Which army was the best in ww2?

In September 1939 the Allies, namely Great Britain, France, and Poland, were together superior in industrial resources, population, and military manpower, but the German Army, or Wehrmacht, because of its armament, training, doctrine, discipline, and fighting spirit, was the most efficient and effective fighting force ...
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Which country had the best army in ww2?

Japan had the best trained soldiers individually, but Germany had the most effective troopers as per military doctrine ( in battlefield conditions).
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Who were the most elite soldiers in ww2?

The 442nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment is best known as the most decorated in U.S. military history and as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry (Nisei) who fought in World War II.
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What Germans think of British soldiers?

The Germans think nothing of a slovenly soldier.” The manual instructs soldiers not to feel sorry for Germans, emphasizing that “there will be no brutality about a British occupation, but neither will there be softness or sentimentality.”
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Who were the toughest soldiers in ww2?

SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Otto Skorzeny was one of the most celebrated and feared commandos of World War II. Daring operations such as the rescue of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and missions behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge made him known as “the most dangerous man in Europe.”
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Which Country had the most Effective SOLDIERS of WW2



Was the Italian army good in ww2?

The Italian Royal Army remained comparatively weak in armaments. The Italian tanks were of poor quality. Italian radios were small in numbers. Much of the Italian artillery and weapons dated from the First World War.
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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 soldiers?

Top 10 Greatest Warrior Groups in History
  • 10 Fearsome Warrior Groups in History. ...
  • The Immortals (550 BC–330 BC) ...
  • Samurai (12th Century AD–1867 AD) ...
  • Knights (3rd Century AD–15th Century AD) ...
  • Kamikaze Pilots (October 1944–15 August 1945) ...
  • Gurkhas (1815 AD–Present) ...
  • Ninjas (12th Century AD–1868 AD)
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Who is greatest warrior of all time?

GREATEST WARRIORS OF ALL TIME
  1. ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Known as one of the greatest warriors ever, Alexander the Great was a renowned king too in an ancient Greek town. ...
  2. SPARTACUS. ...
  3. ASHOKA. ...
  4. JULIUS CAESAR. ...
  5. MAHARANA PRATAP. ...
  6. RICHARD THE LIONHEART. ...
  7. LEONIDAS OF SPARTA.
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Why was Italy so weak in ww2?

The Italian military would suffer numerous defeats in 1940 and 1941. The combination of lack of radar, lack of aircraft carriers, poor reconnaissance and air support resulted in 1 out of 2 Royal Italian light cruisers being lost at the Battle of Cape Spada against the British Royal Navy in July, 1940 (13).
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Who is the best sniper in WW2?

The most deadly sniper of World War II: Simo Häyhä. He had 542 confirmed kills, with an unconfirmed total number of 705. Not only is he the most deadly sniper of World War II, but he is also believed to be the most deadly sniper of all time. All his kills were against the Red Army, who nicknamed him White Death.
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Who had the best snipers in WW2?

Top 10 WWII Snipers
  • 1) Simo Hayha – Simo is the only sniper on this list that was not Russian. ...
  • 2) Ivan Sidorenko – During WWIIs Battle of Moscow, Sidorenko taught himself how to snipe. ...
  • 3) Nikolay Ilyin – Nikolay was credited as a deadly Soviet sniper during World War II – having 494 kills.
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Which country suffered the most in WW2?

Military deaths from all causes totaled 21–25 million, including deaths in captivity of about 5 million prisoners of war. More than half of the total number of casualties are accounted for by the dead of the Republic of China and of the Soviet Union.
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Which was worse Europe or the Pacific?

The Pacific Theater of World War II was, as one historian put it, "hands down the war's most hated theater in which to fight." And as the hundreds of thousands of American men who had just enlisted were about to learn, it was going to be more brutal than anything they would see in Europe.
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Who was Germany's biggest enemy in ww2?

The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China).
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Did German soldiers respect American soldiers?

At least initially, Germans regarded British and American soldiers (especially Americans) as somewhat amateurish, although their opinion of American, British, and Empire troops grew as the war progressed. German certainly saw shortcomings in the ways the Allied used infantry.
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What unit has seen the most combat?

1. Marine Raiders. Marine Raiders are the rank and file of the Marine Special Operations Command.
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Did any Japanese fight in Europe?

There are no recorded instances of Japanese and German troops actually fighting alongside one another, although the Japanese did allow the Germans to use some of their submarine bases in return for rocket and jet propulsion technology.
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What is the most elite military unit in the world?

United States Navy SEALs are perhaps the finest special operations forces in the world.
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Was the Italian navy good in WW2?

The Italians, in WWII, had a number of extremely successful warplanes but these were mostly built for supporting Army operations, and the Italians had considerable difficulty deploying them to enough airfields to achieve coverage in the Mediterranean, mainly due to the difficult logistics between Italy and Libya.
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