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Was there a preferred theater of WW2 to be assigned to if you were an average US Army infantryman?

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On d-day why did the Canadians specifically take Juno beach which was in between the British led Gold and Sword beaches. Why were the British not assigned adjacent beaches?

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In the US during WW2 what was the response like of recent immigrants from Europe such as Italians, who were fighting a country they recently lived in and may still have family in.

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How was Greece able to maintain their culture and religion so well during the Ottoman Period?

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Was there a preferred theater of WW2 to be assigned to if you were an average US Army infantryman?	634
On d-day why did the Canadians specifically take Juno beach which was in between the British led Gold and Sword beaches. Why were the British not assigned adjacent beaches?	22
In the US during WW2 what was the response like of recent immigrants from Europe such as Italians, who were fighting a country they recently lived in and may still have family in.	5
How was Greece able to maintain their culture and religion so well during the Ottoman Period?	2