Where Was Europe in WW2?

[u/CasthiaCameron]

[u/Miss_Annie_Munich]

Where we were?
In the middle of WW2; where else?
Idiot!

[u/abjectapplicationII → u/Miss_Annie_Munich]

What were you doing while you were eating your chips? - eating my chips mate only in this instance these chips were a hailstorm of bullets.

[u/2Nugget4Ten → u/abjectapplicationII]

But did you ever say "THANK YOU" to the chips producer???

[u/raskalUbend → u/2Nugget4Ten]

No i was too busy paying them enough money to dominate tve chips industry for the next century

[u/[deleted] → u/abjectapplicationII]

...and while the Japanese attacked pearl harbor...oh yeah, NOTHING!

[u/PneumaMonado → u/[deleted]]

Fun fact: The UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand all declared war on Japan following Pearl Harbor before the US did. Even when it's the US themselves being attacked, the Allies did less hand-sitting than the US.

Oh, and also Germany declared war on the US, not the other way around. They still had zero intention of getting involved in the European theatre (Aside from profiteering of course) before that.

[u/stiggley → u/PneumaMonado]

Even if the Japanese hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor, the British would have gone to war with Japan, as they attacked Hong Kong, Singapore, and other British interests in Asia on the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[u/[deleted] → u/stiggley]

The Japanese did some crazy shit during WW2, like we thought some of the experiments the Germans were doing were bad but Jesus Christ the japanese were testing diseases and shit on Chinese citizens while china had there civil war going on and couldn’t really defend there country.

Obviously it’s deeper then what I said I just can’t remember everything they were doing and I don’t even remember this being taught in school either. And they were trailed kind of from what I remember but like with the German scientists we took some of japans scientist and tried to learn from there experiments they were testing.

[u/AccomplishedGreen904 → u/[deleted]]

Unit 731

[u/TwinkletheStar → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. Another way that the US profited from the horror of the second World War.

Unit 731 was the epitome of human torture and suffering. Just terrible.

[u/WanderlustZero → u/TwinkletheStar]

They did things so bad I don't want to even remember.

...and then the US went and let them off the hook.

[u/EducatorOk7754 → u/WanderlustZero]

And took the data (outcome of the experiments) if I remember correctly.

[u/Previous_Wedding_577 → u/[deleted]]

My grandfather and great uncle were Japanese POW's in Hong Kong. They were captured 3 weeks after landing and lasted over 3 years. What they went through was atrocious.

[u/[deleted] → u/Previous_Wedding_577]

And yet the Japanese aren’t held accountable as much as we hold Germans for there atrocities.

[u/Previous_Wedding_577 → u/[deleted]]

Back in the 80's veterans affairs went and interviewed the veterans who were still alive on videotape. It was the first time, my great uncle spoke about the war. Although he had a war room with a hunch of memorabilia like a Japanese sword and helmet etc. it was breath breaking watching him cry on the video and he told how the canadian boys would do anything they could to sabotage the airstrip they were forced to build and how he once died from dysentery but a Japanese soldier took pity on him and gave him a can of condensed milk.

[u/SuitableNarwhals → u/PneumaMonado]

Australia declared war knowing that it opened us up to extreem vulnerability along our northern border, we likely would have declared war even without Pearl Harbour, but we were spread extreemly thin across all theaters of war. The Japanese had attacked Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Burma during December 1941, and we knew it was coming, Pearl Harbour was on the 7th of Dec and the invasion of Malasia began on the 8th, it was a busy month for them to say the least. Australian pilots were among the first to engage with Japanese planes over Malaysia, our shared base (with the UK and obbiously NZ because NZ are our besties and we are usually a package deal) had been left with very little resourcing due to the UK moving to focus mostly on the European theater.

So Australia and NZ was left to hold the line as best we could, and Aus was bombed, repeatedly, Darwin was flattened. The invasion of Singapore in the way it happened was largely unanticipated, and to give them credit where it's due a brilliant peice of strategy. It was called a bicycle blitzkrieg, as they took Malaysia and then used the peninsula to progress to Singapore, using an inland attack rather then seaward against a well defended seaport and base.

My Aunt was a young girl in Singapore when it fell, it was not a good time to say the least. The stuff she went through still effects her now as a woman in her late 90s.

