# Other than Hitler, name a figure associated with WWII **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2016, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637 "2016-07-11T07:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/81 "2016-07-14T19:19:45Z")
God I hate my memory! I’ve literally (I think) watched every Nazi/Hitler documentary on Netflix. And the best I could come up with is Stalin. I should know way more than that! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/82 "2016-07-15T14:14:37Z")
When I passed by the government leaders and top generals, the first name that came to mind was Otto Skorzeny. And then Saburo Sakai. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/83 "2016-07-15T15:29:05Z")
Does anyone else wonder into Baskin Robbins and freeze (no pun intended) because there are too many choices? Answering the question “what is the next person you think of after Hilter” would immediately plant the suggestion of a world leader. I’d likely go with Churchill or Stalin. If you asked me to tell you who I’m most curious about, it was be Gen. Anami. Anyone familiar with our threads can tell you why. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/84 "2016-07-15T17:26:44Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Absolutely true. It’s often overlooked by us Brits that Japan invaded in China in 1937. Which wasnt the start of a \*World \*War. Because then, where do you start? Sino-Japanese war? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/85 "2016-07-15T18:30:43Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Which wasnt the start of a \*World \*War. Because then, where do you start? Sino-Japanese war? But it was a World War when Germany invaded Poland? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/86 "2016-07-15T18:35:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But it was a World War when Germany invaded Poland? As soon as GB declared war, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/87 "2016-07-15T18:39:32Z")
Oh, England gets to decide when it’s a “world” war? Seems like such a puissant country shouldn’t make that kind of call. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/88 "2016-07-15T18:53:08Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > As soon as GB declared war, yes. So is any war with British involvement a World War? When the United Kingdom was fighting Argentina in the Falklands was that a World War? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/89 "2016-07-15T18:56:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > So is any war with British involvement a World War? When the United Kingdom was fighting Argentina in the Falklands was that a World War? It’s when Fighting and involvement goes around the\* world. \* \*World \*War. Not _Local_ War. China was local. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hitler-name-a-figure-associated-with-wwii/759637/90 "2016-07-15T19:08:36Z")
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