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Born in tarata laurent was a grocers assistant when he volunteered in may 1915 to serve in the first world war with the new zealand expeditionary force nzef.

The first world war national geographic world news questions. Harry john laurent vc 15 april 1895 9 december 1987 was a new zealand recipient of the victoria cross vc the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces. In crete in may 1941 and at ruweisat ridge egypt in july 1942he was the most recent of only three people to receive the vc twice the only one to receive two vcs during the second world war and the only combat soldier. Odette sansom gc mbe 1912 1995 also known as odette churchill and odette hallowes code named lise was an agent for the united kingdoms clandestine special operations executive soe in france during the second world warthe purpose of soe was to conduct espionage sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied europe against the axis powers especially germany.

It involved the vast majority of the worlds countriesincluding all the great powersforming two opposing military alliances. World war ii wwii or ww2 also known as the second world war was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. American secret pusher fighters of world war ii.

Xp 54 xp 55 and xp 56. Charles hazlitt upham vc bar 21 september 1908 22 november 1994 was a new zealand soldier who was awarded the victoria cross vc twice during the second world war. The most famous was captain charles upham one of just three people to win the award twice and a fair amount of space is devoted to his exploits in crete and north africa during world war ii.

The allies and the axisin a state of total war directly involving more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries the major participants.