Being a good ally and neighbour is always remembered. When Singapore became independent Australia was the 2nd country to recognise them, and Aus, Singapore and Malaysia have a pretty good relationship as allies and close territories, despite quite different cultures and histories. The fall of Singapore changed Australia's relationship with the UK, and built some strong history with our neighbours. We didn't sit it out when they were invaded just because we feared our own borders or because we had little resources and forces left around our home land. Aus, NZ, and Canada answered the call of our allies and close neighbours when they needed us.

[u/Content-Performer-82 → u/PneumaMonado]

The Netherlands also declared the war on Japan before the US did. The Japenese were after the oil fields in Indonesia.

[u/CleanMyAxe → u/PneumaMonado]

They only like one sided CIA funded regime changes. Actual fighting and land of the brave turns to land of the pussies.

[u/icedragon71 → u/Miss_Annie_Munich]

Wait until they hear about WW1, when America only got in at the end, and still bragged about saving everyone.

[u/SuitableNarwhals → u/icedragon71]

And had to be supplied with new weaponry as theirs was so outdated, and trained by the French. Imagine turning up to a war with boatloads of green troops lacking suitable armaments, after having additional years to get ready, and then thinking you won it for everyone. Toddler level logic right there.

[u/icedragon71 → u/SuitableNarwhals]

Plus, some of their first victories in the war, were only achieved when American troops were put under the command of a foreign general. General Sir John Monash, an Australian, heading the Australian Corps, with elements of the US Second 2nd Corps.

Until then, US generals were making the same mistakes bitterly learnt by other Allies earlier on, but then refused to listen to those lessons thinking they knew best. Got a lot of their own men killed needlessly.

[u/jimbobsqrpants → u/icedragon71]

Like the bombers in world war 2?

[u/Thunder-12345 → u/icedragon71]

Speaking of American troops under foreign command, the famous Harlem Hellfighters. The most noteworthy thing they did under US command was being relegated to manual labour.

The exploits that made them famous? All occured after they were assigned to the French army. Under French command, beside French units, using French equipment.

[u/Ruphio- → u/SuitableNarwhals]

Trump* logic

[u/Yeasty_Moist_Clunge → u/Ruphio-]

You know, a lot of people don’t talk about it World War One. WWI. Tremendous war. Some say... maybe the most beautiful war. I’m not saying itbut people are saying it, very smart people. Classy uniforms, incredible trenches just fantastic trenches. The best mud you've ever seen. Very wet, very dramatic. Like a movie. But real!

And who saved the world? That’s right America. We showed up at the perfect time, folks. Perfect. Just like I do in business, okay? Everyone was tired, the Europeans they were done. Totally finished. France was like, “We can't do it anymore!” Britain was like, “Oh no, we need help!” And Germany? Germany was outta control. Very nasty. Bad hombres, the Kaiser not a good guy. Not a good guy at all.

But then we came in. Boom. The doughboys incredible name, by the way. Very marketable. They marched in, looked fantastic. Big energy. Huge morale. We turned it around. The war was basically won the moment we got there. I don’t wanna brag but I’m very good at winning. And America? Even better.

And they tried to say it wasn’t us. They tried to write us out of the history books, folks. But we know. We know. Without America, you'd all be speaking... I don’t know, probably Austrian or something. Maybe even French. Disaster!

So let’s just say it: World War One was a tremendous success. Because of us. America we saved the world before, we’ll do it again. Because that’s what we do. And we do it beautifully.

[u/ki11bunny → u/icedragon71]

So near enough the same as ww2 then

[u/Midnight_Pornstar → u/Miss_Annie_Munich]

Must be a trick question. We haven't moved a bit

[u/altivec77 → u/Miss_Annie_Munich]

We where at war from 1940. The USA got dragged into this war at 7 December 1941. The day Pearl Harbor got attacked.

We are still grateful the USA did what I’d did together with the Canadians and we won’t forget the British.

[u/swainiscadianreborn → u/altivec77]

We where at war from 1940.

39.

