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	{{Quote\|The war is over, and we are in control, as planned.\|A Templar regarding the war, 1945.\|Assassin's Creed II\|Glyphs}}		{{Quote\|The war is over, and we are in control, as planned.\|A Templar regarding the war, 1945.\|Assassin's Creed II\|Glyphs}}
	{{War		{{War Infobox
	\|prev = [[Spanish Civil War]]		\|prev=[[Spanish Civil War]]
	\|conc = [[The Blitz]]		\|conc=[[The Blitz]]
	\|next = [[Cold War]]		\|next=[[Cold War]]
	\|name = World War II		\|name=World War II
	\|image = YaltaConference.jpg		\|image=YaltaConference.jpg
	\|begin = 1 September 1939		\|begin=1 September 1939
	\|end = 2 September 1945		\|end=2 September 1945
	\|place = [[Europe]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]], [[Pacific Ocean]] and Far East.		\|place=[[Europe]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]], [[Pacific Ocean]] and Far East.
	\|result = *Allied victory		\|result=*Allied victory
	*Country reforms influenced by [[Abstergo Industries]]		*Country reforms influenced by [[Abstergo Industries]]
	\|battles =		\|battles=
	\|side1 = *Allies		\|side1=*Allies
	*[[Assassins]]		*[[Assassins]]
	*[[Templars]]		*[[Templars]]
	\|side2 = *Axis		\|side2=*Axis
	*Templars		*Templars
	\|side3 =		\|side3=
	\|side4 =		\|side4=
	\|commanders1 = *[[Joseph Stalin]]		\|commanders1=*[[Joseph Stalin]]
	*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]		*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
	*{{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}}		*{{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}}
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	*[[Chiang Kai-shek]]		*[[Chiang Kai-shek]]
	\|commanders2 = *[[Adolf Hitler]]		\|commanders2=*[[Adolf Hitler]]
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	*{{Wiki\|Hirohito}}		*{{Wiki\|Hirohito}}
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	'''World War II''', or the '''Second World War''', was a [[Earth\|global]] military conflict lasting from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945. The war involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers that eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.		'''World War II''', or the '''Second World War''', was a [[Earth\|global]] military conflict lasting from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945. The war involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers that eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{c\|vision}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{c\|vision}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	The [[Templars]] began the war in an effort to form a [[New World Order\|new world government]], creating the chaos necessary to install an international monetary system which was later proposed at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. To achieve this, they influenced various world leaders, including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Adolf Hitler]], the last two of whom were also given [[Apple of Eden\|Apples of Eden]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>		The [[Templars]] began the war in an effort to form a [[New World Order\|new world government]], creating the chaos necessary to install an international monetary system which was later proposed at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. To achieve this, they influenced various world leaders, including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Adolf Hitler]], the last two of whom were also given [[Apple of Eden\|Apples of Eden]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>

	The original plan for the war's conclusion called for Hitler to execute his body double in the ''~~{{Wiki\|~~Führerbunker}}'' so that Hitler himself could escape from a besieged Berlin to rendezvous with Churchill. However, the Assassins killed Hitler as he departed from his bunker and [[Apple of Eden 4\|his Apple]] was reported missing.<ref name="Glyphs" /> Roosevelt, whose health had slowly deteriorated over the course of the war, died of a stroke shortly before the war's end, with Vice President {{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}} taking his place and eventually ordering the bombing of Japan.<ref name="Wiki" />		The original plan for the war's conclusion called for Hitler to execute his body double in the ''[[Führerbunker]]'' so that Hitler himself could escape from a besieged Berlin to rendezvous with Churchill. However, the Assassins killed Hitler as he departed from his bunker and [[Apple of Eden 4\|his Apple]] was reported missing.<ref name="Glyphs" /> Roosevelt, whose health had slowly deteriorated over the course of the war, died of a stroke shortly before the war's end, with Vice President {{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}} taking his place and eventually ordering the bombing of Japan.<ref name="Wiki" />

	==Assassin influence==		==Assassin influence==

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	==History==		==History==
	World War II was the most widespread war in history, involving more than 1.9 billion soldiers. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, militaristic, and scientific capabilities towards the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|World War II}}</ref>		World War II was the most widespread war in history, involving more than 1.9 billion soldiers. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, militaristic, and scientific capabilities towards the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare to date, it was the deadliest conflict in [[human]] history, resulting in between 50 to 80 million fatalities.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|World War II}}</ref>

	Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare to date, it was the deadliest conflict in [[human]] history, resulting in between 50 to 80 million fatalities.<ref name="Wiki" />		The war began on 1 September 1939, with the [[Germany\|German]] invasion of [[Poland]], the subsequent invasion by the [[Soviet Union\|USSR]] on 17 September, followed by the subsequent declarations of war on Germany by [[France]] and most of the countries of the [[British Empire]] and the Commonwealth. The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over Germany and [[Japan]]. Germany surrendered 8 May 1945 after the fall of [[Berlin]] and collapse of German battle lines.<ref name="Wiki" /> In early August 1945, the [[United States]] {{Wiki\|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|dropped nuclear bombs}} on Japan, {{Wiki\|Little Boy\|one}} on {{Wiki\|Hiroshima}} and {{Wiki\|Fat Man\|another}} on [[Nagasaki]]. Japan surrendered unconditionally on 2 September 1945.<ref name="Atomic Bomb">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Second Atomic Bomb]]</ref>

	The war began on 1 September 1939, with the [[Germany\|German]] invasion of [[Poland]], the subsequent invasion by [[Soviet Union\|USSR]] on 17 September, followed by the subsequent declarations of war on Germany by [[France]] and most of the countries of the [[British Empire]] and the Commonwealth.~~<ref name="Wiki" />~~

	The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over Germany and [[Japan]]. Germany surrendered 8 May 1945 after the fall of [[Berlin]] and collapse of German battle lines.<ref name="Wiki" /> In early August 1945, the [[United States]] {{Wiki\|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|dropped nuclear bombs}} on Japan, one on {{Wiki\|Hiroshima}} and another on [[Nagasaki]]. Japan surrendered unconditionally on 2 September 1945.<ref name="Atomic Bomb">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Second Atomic Bomb]]</ref>

	==Templar influence==		==Templar influence==
	{{Quote\|H. and S. brought on the turmoil and fear necessary, now we must strike fast to ensure development continues in the proper direction.\|A Templar agent, in a speech delivered to Templars worldwide, 1944.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Rifts}}		{{Quote\|H. and S. brought on the turmoil and fear necessary, now we must strike fast to ensure development continues in the proper direction.\|A Templar agent, in a speech delivered to Templars worldwide, 1944.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Rifts}}
	The [[Templars]] began the war in an effort to form a [[New World Order\|new world government]], creating the chaos necessary to install an international monetary system which was later proposed at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. To achieve this, they influenced various world leaders, including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Adolf Hitler]], the last two of whom were also given [[Apples of Eden]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>		The [[Templars]] began the war in an effort to form a [[New World Order\|new world government]], creating the chaos necessary to install an international monetary system which was later proposed at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. To achieve this, they influenced various world leaders, including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Adolf Hitler]], the last two of whom were also given [[Apple of Eden\|Apples of Eden]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>

	The original plan for the conclusion ~~of the war~~ called for a Hitler body double ~~to be found cremated~~ in the "Führerbunker", so that Hitler himself could escape from a besieged Berlin to rendezvous with Churchill. However, the Assassins killed ~~the original~~ Hitler as he departed from his bunker~~. It is unclear what happened to~~ [[Apple of Eden 4\|~~Hitler's~~ Apple]] ~~after his death~~.<ref name="Glyphs" />		The original plan for the war's conclusion called for Hitler to execute his body double in the ''{{Wiki\|Führerbunker}}'' so that Hitler himself could escape from a besieged Berlin to rendezvous with Churchill. However, the Assassins killed Hitler as he departed from his bunker and [[Apple of Eden 4\|his Apple]] was reported missing.<ref name="Glyphs" /> Roosevelt, whose health had slowly deteriorated over the course of the war, died of a stroke shortly before the war's end, with Vice President {{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}} taking his place and eventually ordering the bombing of Japan.<ref name="Wiki" />

	Roosevelt, whose health had slowly deteriorated over the course of the war, died of a stroke shortly before the war's end, with Vice President {{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}} taking his place and eventually ordering the bombing of Japan.<ref name="Wiki" />

