A more practical analysis suggests that the dark colour of many of the crosses in German military cemeteries corresponds to the need to protect the original wooden crosses with tar-based paints.
Q. Who is responsible for war memorials?
Under the War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923 and its later amendments, local authorities have the power, though not a duty to maintain, repair and protect war memorials in their district.
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- Q. Who is responsible for war memorials?
- Q. Who looks after war graves?
- Q. Are there bodies in war graves?
- Q. Are bodies buried in war graves?
- Q. What happened to WW1 graves in WW2?
- Q. How many died in WW1 total?
- Q. Which country lost most soldiers in ww2?
- Q. Who has the largest army in ww2?
- Q. Did WW2 soldiers carry sidearms?
- Q. Who paid for the rebuilding of Germany after ww2?
Q. Who looks after war graves?
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars.
Q. Are there bodies in war graves?
CWGC records include references to ‘Memorial Plots’ which were removed when it was confirmed they did not contain any bodies. In most other circumstances, the bodies required exhumation and reburial, during which process attempts were made to identify the individuals.
Q. Are bodies buried in war graves?
Thus many of the small wartime burial plots were expanded with the post-war additions; indeed many bodies were exhumed from small cemeteries and concentrated into larger ones. Those remains that could not be identified were buried as an unknown soldier.
Q. What happened to WW1 graves in WW2?
Germans generally respected British and allied cemeteries and graves during WW2. Other monuments commemorating WW1 or the allied victory, however, were often destroyed or removed. Likewise the allies generally respected German wargraves.
Q. How many died in WW1 total?
20 million deaths
Q. Which country lost most soldiers in ww2?
Deaths by Country
| Country | Military Deaths | Total Civilian and Military Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 8,700,000 | /td> |
| United Kingdom | 383,600 | 450,700 |
| United States | 416,800 | 418,500 |
| Yugoslavia | 446,000 | 1,000,000 |
Q. Who has the largest army in ww2?
LARGEST ARMED FORCES
- SOVIET UNION ( ENTERED WAR: 1939.
- GERMANY ( ENTERED WAR: 1939.
- UNITED STATES (/b>) ENTERED WAR: 1941.
- CHINA ( ENTERED WAR: 1937.
- JAPAN (9,100,000) ENTERED WAR: 1937.
- ITALY (9,000,000) ENTERED WAR: 1940.
- GREAT BRITAIN (5,896,000) ENTERED WAR: 1939.
- FRANCE (3,500,000) ENTERED WAR: 1939.
Q. Did WW2 soldiers carry sidearms?
The Marines were different, and they all carried a Colt 1911. During WW2 war, about 1.9 million Colt 1911s units were procured by the U.S. Government for all forces. The U.S. Military went from about 174,000 in 1939, to about total.
Q. Who paid for the rebuilding of Germany after ww2?
The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. It was enacted in 1948 and provided more than $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts on the continent. The brainchild of U.S. Secretary of State George C.
