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Victims of the Nazis during the Holocaust קרבנות הנאצים בשואה This project's mission is to list the names of the victims who were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust to show that these victims are not just an anonymous mass, but were, and some still are, millions of human beings with names, relationships and personal biographies. They all live on in our hearts and minds. ---We will Nev...
='''This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who participated during World War II can be added.'''= All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers who participated in WWII can be added to this project. Sub-projects for more specialised interests will be added when possible. Collaborators are welcome, and so are suggestions. Under "DOCUMENTS" you will find pages ...
Casualties of World War Two=See also - World War II Main pageThis is a universal project. Please link Geni profiles of Military Casualties to the project.Because many WW2 deaths went unrecorded estimates for the total number of casualties in the war vary. Some estimates suggest that 75 million people died in the war, including about 20 million military personnel and 40 million civilians. ["Worl...
(Level 2 Gallantry Award)The D.S.O. was instituted by Royal Warrant on 6th September 1886.The D.S.O. was originally instituted as an award for officers of the British Army and Commonwealth Forces, usually at the rank of Major. It was, however, also awarded to officers at a rank above or below Major. The D.S.O. could be awarded for an act of meritorious or distinguished service in wartime and us...
List of Australian Divisions in World War II* 1st Armoured Division* 2nd Armoured Division - also known as the 2nd Calvary Division and 2nd Motor Division* 3rd Armoured Division - also known as the 1st Calvary Division and 1st Motor Division* 1st Division* 2nd Division* 3rd Division* 4th Division* 5th Division* 6th Division* 7th Division* 8th Division* 9th Division* 10th Division* 11th Division...
This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who were Prisoners of War during World War II can be added. All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers (and civilians?) who were Prisoners of War during WWII can be added to this project. About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blac...
This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who were casualties during World War II can be added. = All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers who were casualties during WWII can be added to this project. About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blacks and 46,000 coloureds and In...
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a Level 3 Military Gallantry AwardInstituted 15th June 1901 as the Conspicuous Service Cross and renamed in October 1914 the Distinguished Service Cross.The DSC. was awarded to naval officers below the rank of Lieutenant Commander for gallantry at sea in the presence of the enemy. Almost 2,000 D.S.C.s were awarded during the First World War.A bar is awar...
(Level 2 Gallantry Award)Instituted on 4th December 1854.The D.C.M. was the first official medal award to recognise an act of gallantry in the field by a member of the armed forces who was below the rank of officer. It was the other ranks' equivalent of the Distinguished Service Order.The D.C.M. was awarded for gallantry in the field in the face of the enemy. Other ranks in the British Army and...
(Level 3 Gallantry Award)Instituted on 25th March 1916 (and backdated to 1914).The Military Medal was awarded to other ranks of the British Army and Commonwealth Forces. It was an award for gallantry and devotion to duty when under fire in battle on land.On the reverse of the medal is inscribed “For Bravery in the Field”. Recipients of the medal are entitled to use the letters M.M. after their ...
British Prisoners of War World War II Please add Geni profiles of WW2 Prisoners of War from Britain to this project.See also >===== World War II - American Prisoners >===== World War II - Prisoners of War from Canada >===== Others to Follow All PoWs were allegedly protected by rules for the treatment of prisoners of war which had been established in the Geneva Convention of 1929. See WIKI Briti...
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - United Kingdom is the third-level military decorationInstituted on 3rd June 1918.Awarded to officers and warrant officers of the Royal Air Force for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty while flying on active operations against the enemy.A bar is added to the medal ribbon for subsequent acts of valour, for which a subsequent D.F.C. would b...
The U.S.S.Mills DE/DER-383(1943-1970) was an Edsall Class destroyer escort .Name for Ensign Lloyd J.Mills(1917-1942) the Mills served in WWII and early Cold War and Operation Deep Freeze. Lloyd Jones Mills BIRTH 13 Jul 1917 DEATH 30 Jul 1942 (aged 25) BURIAL Old Sunnyside Cemetery Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA MEMORIAL ID 144022553 · View Source Ensign Lloyd J Mills:
"Chakdina" was built in 1914 at the outbreak of WW1. On 13 January 1940 it was requisitioned by Admiralty as an armed boarding vessel. On the late afternoon of 5 December 1941 the SS Chakdina had left Tobruk Harbour, Libya, carrying around 380 wounded Allied soldiers, 100 German and Italian Prisoners of War and 120 crew away from grossly overcrowded hospitals. A number of other Allied soldiers ...
The 447th was stationed at the Rattlesden Airfield in England during World War Two. This project is dedicated to all who sacrificed during and after the war to keep the world free from all tyrants. Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satell...