Since we are marking the 100 year anniversary of America’s entry into World War One here is Balladeer’s Blog’s handy guide to some differences and key players between that conflict and World War Two.
WW I – Lasted from 1914 to 1918 *** WW II – Lasted from 1939 to 1945
WW I – America entered the war in April, 1917 *** WW II – America entered the war in December, 1941
WW I – Italy and Japan fought on the side of the Allied Powers *** WW II – Italy and Japan fought on the side of the Axis Powers
WW I – Germany, under Kaiser Wilhelm, led the Central Powers *** WW II- Germany, under Adolf Hitler, led the Axis Powers
WW I – Sinking of the Lusitania *** WW II – Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
WW I – The Allied disaster at Gallipoli *** WW II – The Allied disaster Operation: Market Garden
WW I – Douglas MacArthur is an American Commander in charge of the Rainbow Division in Europe *** WW II – Douglas MacArthur is Commander in Chief of the entire Pacific Theater of Operations
WW I – George S Patton is an American Cavalry Officer who eventually becomes a tank commander *** WW II – George S Patton is an American Army commander leading troops in North Africa, Italy and France
WW I – Winston Churchill is the architect of the Allied disaster at Gallipoli *** WW II – Winston Churchill is the British Prime Minister who courageously guided the British Empire through the conflict
WW I- Franklin Roosevelt is an Under-Secretary of the Navy and is able to walk *** WW II – Franklin Roosevelt is a wheelchair-bound President of the United States guiding the nation through the conflict
WW I – Erwin Rommel is a German officer distinguished for his heroics at the Battle of Caporetto *** WW II – Erwin Rommel is called the Desert Fox for his tank corp’s successes against the Allies in the Sahara
Harry Truman in World War One
WW I – Harry S Truman is a Captain in America’s Artillery Battery D *** WW II – Harry S Truman goes from being a U.S. Senator to Vice President and, following Roosevelt’s death in office – President
WW I – Hermann Goring is a successful fighter pilot *** WW II – Hermann Goring is a subhuman piece of filth accomodating Adolf Hitler’s insane whims
WW I – General “Black Jack” Pershing, Sgt York and Lawrence of Arabia *** WW II – General Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower, Audie Murphy and Field Marshall Montgomery
WW I – The Ottoman Muslims commit the greatest atrocities of the war *** WW II – The German Nazis commit the greatest atrocities of the war
WW I – Very, very late in the war the Germans use their Big Berthas and similar large weapons to inflict long-range deaths in England *** WW II – Very, very late in the war the Germans use their V-2 rockets to inflict long-range deaths in England
Lafayette Escadrille
WW I – The Lafayette Escadrille *** WW II – The Black Sheep Squadron
WW I – Japan seizes the Pacific Islands that the German Empire still holds onto *** WW II – Japan is an ally of the Third Reich
WW I – Lettow-Vorbeck is the most respected enemy officer of the war *** WW II – Rommel is the most respected enemy officer of the war
WW I – The Great Salient of 1918 *** WW II – The Battle of the Bulge
WW I – “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell is an officer in the American Fourth Corps during the St Mihiel Offensive *** WW II – “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell is the highest-ranking American commander in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations
WW I – Dwight Eisenhower is a very capable young officer in the U.S. overseeing the training and supplying of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe *** WW II – Dwight Eisenhower is the Commander in Chief of the entire European Theater of Operations
FOR MY LOOK AT FORGOTTEN AMERICAN NAVAL BATTLES OF WORLD WAR ONE CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2013/05/25/the-top-forgotten-u-s-naval-battles-of-world-war-one/
FOR THE TOP FOUR FORGOTTEN WARS IN AMERICA’S HISTORY CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2013/05/21/the-top-four-forgotten-conflicts-in-american-history-2/
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Thank you, sir, for not letting us forget. Now I know why my dad was proud of his nickname “Vinegar Joe”.
No problem! Are you really Vinegar Joe’s son?