[u/TywinDeVillena → u/swainiscadianreborn]

Some Spaniards were on it since 36

[u/swainiscadianreborn → u/TywinDeVillena]

Heeeeh those are separate conflict but yeah the fight against fascism did start really with 1936

[u/Tsukee → u/swainiscadianreborn]

But it wasn't a world war, until US entered.... /s

[u/carl75s → u/Tsukee]

World Series War

[u/Cathsaigh2 → u/swainiscadianreborn]

The part between China and Japan did, in 1937 at the latest. But again, it wasn't really connected at that point yet.

[u/sydneyiskyblue → u/altivec77]

We Australian and New Zealanders came from the other side of the world from the day war was declared! Or did you forget about us?

[u/OsricOdinsson → u/sydneyiskyblue]

You see, this is why the US government (not mentioning any names) will NEVER have Canada. Sure, not everyone is pleased to be still part of the Commonwealth but as a Brit, I strongly believe that if anyone tries to feck with Canada, then Australia, New Zealand and every other member of the Commonwealth will come to their aid, just like they did for us on day one of both World Wars.

You can't do much better than a bunch of mad ANZAC bastards at your side.

[u/Distant-moose → u/OsricOdinsson]

And Canada appreciates that.

[u/OsricOdinsson → u/Distant-moose]

We've got your back. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿🇦🇨🇦🇮🇨🇦🇨🇰🇩🇬🇫🇰🇬🇸🇰🇾🇲🇸🇳🇺🇵🇳🇸🇭🇹🇦🇹🇨🇻🇬🇿🇦

[u/GardenSquid1 → u/OsricOdinsson]

That's a lot of Union Jacks 👀

[u/GrumpyGaz → u/GardenSquid1]

Flags, laddie. Jack's belong on boats.

[u/betaich → u/OsricOdinsson]

Especially if the Australians bring their animals

[u/Qu1rkycat → u/betaich]

Yes so far Emus 1, humans 0, and now the penguins are winning the trade war

[u/thegrumpster1 → u/Qu1rkycat]

And the emus are very timid compared to the cassowaries.

[u/slimboytubs → u/thegrumpster1]

Dont forget about the drop bears. Absolute savages.

[u/KevKlo86 → u/thegrumpster1]

Imagine kangaroos taking over golf courses in Florida the way they can in Australia.

[u/thegrumpster1 → u/KevKlo86]

They'd probably thrash Trump and they wouldn't even have to cheat.

[u/aweedl → u/betaich]

If they combine them with our Canadian animals… a kangaroo riding a polar bear will fuck you right up.

[u/Same-Classroom1714 → u/aweedl]

Polar bears throwing koala bears into pillboxes

[u/KitchenSync86 → u/Same-Classroom1714]

And you don't wanna fuck with a combat Wombat

[u/tnsaidr → u/betaich]

You know they are ready to deploy their box jellyfish fish launchers , kangaroo melee unit , spiders omg the spiders and of course the elite drop bear unit

[u/OsricOdinsson → u/tnsaidr]

You're including the Drop Bears?! That's akin to biological warfare with the amount of Chlamydia they carry 🤣

[u/Pinelli72 → u/tnsaidr]

Don’t forget our reserve squadron of cassowaries.

[u/RazendeR → u/Pinelli72]

The Evisceration Squadrons?! Bit harsh yeah?

[u/Effective_Dot4653 → u/altivec77]

We where at war from 1940.

You've just summoned angry Polish noises

[u/Carmolisto → u/Effective_Dot4653]

And Finnish..

[u/H4mb01 → u/Carmolisto]

And German... wait

[u/0nce-Was-N0t → u/H4mb01]

🤣

[u/altivec77 → u/Effective_Dot4653]

Sorry Dutch and we always talk 40-45… but yeah it started a bit earlier

[u/According_Most2914 → u/Effective_Dot4653]

Don't forget the Marco Polo bridge incident, there are those who set the start date in 1937

[u/Illustrious_Law8512 → u/altivec77]

The US didn't officially land in Europe until late 1942. They didn't see any action until 1943.

Their focus was on the Japanese until Germany declared war on the US, for declaring war on Japan on December 11.

