WWII Factions: The U.S. Army

Faction: The U.S. Army

Before the war had started the US army was a small professional force. When Germany overran Poland within a matter of weeks in 1939, a greater urgency was put on building up the numbers in the Army already envisioned by the Rainbow plan.

In 1940 the United States introduced selective conscription requiring registration of all men between 21 and 35 and by 1941 the US Army had grown to 1,500,000 men.

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Credit:

Narrator:

Chris Kane

Animation:
Daniel Turner

Artwork:
Daniel turner

Music Credit

Ross Bugden- 'Drive'

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[walesk]

The United States helmet was the most conventional/practical compared to the other helmets from the Allies.

[vinceofficial]

USA chilling
Japanese Empire: we attack Aloha
USA: so you have chosen death

[donttellmewhattodo]

America: Such a good day.
Japan: bombs pearl harbor
America: OH YOU MADE A HUGE MISTAKE

[lasvegasguestlist]

hey fellas lets not argue who did what in ww2 because in reality none of us here did shit. lets just respect those who fought

[Simplehistory]

On 7th December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, declaring war on the USA. The sleeping giant had been awoken. The US Army expanded greatly as a result both from volunteers and increased conscription.

[thegreatcaeser]

US: Just vibing
Japan: Hehehe, boat go boom boom
US: *Peace was never an option*

[Apcoolcharles]

this is so useful for my history class even my history teacher uses these videos sometimes

[myusername]

Ww2 tips:
Don’t banzai charge a patriot with a semi automatic 30 cal rifle.

[ipotatosama]

Wow woah woah, it's not McArthur unless he's wearing aviators

[xsailor]

My grandfathers were in the US Army. One fought in Europe & the other fought in the Pacific.

[bandit]

2:37 actually the Army would use a shorter scope. That was used by marines.

[wyattpopham]

My grandpa was a marine in world war two

[thatrandomguy]

I clicked this so fast it was faster than the blitzkrieg
Edit: I did not know this would get so many likes

[taetheprofrenieleghabeg.ag]

I wanna thank the U.S.A for saving my country, the Philippines I also remember that Gen.DoughlasMc Arthur said "I shall come back"

[nmiller]

“The sleeping giant was awoken”, I love that quote

[egoista]

Thank all the soldiers who defended our freedom

[xingmenneigong]

Thank you America from Australia. If the US didnt push the Japanese back, then Australia would have been conquered. Australian troops were in North Africa and at the time Australias population was only around 10 million, we would never have had the man power to protect our massive land area. Thanks again.

[decoture]

2:31 i love how some soldiers are using their guns as paddles

[soncaal]

Japan-bombs pearl harbor
US: "I'm about to end the Japanese emperors whole career"

[bowmanduncan]

And everyone else is acting like the us did nothing in ww2