Victory in Europe

<p>FIFTY YEARS AGO, ON 8 May 1945, World War II ended in Europe. The outcome was much as Adolf Hitler had predicted it would be: Western Europe was under the occupation of Anglo-Saxon troops and fell within the American sphere of influence, while Eastern Europe was occupied and dominated by th...

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Main Authors: Ian Van der Waag, Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
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Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/248
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spelling doaj-eb632f46fa494ad59a510fa439af08282020-11-24T22:19:46ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0125210.5787/25-2-248Victory in EuropeIan Van der WaagNoëlle van der Waag-Cowling<p>FIFTY YEARS AGO, ON 8 May 1945, World War II ended in Europe. The outcome was much as Adolf Hitler had predicted it would be: Western Europe was under the occupation of Anglo-Saxon troops and fell within the American sphere of influence, while Eastern Europe was occupied and dominated by the Soviets. The prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany lay broken and a new bipolar global political system, dominated by two new superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union - had emerged.</p>http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2488 May 1945World War IIEuropeAdolf HitlerWestern EuropeAnglo-Saxon troopsAmerican sphere of influenceprewar European powers of France, Britain and Germanytwo new superpowersUnited StatesSoviet Union
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Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling
Victory in Europe
Scientia Militaria
8 May 1945
World War II
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Western Europe
Anglo-Saxon troops
American sphere of influence
prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany
two new superpowers
United States
Soviet Union
author_facet Ian Van der Waag
Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling
author_sort Ian Van der Waag
title Victory in Europe
title_short Victory in Europe
title_full Victory in Europe
title_fullStr Victory in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Victory in Europe
title_sort victory in europe
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Scientia Militaria
issn 2224-0020
publishDate 2012-02-01
description <p>FIFTY YEARS AGO, ON 8 May 1945, World War II ended in Europe. The outcome was much as Adolf Hitler had predicted it would be: Western Europe was under the occupation of Anglo-Saxon troops and fell within the American sphere of influence, while Eastern Europe was occupied and dominated by the Soviets. The prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany lay broken and a new bipolar global political system, dominated by two new superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union - had emerged.</p>
topic 8 May 1945
World War II
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Western Europe
Anglo-Saxon troops
American sphere of influence
prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany
two new superpowers
United States
Soviet Union
url http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/248
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