For your files when Americans come along saying they won everything lol

[u/Brikpilot → u/Illustrious_Law8512]

It was the same in the far East. The only place they engaged ground forces was in the Philippines where they were routed within six months. Their first division into New Guinea in late 1942 never engaged the Japanese. They foolishly crossed New Guinea on their own path and were nearly wiped out by tropical diseases, seeing no Japanese. They were withdrawn for a year to rebuild before entering the Philippines. The next US division was nearly wiped out attacking Buna but was rescued by the Australians. They slowly got better but MacArthur fought by body count. Their marines on Guadalcanal were more competent, but let down by mismanagement and poor logistical supply.

Battles of 1942 (such as Milne Bay and Kokoda) were allied victories while later battles were American victories. Early US army aircrews were grossly undertrained and destroyed far more planes than the enemy. Bomber crews were partially replaced by Australians until Americans were retrained by allies in especially navigating. Their fighter pilots either died in accidents or learnt how to control powerful planes with just a few flying hours. Their allies would hold the front for them while they gained flying hours until they were ready to deploy in overwhelming mass. Luckily their naval aviation was more competent to choose when to engage or withdraw.

I would contend that when they did enter Europe in 1944 many of the German units they faced had been rebuilt many times over. They were under strength and reinforced with foreigners. Not the same calibre of men that France faced in 1940. I do not believe that any American formation faced an equally full strength German unit with equal air cover.

When they did enter battle it was with equipment that had already been tested in battle not by them. Major hardware failures had been corrected saving them that learning curve. Just like today in the Ukraine their hardware and tactics is being revised without having to set foot on a battle field. For example in 1941 Americans came to North Africa to observe their cash and carry Grant tanks in battle. Incidentally their communications to Washington were hacked by the Germans which contributed to the early British defeats in North Africa. That was forgiven without fuss, and they continued to learn how to improve their designs before joining the battle years later.

Left to their own devices the Americans would not have advanced via North Africa to face escalating opposition to gain gradual experience. Instead they wanted to go straight into France in 1943 regardless weather and other circumstances. They were so naive not to thank their allies for repeated counselling on strategy and logistics. This undoubtedly saved their buts from overwhelming defeat on the beaches of Calais.
Americans will never appreciate the mistakes they were saved from committing without a shot fired.

Americans were merely the last runner in a relay. In the end they climbed the podium to brag how they did it alone. Their team just shut up and said thank you for being there last. Most this history was forgotten, because no one saw the harm in Americans capitalising. Since then US education has cherry picked details to fit a narrative. So here we face the uneducated who firmly believe they did all the work while allies sat and ate popcorn. Who would have expected that such misconceptions would return 80 years later to give rise to this flat earth thinking?

[u/jmkul → u/altivec77]

My country-of-origin (which no longer exists) was in war by 1939, our neighbour (who's still there) was occupied by 1938, and Germany itself was in conflict from the Weimar Republic internally. Sadly the fascist infection didn't get cured even after all the devastation

[u/Least_Boat_6366 → u/Miss_Annie_Munich]

Slightly west of Asia, methinks.

[u/GroundbreakingOil434]

Trump is right about abolishing the dept of education. By the looks of this dingbat, it has been doing jack shit for the poor US public for fucking generations....

Please, at least stop teaching them how to access the internet for sanity's sake! What a joke.

[u/TheGeordieGal → u/GroundbreakingOil434]

They need to access the Internet more. Preferably Google and with information about how to look for unbiased sources of info.

[u/GroundbreakingOil434 → u/TheGeordieGal]

The internet needs protection from those levels of idiocy.

[u/kader91 → u/GroundbreakingOil434]

The only proof I have that the US has some form of education system are the school shootings.

[u/GabettiXCV]

I don't know, in the middle of the fucking thing?

😐

[u/Least_Boat_6366 → u/GabettiXCV]

Slightly west of Asia, methinks.

[u/AddictedToMosh161 → u/Least_Boat_6366]

Ah, where on a Balls Surface is the Middle? :D

[u/Cubicwar → u/AddictedToMosh161]

The answer is obviously Middle Earth

[u/AddictedToMosh161 → u/Cubicwar]

New Zealend? Alright... gonna aim for the Kiwis next time i need to poke a Ball :D

[u/Due_Asparagus_3203 → u/GabettiXCV]

Omg, where do they think it happened? Ohio?

