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== History == | == History == | ||
One of the earliest steps on the road to war | One of the earliest steps on the road to war was taken in [[1938]] when the [[Nemesis]] statue passed over [[Earth]]. It caused [[Adolf Hitler]] to annex the country of [[Austria]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'') The war properly began on [[ 1 September|1 September]] [[1939]] with the [[Germany|German]] invasion of [[Poland]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
The immortal [[Jack Harkness]] served in the war as an RAF pilot ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''); [[Fey Truscott-Sade]] served as a British spy and special operative in occupied Europe ([[DWM]]: ''[[Me and My Shadow]]''); and [[Toshiko Sato]]'s grand-parents and [[Rachel Jensen]] worked as code-breakers at Bletchley Park, alongside [[Alan Turing]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'') ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | The immortal [[Jack Harkness]] served in the war as an RAF pilot ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''); [[Fey Truscott-Sade]] served as a British spy and special operative in occupied Europe ([[DWM]]: ''[[Me and My Shadow]]''); and [[Toshiko Sato]]'s grand-parents and [[Rachel Jensen]] worked as code-breakers at Bletchley Park, alongside [[Alan Turing]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'') ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] ensured Hitler would fail to prevent the British evacuation of [[Dunkirk]], | The [[Seventh Doctor]] ensured Hitler would fail to prevent the British evacuation of [[Dunkirk]], making it possible for Britain to remain in the war. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]])'' | ||
In [[1940]] and [[1941]] [[Germany]] bombed [[Great Britain]], an event known as the [[London Blitz]]. The [[Royal Air Force]] carried out its own systematic bombings of Germany. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | In [[1940]] and [[1941]] [[Germany]] bombed [[Great Britain]], an event known as the [[London Blitz]]. The [[Royal Air Force]] carried out its own systematic bombings of Germany. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | ||
During this period, [[Edwin Bracewell]] approached a desperate [[Winston Churchill]], offering what to all appearances were robotic war machines of a futuristic design that Churchill could use first to fend off [[Luftwaffe]] air raids on London and later, in | During this period, [[Edwin Bracewell]] approached a desperate [[Winston Churchill]], offering what to all appearances were robotic war machines of a futuristic design that Churchill could use first to fend off [[Luftwaffe]] air raids on London and later, in numbers, take the war to Germany. Churchill summoned The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] to view the new weapon. The Doctor realised immediately the "[[Ironside Project|Ironsides]]" Bracewell had "created" were actually the [[Dalek]]s, using themselves as bait to get the Doctor to aid in the recreation of the Dalek race. A small number of Spitfire fighters were briefly upgraded with Dalek technology to fight a Dalek saucer, but all tech was subsequently removed by the Doctor to prevent wide-scale tampering with history. The Daleks attempted to destroy Earth with a [[Oblivion Continuum|powerful explosive]] in their android, [[Edwin Bracewell]] but the Doctor and Amy defused it. The Daleks escaped and Bracewell presumably lived a normal, human life. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]'', ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'') Later that year, Churchill tried to telephone the Doctor, but instead reached [[River Song]] in [[Stormcage]]. He told her of [[The Pandorica Opens|a mysterious van Gogh painting]] he and Bracewell had found. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
From [[1940]] to [[1945]], the [[Channel Islands]] were occupied by German forces. ([[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | From [[1940]] to [[1945]], the [[Channel Islands]] were occupied by German forces. ([[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | ||
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In [[1941]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] defeated the [[Empty Child|Empty Child Plague]] and met [[Jack Harkness]].([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | In [[1941]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] defeated the [[Empty Child|Empty Child Plague]] and met [[Jack Harkness]].([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
For a short | For a short time on both sides, the [[Cardiff rift]] linked [[1941]] and [[2008]], allowing [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Toshiko Sato]] of [[Torchwood 3]] to meet with [[Jack Harkness (1940s)|the original Captain Jack Harkness]], and to cause suspicions in the members of [[Torchwood Institute|the institute]] about [[Bilis Manger]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness]]'') | ||
In June [[1941]], a small group of Germans assisted by [[Wyckham|Miss Wyckham]], entered the south coast of [[England]], using a piece of [[Chronosteel]] found in the [[ | In June [[1941]], a small group of Germans, assisted by [[Wyckham|Miss Wyckham]], entered the south coast of [[England]], using a piece of [[Chronosteel]] found in the[[ Rhineland]] to block early warning systems and allow the Germans to invade [[Great Britain]] in full force. [[Clyde Langer]], and [[George Woods]] stopped this, with Clyde returning the Chronosteel to its rightful place with the [[Shopkeeper]] and[[ Captain]] in [[2010]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') | ||
In [[1943]], [[Fenric]] was working with his [[Haemovore]]s at [[Maiden's Point]]. [[Russia]] and Britain, while nominally allies, were plotting against each other in preparation for post-war conflicts. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | In [[1943]], [[Fenric]] was working with his [[Haemovore]]s at [[Maiden's Point]]. [[Russia]] and Britain, while nominally allies, were plotting against each other in preparation for post-war conflicts. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
In [[June]] [[1944]], the allied troops staged the [[Normandy landings]] | In [[June]] [[1944]], the allied troops staged the [[Normandy landings]] ito invade mainland Europe. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Taint]]'') | ||
During the same year, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] arrived at Colditz. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Colditz]]'') | During the same year, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] arrived at Colditz. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Colditz]]'') | ||
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In [[1945]], an amnesiac [[Eighth Doctor]], Alan Turing and [[Graham Greene]] got involved in an unexplained alien conflict, as well as surviving through the Dresden firebombing. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'') | In [[1945]], an amnesiac [[Eighth Doctor]], Alan Turing and [[Graham Greene]] got involved in an unexplained alien conflict, as well as surviving through the Dresden firebombing. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'') | ||
At one point, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was in a German prisoner of war camp | At one point, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was in a German prisoner of war camp and tried to escape. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
== Alternate timeline == | == Alternate timeline == | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 28 December 2011
World War II was a major conflict that took place from 1939 to 1945. Apart from a handful of neutral countries, it involved the whole of the Earth.