	==Assassin influence==		==Assassin influence==
	{{Quote\|It was the Templars who delivered Germany into Nazi hands. If we do nothing, the world will crumble. In the age of shadows, the price doesn't matter, we need to stop them.\|Boris Pash to Eddie Gorm, 1943.\|Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies}}		{{Quote\|It was the Templars who delivered Germany into Nazi hands. If we do nothing, the world will crumble. In the age of shadows, the price doesn't matter, we need to stop them.\|Boris Pash to Eddie Gorm, 1943.\|Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies}}
	The [[Assassins~~\|Assassin Brotherhood~~]] had several members that fought on either the [[United States\|American]] or [[United Kingdom\|British]] side of the war. Some of them included [[Eddie Gorm]], a [[World War I~~\|WW1~~]] veteran and British docker who joined the Assassins to avenge his late brother's family, but ultimately ended up committing suicide. [[Julia Dusk]], an American lieutenant and spy, also served as ~~a member of the~~ Assassins alongside [[Boris Pash]], a colonel and agent ~~of the CIA~~ who led the {{Wiki\|Alsos Mission}} and a number of mind-controlling interrogation techniques-focused projects such as [[Project BLUEBIRD]] as a façade to study the ~~power of an~~ Apple of Eden.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''</ref><ref name="ACBs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref>		The [[Assassins]] had several members that fought on either the [[United States\|American]] or [[United Kingdom\|British]] side of the war. Some of them included [[Eddie Gorm]], a [[World War I]] veteran and British docker who joined the Assassins to avenge his late brother's family killed in [[The Blitz]] but ultimately ended up committing suicide. [[Julia Dusk]], an American lieutenant and spy, also served as an Assassins alongside [[Boris Pash]], a colonel and CIA agent who led the {{Wiki\|Alsos Mission}} and a number of mind-controlling interrogation techniques-focused projects such as [[Project BLUEBIRD]] as a façade to study the Apple of Eden's powers.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''</ref><ref name="ACBs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref> [[Callum Lynch]] had an Assassin ancestor who fought as a soldier of the [[United States Armed Forces\|American Army]] during the war around 1943.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''</ref>

	[[Callum Lynch]] had an Assassin ancestor who fought as a soldier of the [[United States Armed Forces\|American Army]] during the war around 1943.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">

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	{{Quote\|This sacred land of ours trampled and humiliated! My people suffering death and worse at the cruel hands of the invading colonizers! Every inch of our home desecrated by an endless river of blood\|Rajah to Edward Kenway, about his vision, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70}}		{{Quote\|This sacred land of ours trampled and humiliated! My people suffering death and worse at the cruel hands of the invading colonizers! Every inch of our home desecrated by an endless river of blood\|Rajah to Edward Kenway, about his vision, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70}}
	When the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the [[Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat]] complex in [[Haueris Nome]] during the 1st century BCE, he triggered an encoded message inaudible to him from an [[Khnum and Hequet messenger\|unidentified]] female [[Isu]] that foretold future historical events, among which were ''"families cowering in fear as {{Wiki\|V-2 rocket\|V2}}'s vaporize their dwellings"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]] – "The Empirical Truth: Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat"</ref>		When the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the [[Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat]] complex in [[Haueris Nome]] during the 1st century BCE, he triggered an encoded message inaudible to him from an [[Khnum and Hequet messenger\|unidentified]] female [[Isu]] that foretold future historical events, among which were "families cowering in fear as {{Wiki\|V-2 rocket\|V2}}'s vaporize their dwellings".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]] – The Empirical Truth: "Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat"</ref>

	In 1725, while in possession of a [[Crescent amulet\|crescent-shaped]] [[Piece of Eden]], the [[Visayans\|Visayan]] chief [[Rajah]] experienced a [[Calculations\|vision]] of the [[Philippines]] being {{Wiki\|Philippines campaign (1941–1942)\|ravaged}} during World War II. This determined him to prevent the vision from coming to fruition by securing the Philippines' independence through a violent revolution,<ref name="FT 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70\|Episode 70]]</ref> but he was defeated by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] before he could succeed.<ref name="FT 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71\|Episode 71]]</ref>		In 1725, while in possession of a [[Crescent amulet\|crescent-shaped]] [[Piece of Eden]], the [[Visayans\|Visayan]] chief [[Rajah]] experienced a [[Calculations\|vision]] of the [[Philippines]] being {{Wiki\|Philippines campaign (1941–1942)\|ravaged}} during World War II. This determined him to prevent the vision from coming to fruition by securing the Philippines' independence through a violent revolution,<ref name="FT 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70\|Episode 70]]</ref> but he was defeated by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] before he could succeed.<ref name="FT 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71\|Episode 71]]</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{c\|vision}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{c\|vision}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''