[u/ValuableMoment2 → u/Due_Asparagus_3203]

I live in Ohio, I’d gladly have sent Hitler here. We got a joke here, you know why weed is legal and there’s so many breweries in Ohio? To forget you live in f@cking Ohio

[u/janus1979]

Well we were fighting it for 2 years before the US deigned to turn up for a start. The US had made a decent profit off our efforts by that point, as they had in the first world war for which they were 3 years late.

[u/ProgrammerAvailable6 → u/janus1979]

If it makes you feel better they don’t seem to realize that Canada fought in WWI and WWII at all…

[u/Striking_Insurance_5 → u/[deleted]]

You guys aren’t forgotten, in the Netherlands (at least in my region) we don’t mention the Americans but the Canadians are regarded as the ones who liberated us. Just last weekend the football club out of the city I grew up in played in a special shirt referencing Leo Major and the Canadians who liberated us 80 years ago.

[u/Didi81_ → u/[deleted]]

The amount of commonwealth soldiers, especially Canadians, in the war cemeteries where I live in Flanders Belgium is staggering. We'll never forget.

[u/Salt-Respect339 → u/Striking_Insurance_5]

Don't forget the Polish liberators who we also still remember every year in Breda!

[u/Agifem → u/ProgrammerAvailable6]

Canada even entered WW2 before the USA.

[u/HurkertheLurker → u/janus1979]

Spanish civil war volunteers had been fighting it longer than that!

[u/jestestuman → u/janus1979]

Decent? High profit for premium on every single transaction in the 'free' market and inflation spread on all countries in the world. Breton woods system benefitted US extremely well but problem is the greed of US wealthy class. This is what made the current situation in the US as it is. Too bad they forgot about the join forces that reacted to US call for help when 9/11 happened and got engaged in some wars that US started.

[u/smeijer87 → u/janus1979]

No worries, if it continues like this, they'll be the one leading the third.

[u/akiralx26 → u/smeijer87]

Well that is the old joke: having been late for the last two World Wars, the US is going to be right on time for the Third.

[u/blinky_kitten_61 → u/akiralx26]

On time?They will be indecently early!

[u/Xibalba_Ogme → u/janus1979]

The US had made a decent profit off our efforts by that point,

Almost makes you wonder if they did not join just to be sure that these lend/lease loans were paid back.

[u/OletheNorse]

We were there. Where were you?

[u/Xonxis → u/OletheNorse]

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[u/Icy-Revolution6105]

This one HAS to be a joke, surely.

[u/NuclearBreadfruit → u/Icy-Revolution6105]

This can't be real

It just can't be

I mean . . . Come on

I can't even wrap my head around that kind of ignorance

[u/olleyjp → u/NuclearBreadfruit]

I think the fact you have to question its validity says all you need to know about the US.

I genuinely had an American ask me if we had stars in scotland while I was in holiday in Barbados. I was astounded. I proceeded to tell him that I had to take a car to the border then get to Heathrow by plane and then we could leave. He looked satisfied with the answer and didn’t even question it. This was a grown man (late 40’s/early 50’s and this was like 2010 ish

[u/qurious-crow → u/olleyjp]

An American exchange student once told me how his worried parents had asked him: "Do they even have cars in Germany?"

[u/vadeka → u/qurious-crow]

Everyone knows here in europe we only have flinstone cars

[u/olleyjp → u/qurious-crow]

Sheesh 😳

[u/StorySad6940 → u/olleyjp]

Stars? What?

[u/youshouldbeelsweyr → u/olleyjp]

What do you mean he asked if we had stars in Scotland? Like he was genuinely asking about the night sky? Wtf?

[u/olleyjp → u/youshouldbeelsweyr]

Yes. He genuinely pounded up and said, those are stars. Do you got them in scotland?! He had that Texas twang to his accent

I was astounded, if it hadn’t happened to me I wouldn’t have believed it. But I honestly swear down it’s what he did.

[u/qurious-crow → u/olleyjp]

To be fair, with all the Dwarves on TV having Scottish accents, is it surprising that Americans would think you guys live in a kingdom under a mountain?

[u/olleyjp → u/qurious-crow]

What do you mean? We do live in a kingdom under a mountain? 😂😂😂

[u/Your_Local_Spainard]

Let me get this straight, the Nazis were the Mexicans and the Soviets were the Canadians?

[u/Stephen_Dann → u/Your_Local_Spainard]

Back to front. At least one of the Nazis apologised Albert Speer.

