It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease and the only use of nuclear weapons in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. In a state of total war, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. It was the most global war in history it directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The vast majority of the world's countries-including all of the great powers-eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
This page has been accessed 8,007 times.Janis Logins was 21 years old when World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. This page was last modified 21:02, 8 October 2021. Some members use FAM (Find A Memorial) or FAGM (Find A Grave Memorial). Be aware that the acronym is offensive to some members.
There is currently no agreed-upon recommendation for how to abbreviate Find A Grave. In either case, be sure to explain your conclusion in a Research Notes section so that others can benefit from it. It should not be used if the Find A Grave memorial generally represents the same person but contains some incorrect information. Sameas=no should only be used if the Find A Grave memorial represents a different person or contains conflated information from multiple people and a majority of the information represents a different person. If a WikiTree+ hint is based on an incorrect connection between a WikiTree profile and a Find A Grave memorial, you can permanently dismiss all hints based on the connection by using the sameas=no parameter in a Find A Grave template as described above. If a WikiTree+ hint is based on incorrect information on Find A Grave, you can permanently dismiss the hint by marking it as " false suggestion (hide forever)". if the Find A Grave memorial has a birth date but the WikiTree profile does not, WikiTree+ will report a hint for you or a " Data Doctor" to investigate. When you link to Find A Grave from a WikiTree profile as described above, once a week WikiTree+ will automatically compare the data on the Find A Grave memorial with the data on the WikiTree profile. This will ensure that there are no future hints or suggestions based on the comparison. Sameas=no will tell WikiTree+ that the WikiTree profile and the Find A Grave memorial represent two different people.
We know this an important part of family history and our goal is to record all. For 25 years members of our international graving community have been memorializing those who have passed on by photographing burial locations around the globe. In order to avoid this confusion in the WikiTree+ hints use a "sameas=no" parameter in the Find A Grave template like this: Find a Grave houses the world’s largest online digital gravesite collection. There is a handy but they can easily be confused." See Help:Pre-1700 Profiles#Cite reliable sources. Very few of these memorials are based on actual gravestones. Usage on pre-1700 and project-managed profilesīe especially careful about using any information from Find A Grave on profiles of people born before 1700. If there is no photo be sure to investigate the original source before using any of the information on Find A Grave. memorial pages may misidentify the person whose gravestone it is.
grave markers can be created and placed long after death by descendants.grave markers can be incorrect, especially for birth information.Generally speaking, if there is a photo of the grave you can use the information on that gravestone with confidence. It is all entered by users, like on WikiTree, and it may not be based on reliable sources. Members photograph gravestones and create memorial pages.įind A Grave is a valuable source for gravestone information but you cannot assume that all information on Find A Grave is correct. 5 Acronym or Abbreviation for Find A Graveįind A Grave is a user-generated content website for cemetery and gravestone information owned by.3.3 Links to family member memorials and other people.3 Linking to Find A Grave from WikiTree.2.1 Usage on pre-1700 and project-managed profiles.