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What is the Defence Aptitude Assessment (UK)?

Introduction The Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA) is an essential part of the process for joining the UK military. Several tests form the DAA, and they are recognised as strong indicators for in-job performance at all ranks, and across all jobs/roles. What is the DAA? When Was the DAA Introduced? Who Has to Take the DAA?… Read More

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An Overview of the Allies of World War II

Introduction The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during the Second World War (1939-1945) to oppose the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, the Empire of Japan, and the Kingdom of Italy. Its principal members by the end of 1941 were the United Kingdom, United… Read More

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An Overview of the Forced Labour of Germans after World War II

Introduction In the years following World War II, large numbers of German civilians and captured soldiers were forced into labour by the Allied forces. The topic of using Germans as forced labour for reparations was first broached at the Tehran conference in 1943, where Soviet premier Joseph Stalin demanded 4,000,000 German workers. Forced labour was… Read More

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What were the Allied Plans for German Industry after World War II?

Introduction The industrial plans for Germany were designs the Allies of World War II considered imposing on Germany in the Aftermath of World War II to reduce and manage Germany’s industrial capacity. Background At the Potsdam conference (July-August 1945), with the US seeking to implement the Morgenthau plan, drawn up by Henry Morgenthau Jr, the… Read More

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What was the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (US)?

Introduction The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted 16 September 1940, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday… Read More

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An Overview of Neutral Powers during World War II

Introduction The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II. Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 01 April 1939 (five months prior to the invasion of Poland) – a war that involved several countries… Read More