and told about her feelings and emotions. It had shown the world the cruelity of the Nazi's and how bad it was for Jewish kind. Also it had inspired people to know more about the history of Germany and what happened through 1942-1945

Why did Hitler target cities for his bombings?

THEY BOMBED ALL THE CITIES BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO TORTURE THE PEOPLE TO BE GIVING IN TO THEM TO OVERRULE THEM.

How did the events of world war ll contribute to Nazi Holocaust of European Jews?

Hitler's Germany began the holocaust against Jews before the start of World War II.

The primary events during the war that contributed to the holocaust: The genocide against Jews expanded into each country that Germany conquered.

How do you speak Austrailan?

First of all you spelled Australian wrong and second of all, this is a dumb question. Learn English, then live in Australia and try to pick up their accent. It's English with an accent.

When did Germany surrender to the US in World War 2?

Germany signed an unconditional surrender on May 7/8, 1945. Japan would go on to surrender roughly 4 months later, ending the Second World War.

Will the human race change?

Yes, the human race, will change as it has for the last 6000 years, and for the next 20,000 years, and for ever after, people will become more intelligent, more lazy with more technology, we will begin to run out of resources, will eventually have to go to another planet, our sun will eventually explode, Killing everything and everyone.

Unless God almighty comes back, and saves us all

What were Adolf Hitler's experiences in World War 1?

he killed all the Jews and sent the to concentration camps so they could suffer and die by saying they were gonna get a picture taken but shoting them, and having them get lots of cuts and making them take gas bath.

What happened to Denmark Norway and Finland during World War 2?

Denmark and Norway were occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940 and remained so until liberated in 1945. Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union before Russia and Germany went to war and, although she put up a good fight, was forced to make concessions to the Soviets and had to maintain a careful neutrality for the rest of the war. Even thought Finland "won" the continuation war, peace treaty made Soviet Union winner because Finland was fighting with German

What did Allies do after Germany surrendered?

At high level conferences earlier in the war it had already been decided that Germany would be divided into "Zones of Occupation", with Great Britain, France, the US and the Soviet Union each having a Zone. Berlin was ninety miles deep in the Russian Zone but was also divided into four zones for each of the allied powers. Thousands of German civilians and soldiers tried to head west in the final days of the war, to surrender to the western allies and stay out of the hands of the Russians. Germany was also swarming with millions of "DP"s - "displaced persons". Most of these were former slave laborers taken by the Nazis from their home countries and forced to work in German mines, industry, and agriculture, refugees from the east fleeing before the advancing Red Army, freed prisoners of war, and concentration camp survivors. The western allies had lists of wanted war criminals, including most high ranking Nazis. Any SS personnel that could be found were detained to investigate possible war crimes charges against them. SS personnel knew they were wanted and tried to pass as civilians or regular Wehrmacht soldiers, but many were given away by the SS practice of tattooing SS men with their blood type on the inner left arm. Millions of German troops were herded into POW stockades. In the Russian Zone the commanders gave their troops free rein to rape, kill and rob. Several hundred thousand German females were raped by the Russians, including extremely young little girls and very old women. The Russians deliberately allowed the Asian troops, Mongolians, to be the first into Berlin for this orgy of violence, and revenge for the savage cruelty and brutality the Germans had exhibited when they were advancing into Russia.

The western allies began an immediate "denazification" process. Only about ten per cent of Germans had been Nazi Party members, but they often included low level politicians who were hoping party memberships would advance their careers. The Germans are meticulous record-keepers so there were membership lists. All these local officials with Nazi Party affiliations had to be removed and suitable, competent substitutes found. Allied Military Government (AMG) under the leadership of US General Lucius Clay had to see to all governmental functions, and also try to get basic services like water, electricity and telephones functioning. It was a monumental task.

Germany was devastated. Many of its major cities were complete ruins. Berlin was over 90% destroyed. Dams were broken, power plants were rubble, every bridge was destroyed, railroad tracks, train yards, engines and train cars had been bombed to splinters. The devastation was near complete.

Because German agriculture had been run on slave labor during the war, and the slaves were freed as the allies advanced into Germany in the first months of 1945, no one planted a crop in Germany in 1945. Hunger was widespread, real hunger, actual starvation. Civilians were reduced to living on what they could beg from the occupiers. Many women were forced to become prostitutes for the necessities of life.

