World War II (Earth-Prime)

"Actually, we're in luck; looks like we landed right next to an airplane manufacturing plant in 1943; height of World War II."
"Oh, dang; that's perfect."
"World War what you say?"
"Two."
"You mean to tell me that there is a war after the war to end all wars?"

—Ava Sharpe, Esperanza Cruz, and Gwyn Davies^[src]

World War II was a war that occurred on Earth in 1940s. Among the opposing sides were the United States and the Nazis.

History[]

During World War II, the United States Army was against the forces of the Nazis. However, the Army had internal strife as African-Americans were treated differently than other soldiers. One African-American soldier, Tyson Sykes, found himself constantly fighting against other soldiers who would emotionally and physically tease him.

Sykes was used experimentally to develop a super-soldier serum which reacted with his genes making him the first active-powered meta-human.^[1] At that time, Sykes stayed loyal to the United States and continued to fight the Nazis; his prowess in battle and his digging of the graves of his kills caused him to receive the moniker "Gravedigger".^[2]

When he first began to time travel, Jay Garrick claimed to have travelled back to World War II and fought against the Nazis.^[3]

General Kilgore fought in the war in 1942.^[4]

In 1943, McDougle Jemison Factory, in Seattle; Washington, manufactured airplanes for the US Army to help with the war effort.^[5]

Appearances[]

Black Lightning[]

Season 3[]

"The Book of War: Chapter One: Homecoming" (flashbacks)
"The Book of War: Chapter Two" (flashbacks)
"The Book of War: Chapter Three: Liberation" (flashbacks)

Season 4[]

"The Book of Ruin: Chapter Four: Lyding" (mentioned)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow[]

Season 6[]

"Bay of Squids" (mentioned)

Season 7[]

"A Woman's Place is in the War Effort!" (video footage)
"Paranoid Android" (mentioned)

The Flash[]

Season 8[]

"Impulsive Excessive Disorder" (mentioned)

Trivia[]

Though the Nazis lost the war, a group of time-traveling clones would arrive in 2017 to invade Central City.^[6]

Behind the scenes[]

Historically, World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. 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. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.
In DC Comics, the depiction of World War II changed depending on age and continuity. In the original 1940s stories, heroes such as Superman and Batman used to fight in the war or somehow support the war effort, respectively. These events were later retconned, with other superheroes and supervillains being depicted as veterans of World War II, while previous stories ended up as part of alternate continuities, such as the Arrowverse's Earth-2 War of the Americas.

References[]

Other versions of World War II (Earth-Prime)
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New multiverse
Earth: Prime • TUD25
Original multiverse
Earth: 1 • X
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Chronological events
Recurring in the Multiverse	Ides of March • Valentine's Day • Fourth of July • Halloween • Olympics • Thanksgiving • Hanukkah • Christmas
Earth-Prime	World War I • Zaguron invasion • World War II • Hindenburg disaster • Cold War • Cuban Missile Crisis • Euro 2004 Football Tournament • Hong Kong Alpha-Omega release • The Undertaking • The Singularity • Metapocalypse • Dominator invasion • Daxamite invasion • Nazi invasion • Anti-Monitor Crisis • Battle on Earth-Prime • 2020 Peace Prize Award Ceremony • War for Freeland • England Zombie Apocalypse • Worldwide Unity Festival • Godspeed war • Tech Con • Bloodwork Crisis
	Recurring	Klizskreeskrum • Man of Tomorrow Prize
	Erased	Loomworld • Reverse-Flashpoint • Armageddon
Earth-TUD25	World War II
Earth-1	Gallic Wars • Caesar's Civil War • World War I • Spanish Civil War • Civil War • World War II • Cold War • British Invasion • Woodstock • Hong Kong Alpha-Omega release • The Undertaking • The Siege • Rising Darkness • Night of Dark Horses • The Outbreak • The Singularity • Flash Day • Dominator invasion • Genesis • Metapocalypse • Earth-X invasion • Enlightenment • Elseworlds • Romanti-Con 2019 • PalmerX 2019 • Anti-Monitor Crisis
	Recurring	Tournament of Skulls • Gotham City: Movie in the Park • Gotham's annual Humanitarian Ball
	Erased	Flashpoint • Doomworld • 2023 Chicken Plague
Earth-2	War of the Americas • The Singularity • Metapocalypse • The Undertaking
Earth-19	World War M
Earth-19	Recurring	One-One-One Day • Saint Shaquille O'Neal's Day
Earth-38	Martian Civil War • Sabotage of Flight 237 • Myriad • Sabotage of Venture • Alien Amnesty Act • Daxamite invasion • Worldkiller Prophecy • Project Non Nocere • Anti-Monitor Crisis • Evacuation of Earth-38
Earth-38	Recurring	National City Toy Con
Earth-90	Elseworlds
Earth-X	World War II • Earth-X invasion
Netherverse	Battle at the Dawn of Time

[Homecoming-1] "The Book of War: Chapter One: Homecoming"

[2] "The Book of War: Chapter Two"

[3] "Impulsive Excessive Disorder"

[4] "Bay of Squids"

[5] "A Woman's Place is in the War Effort!"

[6] "Marathon"

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