Greatest Generation
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The Greatest Generation, also known as the G.I. Generation and the World War II Generation, is the demographic cohort following the Lost Generation and preceding the Silent Generation. This generation
Buckler family, 1914
Portrait of Australian girls, c. between 1910 and 1920
American G.I.s land on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
A woman working in a military aircraft factory in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1942. Millions of American women found work in the defense industry during the war.
World War II
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World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war o
Greatest Generation
…defined as people born from 1901 to 1927. They were shaped by the Great Depression and were the primary generation composing the enlisted forces in World War II. An early usage of the term The Greatest Generation was in 1953 by U.S. Army General James Van Fleet, who had recently retired after his service in…
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Matilda tanks on the move outside the perimeter of Tobruk, Libya, 18 November 1941. E6600
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