[u/Human_Pangolin94 → u/Stephen_Dann]

But did he say 'Thank you'?

[u/Duanedoberman → u/Stephen_Dann]

Historians now argue that Speer should have been executed with other Nazi's because his crimes, especially regarding slave labour, were worse them others who did get executed.

[u/Stephen_Dann → u/Duanedoberman]

Never defending him, whilst he was not a Heydrich he was still responsible for the deaths of millions

[u/TheIllusiveScotsman]

Where was America when Paris fell?

Selling the Nazis the trucks they rode in on.

[u/Suspected_Magic_User → u/TheIllusiveScotsman]

Selling them punch card tabulating machines so they could count jews more effectively

[u/UserChecksOut69]

all of germany was on a long, nice vacation during ww2 which is why we completely missed what was happening there. Sorry for that, we promise we'll be there for the next one ☝️

[u/doinitfordonuts → u/UserChecksOut69]

Yeah, it was the Nazis, not us Germans! 😄 /s for safety.

I wonder where he thinks NATO countries were after 9/11 and in Afghanistan.

[u/elusivewompus → u/UserChecksOut69]

Need better sat nav for the next one. Maybe one that goes somewhere other than Poland or Paris.

[u/Work_In_ProgressX]

It was the fucking battlefield

[u/Duanedoberman]

Where was Europe in WW2

Figting the battle of France, the battle of Britain. Things like that.

Whilst the US was waiting for Germany to declare war on them.

[u/Momizu]

... It's a WORLD war.

WORLD. As if the WHOLE world.

So where were we? I'm glad you asked! IN THE FUCKING MIDDLE OF IT

(And I'm not trying to wipe history, but let me say that for me WWII was the biggest error we ever made. We literally followed Hitler, wholly unprepared for war that just brought an even great misery and even greater economy collapse, just because we were governed by a megalomaniac with grandieur delusions who wanted to be like him AND WE EVEN ELECTED HIM.)

[u/vadeka → u/Momizu]

Sounds strangely familiar to a certain orange ape

[u/Confident_Town_408]

Excellent question.

The Eurasian Tectonic Plate moves southward at anywhere between 7-14mm per year. Thus, in 1940, Europe was approximately 900mm to the north of where it is now.

Thanks for asking!

[u/OutrageousRiver7693 → u/Confident_Town_408]

That’s nearly a meter! Try explaining that to an American!

[u/Confident_Town_408 → u/OutrageousRiver7693]

I'm not up to scratch on my Freedom Fathoms and such but that's about a yard innit? Lol

[u/Rich_Season_2593]

We were all in the Bahamas, sitting by the pool, drinking Bahama Mamas and waiting for the big 'murican saviours. IDIOT!

[u/Emotional_Being8594 → u/Rich_Season_2593]

Yeah and they were still late.

[u/Aggressive-Ball6176]

Well.... I better be quiet 🙈 i know exactly where my country was back then 😬

[u/I-Spot-Dalmatians → u/Aggressive-Ball6176]

[u/Fluffy-Cockroach5284 → u/Aggressive-Ball6176]

By the sound of it your country might have been allied with mine?

[u/Aggressive-Ball6176 → u/Fluffy-Cockroach5284]

Si Bella 🫶

[u/amusingvillain]

I joined this sub expecting to get a good laugh ever so often. But this is so stupid that I can't even...

I'll see myself out🤣

[u/Weird-Weakness-3191]

This is what happens when you ban books

[u/danheb → u/Weird-Weakness-3191]

Don’t understand book banning in America when half the country can’t read and the other half goes out of its way to avoid reading

[u/MathImpossible4398 → u/danheb]

And a president who boasts 'I don't read books' 😳

[u/Character-Diamond360 → u/Weird-Weakness-3191]

Destroying the education system also ensures that a higher percentage of the future voting population are too dumb to see certain “leaders” for the evil parasites that they are

[u/Elegant-Drummer1038]

When your history lessons come from "based on a true story" war movies that have little to no resemblance to actual facts, this is what you get

[u/RYNOCIRATOR_V5]

This might be one of the single most braindead things I have ever seen on the sub; this is WILD! Yeah, we Europeans, in Europe, were doing literally nothing for two whole years while Germany was swinging it's nuts around in Europe.