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	When the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the [[Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat]] complex in [[Haueris Nome]] during the 1st century BCE, he triggered an encoded message inaudible to him from an [[Khnum and Hequet messenger\|unidentified]] female [[Isu]] that foretold future historical events, among which were ''"families cowering in fear as {{Wiki\|V-2 rocket\|V2}}'s vaporize their dwellings"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]] – "The Empirical Truth: Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat"</ref>		When the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the [[Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat]] complex in [[Haueris Nome]] during the 1st century BCE, he triggered an encoded message inaudible to him from an [[Khnum and Hequet messenger\|unidentified]] female [[Isu]] that foretold future historical events, among which were ''"families cowering in fear as {{Wiki\|V-2 rocket\|V2}}'s vaporize their dwellings"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]] – "The Empirical Truth: Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat"</ref>

	In 1725, while in possession of a [[Crescent amulet\|crescent-shaped]] [[Piece of Eden]], the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Visayans\|Visayan}} chief [[Rajah]] experienced a [[Calculations\|vision]] of the [[Philippines]] being {{Wiki\|Philippines campaign (1941–1942)\|ravaged}} during World War II. This determined him to prevent the vision from coming to fruition by securing the Philippines' independence through a violent revolution,<ref name="FT 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70\|Episode 70]]</ref> but he was defeated by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] before he could succeed.<ref name="FT 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71\|Episode 71]]</ref>		In 1725, while in possession of a [[Crescent amulet\|crescent-shaped]] [[Piece of Eden]], the [[Visayans\|Visayan]] chief [[Rajah]] experienced a [[Calculations\|vision]] of the [[Philippines]] being {{Wiki\|Philippines campaign (1941–1942)\|ravaged}} during World War II. This determined him to prevent the vision from coming to fruition by securing the Philippines' independence through a violent revolution,<ref name="FT 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70\|Episode 70]]</ref> but he was defeated by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] before he could succeed.<ref name="FT 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71\|Episode 71]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	==History==		==History==
	World War II was the most widespread war in history, involving more than 1.9 billion soldiers. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, militaristic, and scientific capabilities towards the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|World War II}}</ref>		World War II was the most widespread war in history, involving more than 1.9 billion soldiers. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, militaristic, and scientific capabilities towards the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare to date, it was the deadliest conflict in [[human]] history, resulting in between 50 to 80 million fatalities.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|World War II}}</ref>

	Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare to date, it was the deadliest conflict in [[human]] history, resulting in between 50 to 80 million fatalities.<ref name="Wiki" />		The war began on 1 September 1939, with the [[Germany\|German]] invasion of [[Poland]], the subsequent invasion by the [[Soviet Union\|USSR]] on 17 September, followed by the subsequent declarations of war on Germany by [[France]] and most of the countries of the [[British Empire]] and the Commonwealth. The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over Germany and [[Japan]]. Germany surrendered 8 May 1945 after the fall of [[Berlin]] and collapse of German battle lines.<ref name="Wiki" /> In early August 1945, the [[United States]] {{Wiki\|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|dropped nuclear bombs}} on Japan, {{Wiki\|Little Boy\|one}} on {{Wiki\|Hiroshima}} and {{Wiki\|Fat Man\|another}} on [[Nagasaki]]. Japan surrendered unconditionally on 2 September 1945.<ref name="Atomic Bomb">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Second Atomic Bomb]]</ref>

	The war began on 1 September 1939, with the [[Germany\|German]] invasion of [[Poland]], the subsequent invasion by [[Soviet Union\|USSR]] on 17 September, followed by the subsequent declarations of war on Germany by [[France]] and most of the countries of the [[British Empire]] and the Commonwealth.~~<ref name="Wiki" />~~

	The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over Germany and [[Japan]]. Germany surrendered 8 May 1945 after the fall of [[Berlin]] and collapse of German battle lines.<ref name="Wiki" /> In early August 1945, the [[United States]] {{Wiki\|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|dropped nuclear bombs}} on Japan, one on {{Wiki\|Hiroshima}} and another on [[Nagasaki]]. Japan surrendered unconditionally on 2 September 1945.<ref name="Atomic Bomb">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Second Atomic Bomb]]</ref>

