Tbf, the land war was mainly in Europe, North Africa and East and South East Asia. Most allied countries in Africa were colonies at the time and of the top of my head only Brazil is a South American country that actually sent troops to Europe (Smoking Snakes).
But naval warfare was truly global
JustAnAce on
I mean Europe mostly started it. But then again, they could probably be blamed for many problems of world.
Angel_OfSolitude on
We hear more about the European theaters because they’re more directly connected to us. But it truly was a world war.
Xen235 on
This map is also wrong, it shows non-major axis powers such as Bulgaria and Slovakia, but isn’t showing the territory of Independent state of Croatia.
Effective-Toe-8108 on
Occupied territories dont count as colonial allies since they were not de facto incorporated into their respective occupiers, even if they claimed otherwise. This goes for territories of occupied ROC, occupied Abyssinia, and occupied Poland.
AppointmentMedical50 on
Someone should tell the people of Nanjing or Hiroshima that it was only in Europe
PuzzleMeDo on
Is that a thing people say about WW2? Do they think the Japan is in Europe?
sachiko_vl03 on
“Spain was neutral” ..
DazSamueru on
People say this more about WWI (though even that did see fighting in the Levant, Far East, and Africa)
Also, a lot of these countries only declared war on Germany/Japan when 1) it became clear they would inevitably lose and 2) the Allies and particularly American threatened that there would be no place in the UN for countries which did not declare war. Remember, the United Nations – not “the Allies” – was actually the preferred term (especially by Roosevelt) for the nations fighting Germany at the time. It had to be argued, for instance, that neutral Denmark was deserved the status of a member of the anti-Hitler coalition because of the existence of a few Danish partisans. This was a really a legal fiction.
SalsaDraugur on
Iceland and denmark were both neutral, denmark was invaded and held by the germans and iceland was invaded and held by the british.
VanlalruataDE on
I never heard that argument about WW2
only about WW1
Azkral on
Some people say the 7years War was the true 1st World War
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Tbf, the land war was mainly in Europe, North Africa and East and South East Asia. Most allied countries in Africa were colonies at the time and of the top of my head only Brazil is a South American country that actually sent troops to Europe (Smoking Snakes).
But naval warfare was truly global
I mean Europe mostly started it. But then again, they could probably be blamed for many problems of world.
We hear more about the European theaters because they’re more directly connected to us. But it truly was a world war.
This map is also wrong, it shows non-major axis powers such as Bulgaria and Slovakia, but isn’t showing the territory of Independent state of Croatia.
Occupied territories dont count as colonial allies since they were not de facto incorporated into their respective occupiers, even if they claimed otherwise. This goes for territories of occupied ROC, occupied Abyssinia, and occupied Poland.
Someone should tell the people of Nanjing or Hiroshima that it was only in Europe
Is that a thing people say about WW2? Do they think the Japan is in Europe?
“Spain was neutral” ..
People say this more about WWI (though even that did see fighting in the Levant, Far East, and Africa)
Also, a lot of these countries only declared war on Germany/Japan when 1) it became clear they would inevitably lose and 2) the Allies and particularly American threatened that there would be no place in the UN for countries which did not declare war. Remember, the United Nations – not “the Allies” – was actually the preferred term (especially by Roosevelt) for the nations fighting Germany at the time. It had to be argued, for instance, that neutral Denmark was deserved the status of a member of the anti-Hitler coalition because of the existence of a few Danish partisans. This was a really a legal fiction.
Iceland and denmark were both neutral, denmark was invaded and held by the germans and iceland was invaded and held by the british.
I never heard that argument about WW2
only about WW1
Some people say the 7years War was the true 1st World War