Deucey  | 26 Jul 2022 7:22 p.m. PST |
Which minor nation had the biggest impact on the war relative to its population? I'm kinda thinking Canada or Australia. |
| MarkAMorin | 26 Jul 2022 7:41 p.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 26 Jul 2022 8:09 p.m. PST |
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| lloydthegamer | 26 Jul 2022 8:20 p.m. PST |
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| advocate | 27 Jul 2022 12:53 a.m. PST |
Canada, for its magnificent contribution of men to the European theatre and especially its naval contribution.
Australia did great work holding back the Japanese.
Britain could hardly have stood alone without either of them, but if forced to choose, then Canada. They were so nice about it. |
| noggin2nog | 27 Jul 2022 1:14 a.m. PST |
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| OSCS74 | 27 Jul 2022 4:51 a.m. PST |
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| Murvihill | 27 Jul 2022 5:09 a.m. PST |
Poland fielded entire corps on both sides of Germany AFTER they were entirely defeated. I'd say that's punching above your weight. |
| 79thPA | 27 Jul 2022 5:49 a.m. PST |
Plus their airforce and navy contributions. |
| HMS Exeter | 27 Jul 2022 8:19 a.m. PST |
What? No love for New Zealand? |
| donlowry | 27 Jul 2022 8:32 a.m. PST |
Several good choices, but I think I have to agree with Finland. |
| Frederick | 27 Jul 2022 9:28 a.m. PST |
While I might be biased I would go for Canada with a close second to Australia – at the end of the war, Canada had the 3rd largest navy and the 4th largest air force in the world |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 27 Jul 2022 9:36 a.m. PST |
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| Griefbringer | 27 Jul 2022 9:40 a.m. PST |
Malta As a British colony, with significant British forces present, do they really count as a "power" of their own in WWII context? This is not to belittle the contributions of the local population to their own defense. Greece certainly put up quite a fight against the bigger and more industrialised Italy in 1940-41. |
| Royston Papworth | 27 Jul 2022 11:27 a.m. PST |
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| JMcCarroll | 27 Jul 2022 3:54 p.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 27 Jul 2022 5:41 p.m. PST |
Germany, obviously, at least at first, for a number of years, and against numerous opponents. |
| JSchutt | 27 Jul 2022 5:44 p.m. PST |
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| Deucey | 27 Jul 2022 7:36 p.m. PST |
I never really considered Japan and Germany as minor nations in WW2.😇 |
| DColtman | 27 Jul 2022 7:44 p.m. PST |
I'm biased – but in addition to battlefield contributions, Canada's manufacturing contribution for a small country was pretty remarkable, and clearly impactful to the war effort and outcome. link |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 27 Jul 2022 8:18 p.m. PST |
Finland certainly punched way above its weight, but I don't think it had much effect on the rest of the war. Would the siege of Leningrad have been significantly different with Finland occupied by the USSR? |
| Heedless Horseman | 27 Jul 2022 9:01 p.m. PST |
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 Old Contemptible | 28 Jul 2022 1:08 a.m. PST |
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| HMS Exeter | 28 Jul 2022 6:40 a.m. PST |
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| Covert Walrus | 19 Aug 2022 12:09 a.m. PST |
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| Blutarski | 19 Aug 2022 1:36 p.m. PST |
Manstein's Romanians at Crimea in 1942. B |
| thomalley | 25 Aug 2022 10:07 a.m. PST |
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