There was a still a war going on in the Pacific, and many of the troops in Germany were needed to bring it to a close, since almost no one yet knew anything of the atomic bombs, and those who did know did not know if it would work, or what would happen when they were ready and dropped on Japan. Germany's submarines had sunk thousands of British and American ships during the war, and there was only so much scarce shipping available to bring food to Europe to feed the destitute people who yesterday were trying to kill us, and also to redeploy millions of men to the Pacific, to bring the Japanese slaughter of Asians and Americans to an end. What food did get to Europe went to feed civilians and DPs, and the former German soldiers were at the end of the line. Somewhere around 53,000 German POWs died in American POW camps in late 1945 and early 1946, many from starvation.

The Russians even before the end of the war had become confrontational and immediately began trying to bully the Americans, British and French out of Berlin and Germany all together. The Russians had agreed to allow road and rail access to Berlin but closed these off, without explanation. Truman made the decision to feed Berlin by air, in the "Berlin Airlift". Not only food but coal for heating and electricity generation had to flown in to the two airfields the allies had access to inside West Berlin, enough to support five million people in Berlin. For almost a year a plane landed about every minute, around the clock. The people of West Berlin and Germany deeply appreciated this tremendously costly American effort to save them from the grasping Russians, and any who still needed convincing became fast friends of America and have remained so since.

What are Jews not allowed to do?

Originally, (before Nazi power) Jews were treated as normal citizens of Poland, Germany etc. In the mid 30s the Nazis forced Jews to wear gold stars to show they were Jews and they were not allowed to use the same facilities/entertainment Christians were. Then they were all forced to live in a designated area often referred to as the "ghettos". And eventually where all taken to concentration camps, made to work for nothing, and they eventually started "exterminating" them. And then WWII was over and what was left of the Jews were freed and started new lives for themselves.

Why did the axis countries call themselves the axis powers during World War 2?

in 1936, Japan signed with Germany a Anti-communism pact to cooperate against Russian communism. Italy joined after, thus creating the axis of powers.

Actually because they were the central powers of the axis

Why do people kill people who kill people to prove that killing people is wrong?

I do not think this is a quote actually spoken by someone, but I do know that it is anti-death penalty slogan commonly used on bumper stickers and the like. The proper saying is:

"We kill people that kill people to show that killing people is wrong."

It puts into perspective the strange reasoning behind the death penalty.

How was Adolf Hitler raised when he was a little boy?

Hitlers family was poor and so he lived in a homeless shelter he was also arrested for trying to take over Germany

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2nd answer:

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112264/Hitler1.html This gives a complete history of childhood.

How were people treated by the guards in concerntration camps?

You could change your question to, "How were people mistreated by the guards in concentration camps, and be more accurate." The guards were at best cold and indifferent. At worst they were cold blooded killers.

At best, they simply did their jobs working with people who would be working while slowly starving to death. They refused to get emotionally close to any one person when they knew the future of the entire group.

At the worst, they enjoyed lying as they led the doomed to the death chamber.

How big is Czechoslovakia?

==Area:== total: 78,866 sq km land: 77,276 sq km water: 1,590 sq km

What did the Battle of the Bulge do for the morale of the troops during and after the battle?

On the Allied side it scared them. Everyone from the most recent replacement private to the Supreme Allied Commander was of the opinion that the war was over. They were resting up for a "all done push" into Germany"s heartland.

The German's failure to punch through in this endeavor was the "final straw". It was over at the point of their witdrawal. When the troops began to pull out there was only a slim hope that somehow they would survive to see their homes again.

Even General Eisenhower was looking for some way out. He accepted "Operation Market Garden" as the way to end WW-2 in Europe. That failed.

Why did Adolf Hitler fight for the cause they believed in and how did they fight for their cause?

There were multiple things that Adolf Hitler believed in and fought for. If you are talking about the war, then Adolf Hitler believed in German expansion to "purify" Europe. He did this through blitzkrieg or lightning war, where the Germans invaded countries with a striking amount of manpower and war-power. Adolf Hitler didn't fight for the German cause, Germany fought for Adolf Hitler's cause.

How did AIDS get started in the 1980s?

Some monkeys in Africa had a disease (SIV) like AIDS.

It was passed to humans when they killed and ate the monkeys for food.

Or perhaps when they were cutting up the animals and blood moved to an open wound in the butcher.

The disease then mutated slightly and was then passed on from human to human through sexual intercourse and sharing of contaminated needles.

During World War 2 Germany gave up its plans to invade Great Britain because?

During World War II, Germany gave up its plans to invade Great Britain because he could not defeat the British air force.