History
One of the earliest steps on the road to war was taken in 1938 when the Nemesis statue passed over Earth. It caused Adolf Hitler to annex the country of Austria. (DW: Silver Nemesis) The war properly began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. (NA: Timewyrm: Exodus)
The immortal Jack Harkness served in the war as an RAF pilot (DW: Utopia); Fey Truscott-Sade served as a British spy and special operative in occupied Europe (DWM: Me and My Shadow); and Toshiko Sato's grand-parents and Rachel Jensen worked as code-breakers at Bletchley Park, alongside Alan Turing. (TW: Greeks Bearing Gifts) (MA: Who Killed Kennedy)
The Seventh Doctor ensured Hitler would fail to prevent the British evacuation of Dunkirk, making it possible for Britain to remain in the war. (NA: Timewyrm: Exodus)
In 1940 and 1941 Germany bombed Great Britain, an event known as the London Blitz. The Royal Air Force carried out its own systematic bombings of Germany. (EDA: The Turing Test, DW: The Empty Child)
During this period, Edwin Bracewell approached a desperate Winston Churchill, offering what to all appearances were robotic war machines of a futuristic design that Churchill could use first to fend off Luftwaffe air raids on London and later, in numbers, take the war to Germany. Churchill summoned The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond to view the new weapon. The Doctor realised immediately the "Ironsides" Bracewell had "created" were actually the Daleks, using themselves as bait to get the Doctor to aid in the recreation of the Dalek race. A small number of Spitfire fighters were briefly upgraded with Dalek technology to fight a Dalek saucer, but all tech was subsequently removed by the Doctor to prevent wide-scale tampering with history. The Daleks attempted to destroy Earth with a powerful explosive in their android, Edwin Bracewell but the Doctor and Amy defused it. The Daleks escaped and Bracewell presumably lived a normal, human life. (DW: The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks) Later that year, Churchill tried to telephone the Doctor, but instead reached River Song in Stormcage. He told her of a mysterious van Gogh painting he and Bracewell had found. (DW: The Pandorica Opens)
From 1940 to 1945, the Channel Islands were occupied by German forces. (NA: Just War)
In 1941, the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler defeated the Empty Child Plague and met Jack Harkness.(DW: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances)
For a short time on both sides, the Cardiff rift linked 1941 and 2008, allowing Jack Harkness and Toshiko Sato of Torchwood 3 to meet with the original Captain Jack Harkness, and to cause suspicions in the members of the institute about Bilis Manger. (TW: Captain Jack Harkness)
In June 1941, a small group of Germans, assisted by Miss Wyckham, entered the south coast of England, using a piece of Chronosteel found in theRhineland to block early warning systems and allow the Germans to invade Great Britain in full force. Clyde Langer, and George Woods stopped this, with Clyde returning the Chronosteel to its rightful place with the Shopkeeper andCaptain in 2010. (SJA: Lost in Time)
In 1943, Fenric was working with his Haemovores at Maiden's Point. Russia and Britain, while nominally allies, were plotting against each other in preparation for post-war conflicts. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)
In June 1944, the allied troops staged the Normandy landings ito invade mainland Europe. (EDA: The Taint)
During the same year, the Seventh Doctor and Ace arrived at Colditz. (BFA: Colditz)
In 1945, an amnesiac Eighth Doctor, Alan Turing and Graham Greene got involved in an unexplained alien conflict, as well as surviving through the Dresden firebombing. (EDA: The Turing Test)
At one point, the Eleventh Doctor was in a German prisoner of war camp and tried to escape. (DW: The Impossible Astronaut)
Alternate timeline
In a timeline in which the Doctor did not find the Ironsides, they successfully turned the tide of the war and took the fight to Germany. After the war was won, Churchill was pressured by Stalin and Truman into having the Ironsides destroyed by a nuclear bomb. (DWAN: Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011)
Behind the scenes
Stories involving World War II
| Medium | Series | Story Title |
| Television | DW | The Curse of Fenric |
| The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances | ||
| The Beast Below (briefly) | ||
| Victory of the Daleks | ||
| The Pandorica Opens (briefly) | ||
| The Impossible Astronaut (briefly) | ||
| Let's Kill Hitler | ||
| TW | Captain Jack Harkness | |
| SJA | Lost in Time | |
| Novels | NA | Timewyrm: Exodus |
| Just War | ||
| PDA | The Shadow in the Glass | |
| Illegal Alien | ||
| EDA | The Taint | |
| Autumn Mist | ||
| The Turing Test | ||
| Short stories | ST | Special Weapons |
| Audio | BFA | Colditz |
| Klein's Story | ||
| CC | Resistance | |
| Comic Strips | TVA | Who is the Stranger |
