What country was the most brutal in ww2?

The Soviet Union suffered the most casualties by far. According to the National World War II Museum, more people were killed on the Eastern Front than every other part of World War II combined.
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What was the most destroyed country in ww2?

Belarus suffered the worst devastation of any country during the war in terms of a percentage of its population. Over a quarter of its population, 2,290,000 people, died during the conflict. In terms of total numbers, the Soviet Union bore an incredible brunt of casualties during WWII.
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Which world war was the most brutal?

Here's What You Need To Remember: The most lethal war in human history is almost certainly World War II. Other wars may have been more lethal but lack credible records. Sixty to eighty million people died between 1939 and 1945. Twenty one to twenty five million of the deaths were military, the remainder civilian.
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Which was the cruelest army in ww2?

The Soviet Army (known as the Red Army before 1946), more so than any other army, was responsible for turning the tide of World War II.
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What was the darkest hour of ww2?

The Darkest Hour is a phrase coined by British prime minister Winston Churchill to describe the period of World War II between the fall of France in 1940 and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, when the British Commonwealth stood alone against Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe.
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Which Countries had Most BRUTAL Basic Training in WW2?



Which city was the worst bombed in ww2?

The U.S. firebombed Tokyo on the night of March 9–10, 1945, and killed more than 100,000 people in the deadliest conventional bombing in history, known as Operation Meetinghouse.
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What was the most destroyed city in ww2?

Hiroshima lost more than 60,000 of its 90,000 buildings, all destroyed or severely damaged by one bomb. In comparison, Nagasaki – though blasted by a bigger bomb on 9 August 1945 (21,000 tonnes of TNT to Hiroshima's 15,000) – lost 19,400 of its 52,000 buildings.
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Who had the strongest military in ww2?

LARGEST ARMED FORCES
  • SOVIET UNION (21,000,000) ENTERED WAR: 1939. ...
  • GERMANY (17,900,000) ENTERED WAR: 1939. ...
  • UNITED STATES (16,354,000) ENTERED WAR: 1941. ...
  • CHINA (14,000,000) ENTERED WAR: 1937. ...
  • JAPAN (9,100,000) ENTERED WAR: 1937. ...
  • ITALY (9,000,000) ENTERED WAR: 1940. ...
  • GREAT BRITAIN (5,896,000) ENTERED WAR: 1939. ...
  • FRANCE (3,500,000)
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Who is stronger France or UK?

France surpassed the US and Britain as the world's top soft power, according to an annual survey examining how much non-military global influence an individual country wields. Britain headed the list two years ago, but was edged off top spot by the US last year.
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Who were the best trained soldiers in ww2?

Japan had the best trained soldiers individually, but Germany had the most effective troopers as per military doctrine ( in battlefield conditions). So for results with given equipment which was usually meager,the Germans faired best.
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Who played the biggest role in ww2?

Although the United States played the dominant role, all three major Allied countries were necessary to victory in Europe. The most important contribution made by Britain was to survive Hitler's onslaught in 1940. Had the British failed to hold off the Nazis, the Second World War would have taken a far different turn.
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Who nuked Japan?

The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
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Who got bombed the most in WW2?

German bombers dropped 711 tons of high explosive and 2,393 incendiaries. 1,436 civilians were killed. However, this proved to be the last major raid until January 1943. While London was bombed more heavily and more often than anywhere else in Britain, the Blitz was an attack on the whole country.
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What cities were not bombed in WW2?

15 Beautiful German Cities Not Destroyed That Survived WW2 Almost Untouched
  • 1 - Goslar, Lower Saxony. ...
  • 2 - Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. ...
  • 3 - Regensburg, Bavaria.
  • 4 - Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg.
  • 5 - Bamberg, Bavaria.
  • 6 - Lüneburg, Lower Saxony. ...
  • 7 - Göttingen, Lower Saxony.
  • 8 - Celle, Lower Saxony.
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Why did the US not bomb Tokyo?

The U.S. likely did not target Tokyo for the atomic bomb strikes as it was the seat of the Emperor and the location of much of the high ranking military officers. These are precisely the people you do not want to kill if you want to negotiate a surrender, as they are the people you would be negotiating with.
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How badly was Britain bombed in ww2?

London suffered severe damage and heavy casualties, the worst hit part being the Docklands area. By the war's end, just under 30,000 Londoners had been killed by the bombing, and over 50,000 seriously injured, tens of thousands of buildings were destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless.
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Are Germany and Japan still allies?

Today, Japan and Germany are, respectively, the third and fourth largest economies in the world, and benefit greatly from many kinds of political, cultural, scientific and economic cooperation.
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Why was Spain not in ww2?

Hitler wanted an alliance with both Vichy France and Spain. Since he compromised when they requested stuff from him, neither was happy enough to become Hitler's ally. So basically the Germans didn't invade Spain since he considered them allies, but the allied powers didn't either as Spain was neutral.
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Is Hiroshima still radioactive?

Is there still radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki today is on a par with the extremely low levels of background radiation (natural radioactivity) present anywhere on Earth. It has no effect on human bodies.
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Did the US warn Hiroshima?

The was no warning about the atomic bombs. They were deliberately kept a secret and were to be used as a surprise. They were intended to do great damage to cities, to showcase their power.
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Which country has the deadliest weapons?

Here are the 10 countries with the most nuclear weapons:
  • United States (5,550)
  • China (350)
  • France (290)
  • United Kingdom (225)
  • Pakistan (165)
  • India (156)
  • Israel (90)
  • North Korea (50)
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Who really won ww2?

VE Day 70th anniversary: We should never forget - the Soviets won World War II in Europe | The Independent | The Independent.
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How did German soldiers feel about ww2?

A recent survey conducted by the Forsa Institute, a German polling and market research firm, found that the majority perceived the Allies' victory as a liberation for Germany from the Nazi regime, with only 9 percent of Germans viewing World War II as a defeat — dramatically down from 34% in 2005.
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What country killed the most German soldiers in World War 2?

Russians also point to the fact that Soviet forces killed more German soldiers than their Western counterparts, accounting for 76 percent of Germany's military dead.
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