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World War II Biographies

Welcome to History Link 101's World War II Biography Page.  History Link 101 is a site developed for World History Classes, by a World History Teacher.     

Omar Bradly By U.S. Center for Military History.
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Neville Chamberlain
Peace in our Time Speech in 1938 by Prime Minster of England, Neville Chamberlain.
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Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill Site on this famous British Prime Minster during World War II. Scroll down to middle of page with title "The Life of Churchill" and click through the tabs.
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Churchill Papers Large collection of material on this leader of the British.
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Adolf Eishmann
Karl Adolf Eishmann  Head of Gestapo Department for Jewish Affairs.
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Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight D, Eisenhower Large one page essay focusing on his military service.
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Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels One page review of this Propaganda Minster of German.
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Herman Goering
Herman Goering From Biography.com
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Herman Goering From Jewish Virtual Library
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Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito One page biography by PBS.
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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler Site covers Adolf, Churchill, and others in World War II.
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Hitler Historical Museum Speeches, images, writings and more.  Includes Mein Kampf.  
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Hitler Teachers Guide  From Remeber.org.
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The Rise of Hitler 24 pages.
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Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini One page biography of Italian leader.
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George S. Patton
George S Patton From Britannica.
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George S Patton From Biography.com.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt By the FDR Library, includes timeline.
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FDR by Sparknotes Twelve pages of notes divided by time periods.
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Oscar Schindler
Oscar Schindler Description of one man success in saving hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.
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Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets Biography One page summary of commander of the Enola Gay which dropped the first Atom Bomb
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General Sites

One Page Biographies Facts On major figures of the World War II, scroll down to middle of page for links from History.com. Some pages have short videos on person.
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Data Base of one page biographies categorized by:
Air Men
Ground
Sea
Government
Other
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World War II Leaders Divide by country leads to list of leaders with one page summary of each.
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