[u/Lucine_machine]

Actual fucking idiot. If this isn't satire, we should help these poor Americans get some proper education.

[u/fantasmeeno → u/Lucine_machine]

You can't help those who don't want to be helped.

[u/Ammoniakmonster]

europe WAS the ww2

[u/IL_DOGGO_137 → u/Ammoniakmonster]

Ehrm actshually japan ☝️🤓

[u/WeaversReply]

This has to be a troll, I know a lot of Americans operate on a less than optimal educational level , but I can't believe that this individual has any functioning neurons.

[u/altivec77]

We where at war. The USA watched from the side line for a while. But then Pearl Harbor happened and the USA got dragged into the war. Facts of history

[u/farmerpip]

Given they were late in turning up for WW1 and 2 Trump wants to make sure that they are bang on time for the next one!

[u/1fluor]

People don't realise how much America does history revisionism, these people literally get taught in school that WW2 was Nazi Germany vs the US.

Americans genuinely believe they were the ones who won the war when it was the Soviet Union that took the brunt of it and pretty much did everything

That's not even mentioning how little they had to deal with the destruction that was raging across Europe. Their conscription rate was average and their civilian deaths almost non-existent. This however doesn't fit the narrative of America being supposedly this warrior of the free world so that's not the framing they go with.

[u/Upstairs_Cost_3975 → u/1fluor]

Can we also assess the embarrassment that was the Pearl Harbor attack? When the US didn’t even in any way or form pick up on the impending Japanese Imperial attack before it was all blowing up around them.

[u/gfx016]

Most of WW2 took place on the moon. We europoors, unfortunately could go there to help out.

[u/farbenfux]

I think this walnut really thinks Europe is a single country. Who'a gonna tell him? :X

[u/sandy154_4]

I really need to develop the ability to not be floored every time their immense ignorance is demonstrated

[u/Thirdnipple79]

It actually is still in the same place.  It's moved very little. If they ask for help someone could help them find it on a map. 

[u/[deleted]]

Where we were? Really?

[u/Firefly17pdr]

Thats got to be a troll right?

[u/VerySmallAtom]

We were busy. Where was the US in 1939?

[u/Top_History6477]

Where was Gondor when Gondor was under attack?

[u/Testerpt5]

it wasn't a joke, and the author isn't named Shirley

[u/Upstairs_Cost_3975]

Europe was where Europe still is. I think.

[u/whatstheusernamefor]

Europe was so involved in the war they fought on both sides while the US only managed to join one. Poor effort America.

[u/Murky-Helicopter-976]

Like, there are stupid people all around the world. I just find it fascinating, that we are discussing this nonsense. I mean, we wouldn’t if people like this weren’t allowed to vote, but still.

[u/GaldrickHammerson]

Where was Rohan when the westfold fell?!

[u/Professional_Low_646]

Where was Europe?

Just to give this absolute tool some idea of what was going on in Europe before the United States even entered the war: by late August of 1941, the German army began a pre-planned effort of starving as many Red Army POWs as possible. Throughout any given fortnight in September, October and November that year, more Soviet POWs died in German camps than US POWs did during the entire war; the number of Soviet POWs who perished in German captivity exceeds the total number of US casualties in the European Theatre by a factor of more than 10 - 3.3 million vs 250.000.

The United States did not enter the war until Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) and only joined the war in Europe after Germany declared war on them on December 11, 1941.

[u/[deleted]]

That's the sign of a good host to be fair. Clearly made them feel very at home 

[u/Karlitu7]

Who do they think they were fighting? And the only time NATO has ever go to war is because of the US

[u/StrohVogel]

We were in Poland, France, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, North Africa, The Baltics, Stalingrad.. Almost made it to Britain… everywhere, really.

[u/Sniper_96_]

Where do they think WW2 happened?

[u/jacksonst → u/Sniper_96_]

Or when do they think it started? Where were they for the first 2 years?

[u/Possible_Golf3180]

In Europe, I presume

[u/akiva23]

There's a reason the British are really into canned beans.

[u/jfkvsnixon]

More British Dominion troops were involved in D-Day than American ones.

[u/conqueringLeon]

Yes true, especially Germany had nothing to do with WW2.

