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World War II , or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2 ), was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military...
Auschwitz concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was a network of concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the largest of the German concentration camps, consisting of-: Auschwitz I (the Stammlager or base camp); Auschwitz II–Birkenau (the Vernichtungslager or exter...
The purpose of this project is to keep track of Bukharian Jewish soldiers killed/MIA in WW II. Just add the profile to this project.
In 1940, over 3,400 Jews from central Europe tried to reach Palestine with an "illegal" transport on three ancient Greek steamers, the Atlantic, Pacific and Milos. When the Pacific and Milos arrived in Haifa in early November, the British government decided to deport the whole lot and transferred the passengers to the liner Patria.After the arrival of the Atlantic and before the passengers from...
='''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 ...
Background of the Movements===== The French Resistance movement is an umbrella term which covered numerous anti-German resistance groups that were based within France. ===There were a number of resistance movements, some that took direct orders from the Special Operations Executive , there was the communist resistance, groups loyal to de Gaulle , regional resistance movements that wanted indepe...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a heavy bomber/horizontal bomber manufactured by the Boeing Airplane Company. It is the most famous bomber of the United States Air Force in World War II and was known for being able to remain airworthy despite severe damage. The full crew of a Flying Fortress consisted of ten men, four of whom were exclusively machine gunners.A total of 12,731 machines were p...
In Germany, stalag (German pronunciation: [%CB%88%CA%83talak]) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps. Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager.According to the Third Geneva Convention of 1929 and its predecessor, the Hague Convention of 1907, Section IV, Chapter 2, these camps were only for prisoners of war, not civilians. Stalags wer...
Nederlandse Militaire slachtoffers Tweede Wereld oorlog=Wereldwijd heeft de Tweede Wereld oorlog ongeveer 25 miljoen militaire levens gekost, inclusief de vijf miljoen militairen die zijn gestorven in gevangenschap.Er word geschat dat er ongeveer 7900 Nederlandse militairen zijn omgekomen gedurende 1940-1945.* Voor burger slachtoffers zie het Burger slachtoffer project ==Doel van dit project:==...
Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS= The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS (German: Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon der Waffen-SS ) was a motorized infantry battalion of the German Waffen-SS during World War II . It was formed from Finnish volunteers and fought on the Eastern Front as part of the SS Division Wiking . The unit was disbanded in mid-1943 as the two-year comm...
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...
Welcome to the Czech Portal, Czech Republic, Czechia, Bohemia, Moravia on Geni====Czech Portal looking for Volunteers Curators for Geni from Czech Republic - look at nominations* For Apply to become a Curator. See For learn about curators and what they do on Geni, see: Geni Curators and their work area are :* ]]]]
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 Project is dedicated as a Holocaust Master Project Index to the monstrous consortium of "The Final Solution death machine." > Please add cherished profiles to the relevant concentration camp and ghetto sub-projects and not to this Master Holocaust Projects Directory . If no appropriate project exists, we will help create one. Please contact curators Hatte Blejer , Pam Karp , Malka Mysels o...
USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship built for and by the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state's recent admission into the union, the ship was the second and last of the Pennsylvania class of "super-dreadnought" battleships. Although commissioned in 1916, the ship remained stateside during World War I . Shortly after the end of the war, Arizona was on...
German soldiers in Split, WWII This project is for collected all german soldiers who was died i n prisons, killed or were lost - dissapered during WWII in Split and closely around area. Some of them were prisoners. They all were buried at the local main cemetery Lovrinac in Split, named at croatian words Njemačko groblje (German cemetery). The field where is the parcel at local main cemetery, ...
Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front.Planning for the op...
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...
Casualties of World War II=The aim of this project is to record the fatalities of World War II.
This is a project for any and all Canadians who served or died during World War 2. This is a Work In Progress....The military history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, Northwestern Europe, and the North Atlantic. In a...
Tähän projektiin kerätään kattavasti talvi- ja jatkosodan Lentolaivue 34 lentäjät. Lentolaivue 34 (LLv34, Le.Lv.34 ja HLe.Lv.34) oli Suomen ilmavoimien lentolaivue, joka perustettiin ensimmäisen kerran 10. lokakuuta 1934. Laivue lakkautettiin ja perustettiin uudelleen kolme kertaa, lopullisesti se lakkautettiin 1. elokuuta 1958. Laivue osallistui jatkosodan ilmasotatoimiin saavuttaen 345 ilma...
De Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade Prinses Irene Doel Het doel van dit project is alle leden van de Prinses Irene Brigade een speciaal plaatsje te geven op Geni Over de Prinses Irene Brigade: De Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade 'Prinses Irene' was een brigade die voortkwam uit Nederlandse troepen die in mei 1940 konden ontkomen en bestond verder nog uit Engelandvaarders en Nederlanders in het ...
De geschiedenis van Surinaamse migranten naar het vroegere Nederlands-Oost-Indië geniet nauwelijks enige bekendheid. Door de interneringskaarten van de Japanse bezetter kan een duidelijk beeld worden verkregen van de lotgevallen van vroegere landgenoten in de periode van de Tweede Wereldoorlog.In de eerste decennia van de twintigste eeuw werden in Suriname door het moederland lokale krachten ge...
The goal of this project is to collect in one place the profiles of residents from the villages of Kurgomen' (a conglomerate of villages) who participated in World War Two. This includes all conscripted and volunteer men, as well as women who worked in various professions at the front. If in your tree you have profiles of people from Kurgumen' who participated in WWII, please add them to this ...
About this portal ( umbrella project) This International portal will list all war and military related projects on Geni. Minor wars and battles ,rebel and Guerilla wars can be added to this list too. If you come across a related project please add to this list. General war and military related projects: (not country specific) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Milit...