Virgil F. Jansen was a Corporal in the United States Army during World War II and speaks in an interview about several near death experiences he had with Nazi German soldiers while serving in the war. View more veterans’ stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Illinois Veterans History Project.
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World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
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