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Gottbegnadeten list: A list of artists and media workers exempted from conscription into the Wehrmacht for their importance to the propaganda system; Munitions of War Act 1915: A precursor to the reserved occupation list, where no worker could leave his employment without the consent of his employer.
World War II: No Shanghai: 1937–1945 No Austria: 1938 Austria Germany: Anschluss: Events preceding World War II in Europe: Yes: Sudetenland [47] 1938 Czechoslovakia: Munich Agreement: Yes: Bohemia and Moravia: 1939–1945 Occupation of Czechoslovakia: No Memel Territory: 1939–1945 Lithuania: Occupation of Memel: Yes: Albania: 1939–1945 ...
After World War II, on 29 June 1945, a treaty was signed between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, ceding Carpatho-Ukraine officially to the Soviet Union. Following the capture of Prague by the Red Army in May 1945 the Soviets withdrew in December 1945 as part of an agreement that all Soviet and US troops leave the country.
A dominant principle that guided combatants through much of history was to the victory belong the spoils. [8] Emer de Vattel, in The Law of Nations (1758), presented an early codification of the distinction between annexation of territory and military occupation, the latter being regarded as temporary, due to the natural right of states to their continued existence. [8]
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states. Operations are categorised ...
Military occupations of Latvia have included: Livonian Crusade (13th century) Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940; Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany (1941–1945) Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944; Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (21 July 1940 – 21 August 1991)
The invasion of Iceland was a British military operation conducted by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines during World War II to occupy and deny Iceland to Germany. At the start of the war, Britain imposed strict export controls on Icelandic goods, preventing profitable shipments to Germany, as part of its naval blockade.
About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.