World War II
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World War II was the gigantic military conflict in 20th Century Earth, in which the belligerent Axis included Nazi Germany, the Empire of Japan, Kalistan, and Cobra, with Adolf Hitler and Cobra Commander as prominent leaders. In order to win the war, both the United States of America and the Axis worked on creating "super-soldiers": men enhanced by scientific treatments to the peak of human ability.
The Allies won in the end. Victory, though, only led to further conflict.
Fiction
Generation 1 continuity family
The Transformers cartoon
Various battles were fought against Japan in the Pacific. One such battle was at Guadalcanal in 1943, where U.S. forces battled the Japanese. The debris would still be there in 1985. Starscream's Brigade
In 2006, Jessica Morgan believed that if the Hate Plague were to get out in the open, it would make World War II look a schoolyard brawl. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
Transformers/G.I. Joe
The Fera Islands based Cobra, in this reality having Decepticon assistance, conquered much of Europe between 1938 and 1939. This brought the United States into the war. Transformers/G.I. Joe
2005 IDW continuity
The famous Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles fought in Kalistan in 1943. Strange robots fought against them and managed to wound Garrison Kreiger, but the incident only fascinated him. The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb The Eagles got even more fascinated when they found two Transformers duking out near Paris: Centurion, originally a Maximal, had spent the war hunting down and killing brainwashed 'Decepticons'. Centurion asked the Eagles for help finding his old ship so he could die, a series of events that led to Savage and the Axalon jumping fifty years into the future. Strange Visitors
In death, Sgt. Savage became famous and would inspire a young Joe Colton. General Joe Colton profile in Revolution #2 Ghost in the Machine
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
During World War II, Japan was heavily bombed. Old bombs that never went off can still be found and may detonate, especially if you're Sky-Byte. Ultra Magnus
Live-action film series
The Last Knight film
Numerous Transformers, most commonly Autobots, were active in World War II on the Allied side, though history remembers none of it. One Autobot disguised itself as a Supermarine Spitfire plane to defend Britain. In one mission, Bumblebee and Hot Rod sneaked a squad of U.S. soldiers into a German-occupied building for a successful surprise attack. Near the end of the war, an unsung hero assassinated Hitler. The Last Knight
Titan movie comics
Japan had bombed the American base Pearl Harbour [sic], and apparently their aircraft were so dangerous that Cybertronian spacecraft were assumed to be Japanese. Due to the conflict, American merchant ships went around armed to the teeth. During the war and for some months afterwards, the United States used Grumman Avenger bombers, which were capable of seriously whalloping alien warcraft. Making Waves
IDW movie comics
During the war, Germany captured the Transformer Jetfire and began reverse-engineering robots from his parts. Sector Seven sent in a commando unit of veteran U.S. soldiers to take out the project, just in time for when the Panzer-Giganten had been completed. Every German involved in the project was killed and the machines destroyed, but only William Simmons returned from the S7 striketeam. Weapon
TransTech
During the war, the Decepticons made contact with Garrison Kreiger—under his nom de guerre General Blitz—who led the I.R.O.N. Army, Kalistan's elite force. Cybertronian super-science gave the I.R.O.N. Army a boost and draw the Allies' attention. America's Sgt. Savage was captured and experimented on while checking out 'Blitz'. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter, 2016/05/01
Notes
- Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II uses a lot of concepts and terms from World War II for its history of the Great War, particularly the Pacific Theater (though the Decepticons' strategic bombing campaign is more akin to the European Theater). In addition, the Quintessons are mentioned as controlling a "Co-Prosperity Sphere", the same term Japan used for its conquered territories.
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