Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins in Houston County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Second World War
1939 - 1945
Museum of Aviation Freedom Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. World War II Marker
Inscription.
The Second World War was an unprecedented event. Starting as a European conflict with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the Japanese surrender in August 1945. It eventually, became the first war to involve every continent and, in the case of the Pacific, war between continents. Most nations, most of the world's manufacturing capacity and most of the Earth's people, were directly or indirectly involved in the conflict. The use of air and sea power and the advance of technology made it the first conflict in which civilians were in the front line, and in which the distinction between combatants and noncombatants was almost erased. It was also an economic struggle, decided in the end not by individual or collective skill or valor but by the balance of resources available to the participants. In the long-term consequences of the war, was the swan song of the European authority. Europe, for centuries, the master of empires, entered the conflict with trappings of world leadership. In 1945, it was clear that the victory had been won by the resources and manpower of the United States and the Soviet Union, and that the age of the superpowers had dawned., Casualities: 1,078,162, Freedom Is Not Free
The Second World War was an unprecedented event. Starting as a European conflict with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the Japanese surrender in August 1945. It eventually, became the first war to involve every continent and, in the case of the Pacific, war between continents. Most nations, most of the world's manufacturing capacity and most of the Earth's people, were directly or indirectly involved in the conflict. The use of air and sea power and the advance of technology made it the first conflict in which civilians were in the front line, and in which the distinction between combatants and noncombatants was almost erased. It was also an economic struggle, decided in the end not by individual or collective skill or valor but by the balance of resources available to the participants. In the long-term consequences of the war, was the swan song of the European authority. Europe, for centuries, the master of empires, entered the conflict with trappings of world leadership. In 1945, it was clear that the victory had been won by the resources and manpower of the United States and the Soviet Union, and that the age of the superpowers had dawned.
Location. 32° 35.458′ N, 83° 35.325′ W. Marker is in Warner Robins, Georgia, in Houston County. It is in Robins Air Force Base. It can be reached from the intersection of Heritage Boulevard and Oak Avenue (U.S. 129), on the left when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of the Museum of Aviation, within Freedom Park, Robins Air Force Base, GA. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1942 Heritage Blvd, Warner Robins GA 31098, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
. (Submitted on June 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