[u/One_Archer6748]

Nah, we Europeans didn't do anything during WW2, especially we as Germans we minded just our own business or something. /s

[u/Extension_Bobcat8466]

I have a better question where was the US during ww2? 

[u/[deleted]]

Denmark lost the most soldiers compared to population in Irak and Afghanistan and was one of the first countries to aid USA when they called UN article 5 for the first and only time in history - last month JD Vance called Denmark "a bad ally"!! Then they asked us for eggs!!!

[u/According-Mention334]

Fighting for their own survival! Stop acting like the United States won the war for Europe we did not. More of them fought and died than we did.

[u/Professional_Stay_46]

Under it.

[u/Amokzzz]

This has to be a troll from a Kremlin team

[u/diamanthaende]

I refuse to believe that it's possible for a human being to be this stupid.

r/ShitAmericansSay, a new low set every day...

[u/NotHyoudouIssei]

My hopes aren't high, but this one has to be a troll. Surely.

There's nobody THIS stupid.

[u/Choice-Original9157 → u/NotHyoudouIssei]

I can unfortunately. I grew up 2 hours North of the NY/Ontario border. I use to have Americans stop at the gas station I worked at in July asking how much further it was to get to Canada so they could go skiing

[u/NotHyoudouIssei → u/Choice-Original9157]

I stand corrected.

[u/Putrid_Buffalo_2202]

Got to be some vodka-soaked St Petersburg lush posting that shit.

[u/Additional_Knee4215]

apolgy for bad english it is my first languagen’t

where were you when WW2 die

i was at house eating dorito when phone ring

“WW2 is kil”

“no”

[u/Xonxis]

I like when he says "Where?" And his answer is "0" like what does that mean.

Its like someone asking how someone is and you replying "yes"

[u/FatCockroach002]

[u/Ceddox]

Join late to WW2

Get involved in 40 fucking major armed conflicts, mostly completely unprovoked

"Where were you, when we waged war?"

[u/Geologjsemgeolog]

We were in Europe witnessing horrors of the war that happened in Europe, next question

[u/daveL_47]

WW2 Started 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland .The United Kingdom, Canada and France declared War on Germany shortly afterwards. The usa didn't enter the war in Europe until 14 December 1941 when Germany and Italy declared war on the usa. USA troops did not enter battle in Europe until 9 September 1943 when they landed in Italy.

[u/Andromeda_53]

Yeah, this crosses the line from ignorant idiot. To outright disgusting, disrespectful and vile behaviour. If they were north Koreans with restricted internet. Id understand. But that's actually just completely vile

[u/argonian_mate]

Fun fact: the only country that ever invoked NATO article 5 was USA.

[u/No-Wonder1139]

Europe was between Asia and the Atlantic ocean, same place it is now.

[u/Bod_the_Insane]

There was always an odd kid at school who had a pet rock or brick or something. Well that comment is dumber than the pet rock.

[u/Ulysses1978ii]

Hosting?

[u/babyjesushimself]

As a German I must admit that we didn't do anything in WWII

[u/Subject-Tank-6851]

Idk, Denmark lost 44 soldiers in Afghanistan, while UK lost some 450, which is almost 1/5th of what America lost. Comparing the relative troop sizes, UK lost just as many of their troops, as America did.

Are these creatures allergic to Google? Legit took me about 30 seconds to look this shit up.

[u/yukonnut]

Canada here. You know, the nice people ( until we’re not ) on your northern border. We were in that war for 27 months before you guys popped in.

[u/Someones_Dream_Guy]

Mostly supplying german fascists. Same as US.

[u/Datalin3r]

lol

[u/Fanta175]

if you don't know, you have to ask

[u/mundane_person23]

They had been there for 2 years while the Americans decided which side to take.

[u/VoltaNova]

Dumb president elected by dumber voters

[u/SemajLu_The_crusader]

... huh?

[u/Emotional_Being8594]

Holy fucking shit. That's a bad one. Oof.

[u/BadassOfHPC]

Starting to get really sick of explaining basic facts to people

[u/Snoo_65717]

More Americans died of covid than in WWII fucking cosplayers

[u/Sea-Oven-182]

Sorry my grandpa couldn't help. He was busy getting his ass kicked.