	==Templar influence==		==Templar influence==
	{{Quote\|H. and S. brought on the turmoil and fear necessary, now we must strike fast to ensure development continues in the proper direction.\|A Templar agent, in a speech delivered to Templars worldwide, 1944.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Rifts}}		{{Quote\|H. and S. brought on the turmoil and fear necessary, now we must strike fast to ensure development continues in the proper direction.\|A Templar agent, in a speech delivered to Templars worldwide, 1944.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Rifts}}
	The [[Templars]] began the war in an effort to form a [[New World Order\|new world government]], creating the chaos necessary to install an international monetary system which was later proposed at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. To achieve this, they influenced various world leaders, including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Adolf Hitler]], the last two of whom were also given [[Apples of Eden]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>		The [[Templars]] began the war in an effort to form a [[New World Order\|new world government]], creating the chaos necessary to install an international monetary system which was later proposed at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. To achieve this, they influenced various world leaders, including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Adolf Hitler]], the last two of whom were also given [[Apple of Eden\|Apples of Eden]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>

	The original plan for the conclusion ~~of the war~~ called for a Hitler body double ~~to be found cremated~~ in the "Führerbunker", so that Hitler himself could escape from a besieged Berlin to rendezvous with Churchill. However, the Assassins killed ~~the original~~ Hitler as he departed from his bunker~~. It is unclear what happened to~~ [[Apple of Eden 4\|~~Hitler's~~ Apple]] ~~after his death~~.<ref name="Glyphs" />		The original plan for the war's conclusion called for Hitler to execute his body double in the ''{{Wiki\|Führerbunker}}'' so that Hitler himself could escape from a besieged Berlin to rendezvous with Churchill. However, the Assassins killed Hitler as he departed from his bunker and [[Apple of Eden 4\|his Apple]] was reported missing.<ref name="Glyphs" /> Roosevelt, whose health had slowly deteriorated over the course of the war, died of a stroke shortly before the war's end, with Vice President {{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}} taking his place and eventually ordering the bombing of Japan.<ref name="Wiki" />

	Roosevelt, whose health had slowly deteriorated over the course of the war, died of a stroke shortly before the war's end, with Vice President {{Wiki\|Harry S. Truman}} taking his place and eventually ordering the bombing of Japan.<ref name="Wiki" />

	==Assassin influence==		==Assassin influence==
	{{Quote\|It was the Templars who delivered Germany into Nazi hands. If we do nothing, the world will crumble. In the age of shadows, the price doesn't matter, we need to stop them.\|Boris Pash to Eddie Gorm, 1943.\|Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies}}		{{Quote\|It was the Templars who delivered Germany into Nazi hands. If we do nothing, the world will crumble. In the age of shadows, the price doesn't matter, we need to stop them.\|Boris Pash to Eddie Gorm, 1943.\|Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies}}
	The [[Assassins~~\|Assassin Brotherhood~~]] had several members that fought on either the [[United States\|American]] or [[United Kingdom\|British]] side of the war. Some of them included [[Eddie Gorm]], a [[World War I~~\|WW1~~]] veteran and British docker who joined the Assassins to avenge his late brother's family, but ultimately ended up committing suicide. [[Julia Dusk]], an American lieutenant and spy, also served as ~~a member of the~~ Assassins alongside [[Boris Pash]], a colonel and agent ~~of the CIA~~ who led the {{Wiki\|Alsos Mission}} and a number of mind-controlling interrogation techniques-focused projects such as [[Project BLUEBIRD]] as a façade to study the ~~power of an~~ Apple of Eden.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''</ref><ref name="ACBs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref>		The [[Assassins]] had several members that fought on either the [[United States\|American]] or [[United Kingdom\|British]] side of the war. Some of them included [[Eddie Gorm]], a [[World War I]] veteran and British docker who joined the Assassins to avenge his late brother's family killed in [[The Blitz]] but ultimately ended up committing suicide. [[Julia Dusk]], an American lieutenant and spy, also served as an Assassins alongside [[Boris Pash]], a colonel and CIA agent who led the {{Wiki\|Alsos Mission}} and a number of mind-controlling interrogation techniques-focused projects such as [[Project BLUEBIRD]] as a façade to study the Apple of Eden's powers.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''</ref><ref name="ACBs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref> [[Callum Lynch]] had an Assassin ancestor who fought as a soldier of the [[United States Armed Forces\|American Army]] during the war around 1943.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''</ref>

	[[Callum Lynch]] had an Assassin ancestor who fought as a soldier of the [[United States Armed Forces\|American Army]] during the war around 1943.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''</ref>

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World War II - Revision history

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imported>Darman36: /Appearances/ Unsure if explicitly stated elsewhere, but have only found IMO so far