Countries
This country invaded China in 1938 and became aligned with Germany. They bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941 and eventually were nuked twice by America.
What is Japan/Japanese Empire?
The United States president from 1933-1945 and a known isolationist. He allowed the "Arsenal of Democracy" to be built. He saw the country through a majority of the war, however died in 1945 before the wars end.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt/FDR?
The Sherman Tank was one of the most renowned and well-known tanks of World War Two and saw service in years after. Which country did it serve with?
What is the United States?
Named after the province of the same name, this ship was the pride of the Japanese fleet was largely inactive from 1940-43, however finally saw action in 1944. This ship would sink in Operation Ten-Go, essentially a suicide mission of a part of the Japanese Fleet.
What is the IJN Yamato?
This country held a vote to join Germany in 1938, which lead to the annexation of this it and is the birth country of Adolf Hitler. It was fomerly united with Hungary, and controlled a majority of Central Europe.
What is Austria?
This country joined the war in 1939 with the invasion of Poland. They resisted the Luftwaffe in a years long battle named after their home islands. They, along with the Americans, held and pushed in North Africa and assisted in the invasion of Italy, France and Germany.
What is the United Kingdom/Britain?
The former Prime Minister of Italy turned Dictator, this man is famous for failing in North Africa and Greece, calling for German help. He was captured by the King of Italy's in 1943 however was rescued by German commandos. He was later executed by partisans in 1945.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
The Tiger tank was heavily armed and armored tank and was a formidable force against the common allied tanks. Which country did it serve with?
What is Germany/Third Reich?
Named after the First German Chancellor, The ship was the pride of the German Kriegsmarine o, where it was famous for sinking the pride of the British Fleet, HMS Hood. It was pursued by a majority of the Atlantic Royal Navy Forces where it was eventually sunk in a combined effort between HMS Dorsetshire and British Swordfish.
What is the KMS Bismarck?
This country was one of the most advanced for it's time, however got the Sudetenland taken from them in the Munich/Munchen conference. They were later invaded by the Germans and faced becoming a puppet of the Germans, known as Bohemia and Moravia.
What is Czechoslovakia?
This country remained neutral throughout the war however took in both Allied and Axis gold while shooting down planes from both sides.
What is Switzerland?
After the death of Lenin, this leader rose to power and caused purges of "traitors" in politics and the armed forces. He initially was allied with Germany and didn't believe that they had started invading in 1941. His son was captured by the German army and he didn't even want him back in exchange for a German general. He aligned himself with the west, however after the war relations fell apart. He died in 1953.
Who is Joseph/Iosif Stalin?
The T-34 was a highly advanced tank, featuring sloped armor and many variants including the T-34-85, T-34-57 and the Su-122 self propelled gun and served with many countries after the war. Which country did it serve with in WW2?
What is the Soviet Union?
Launched in 1936, this ship was named after a famed battle of the Revolutionary War. It fought in the battles of Coral Sea and Midway, and sunk at the latter due to a Japanese submarine. 5 Carriers later, another ship was named in it's honor.
What is the USS Yorktown?
This country was in a heavy civil war during the time of a sudden invasion. The multiple factions of the civil war, such as the Kuomintang and Communists, allied with the other factions to repel the invasion. Afterwards, the civil war resumed and lead to the nation of Taiwan being created.
What is China?
This country joined the Axis with the goal of reclaiming lost territories after it lost them following World War 1. They were arguably the most capable German ally in Europe due to being able to produce it's own tanks and guns however fell to the Soviets in late 1944.
What is the Hungary/Kingdom of Hungary?
The leader of Free France and famed General, he supported the Allies in North Africa until his return to France in 1944, where he inspired French citizens. He has a memorial in his hometown to commemorate him.
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
The Somua S35 was a well-built infantry tank that could rival the early Panzer III's and IV's of it's time. However, poor communication systems and lack of visibility lead to it's downfall. What country did it serve with?
What is France?
The German Navy, known as the Kriegsmarine, was mostly known for it's many submarines. What does Kriegsmarine mean in English?
What is the War Navy?
This war lead to the fall of multiple empires, and although ending, it resulted in major world tension and the rise of extremism. It was the first of it's kind.
What is the WW1/First World War?
This country was controlled by Denmark until Denmark surrendered in 1940. They were then invaded by the British to secure them from a German invasion and were then put under control of America.
What is Iceland?
The King who came after the famed soldier-king of Belgium, Albert II, this leader surrendered to the Germans which earned him low merit at home and in the Allies, he was prepared to install a Vichy-like regime, however was not allowed to do so and was placed under house arrest and moved around. He was not allowed to return to Belgium for 8 years after the war and later abdicated.
Who is King Leopold III?
Based off the captured Russian BT-5 and 7 tanks and renamed it to the BT-42. This country modified the turret to hold a British-built howitzer to destroy bunkers and infantry, and the occasional tank. However, as Russian tanks got stronger and better, they were even more rarely were used against tanks.
What is Finland?
Named after a Cardinal, This French Battleship was finished just before German Victory in France. She was then pressed into service with the Vichy Navy, where she was docked in Dakar and tasked with defending it from the British. Later, she was put in the Free French Navy to serve against her former German/Vichy French controllers however experienced no significant action. She was scrapped in the 60's.
What is the Richelieu?
These areas of Germany were demilitarized after WW1, however Hitler ordered troops there as a show of defiance and power. The Allies did nothing to stop him.
What is the Rhineland and Saarland?