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{{Infobox Secondary school
| name = Glenbrook South High School
| logo = [[Image:Gbsseal.png|150px]]
| motto =
| established = 1962
| principal = Brian Wegley
| type = Public secondary
| grades = 9–12
| city = 4000 W. Lake Avenue<br>[[Glenview, Cook County, Illinois|Glenview]]
| state = [[Illinois]]
| country = [[United States|USA]]
| enrollment = 2,665
| faculty =
| campus = [[Suburban]], 80 acres
| mascot = [[Titans]]
| colors = Navy and Gold
| yearbook = ''Etruscan''
| newspaper = ''Oracle''
| website = [http://gbs.glenbrook.k12.il.us/ gbs.glenbrook.k12.il.us]
| picture =
}}
'''Glenbrook South High School''', or '''GBS''', is a public four-year [[high school]] located in [[Glenview, Cook County, Illinois|Glenview, Illinois]], a suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois]], in the [[United States]]. It is part of [[Northfield Township High School District]], which also includes [[Glenbrook North High School]].


'''Military production during World War II''' was a critical component to military performance during [[World War II|the war]]. Over the course of the war the [[Allies of World War II|Allied countries]] outproduced the [[Axis powers of World War II|Axis countries]] in most categories of weapons.
==History==
In 1962, due to overcrowding at Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South High School was established. It underwent a dramatic expansion in 2002, which added dozens of classrooms, revamped the music and performing art facilities, and reconfigured parking and athletics fields. Over the Summer of 2007, Glenbrook South updated 6 1960s science classrooms, and reconfigured 2 others to create full-size science classrooms. The Dean's Office, and Student Activities Office were also renovated. A new Food Court was constructed along with a Student Activities Center that was created by reconfiguring the faculty lounge. GBS is currently under construction and is adding a new pool, practice gym, and fitness center. The former weight room has been turned into two health classrooms with a driver education classroom attached.<ref>http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/district/Publicty/PDF/GBSHB0405_4.pdf</ref>


==GDP - [[Gross domestic product]]==
Today, Glenbrook South High School is noted for its strong curriculum and high quality of education. Over 96% of students go on to college after graduation. In 2008 Glenbrook South was named the National Grammy Award Winning School as the "best music program in the nation." {{fact|date=June 2008}}
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[[Image:WorldWarII-GDP-Relations-Allies-Axis.png|right|thumb|400px|This chart shows the relationship in [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] between the Allied and the Axis during 1938-1945.]]


This table shows the relationships in GDP ([[Gross domestic product]]) between a selection of Allied and Axis countries, from 1938 to 1945, counted in billion international dollars and 1990 prices.
==Academics==
In 2005, Glenbrook South had an average composite [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score of 23.9, and graduated 97% of its senior class. The average class size is 19. Glenbrook South has made [[Adequate Yearly Progress]] on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the [[No Child Left Behind Act]].<ref>[ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/1401622500002_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card]</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
Glenbrook South has recently been awarded with the following:
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
{{unreferenced|section|date=January 2008}}
! width="36%" style="text-align: left;background:#B0C4DE"|'''Country'''
* [National Debate Coaches Association Educator of the Year - Ms. Tara Tate, 2008][http://glenbrooksouth.blogspot.com/2008/04/gbs-debate-coach-tara-tate-named-2008.html]
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1938
* National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award - Brian Robinson, 2008
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1939
* Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA)Outstanding Administrator Award - Dr. James Shellard, 2008
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1940
* Illinois Honor Roll for sustained high performance on state assessments, 2005
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1941
* ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' Illinois High School All-State Academic Team, 2002
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1942
* ''[[Newsweek]]'' Magazine Top 150 High Schools in U.S. (3/13/2000)
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1943
* Featured in "Outstanding High Schools in America" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' (1/18/1999)
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1944
* Library of the Year for North Suburban Library System, 1999
! width="8%" style="text-align: right;background:#B0C4DE"|1945
* As part of the First in the World Consortium, GBS students scored first in the world in international math & science testing, 1997
|-
* Presidential Award winner for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, 1995
|align=left|Austria||24||27||27||29||27||28||29||12
* Kohl & Golden Apple Teaching Award, 1990 & 1992
|-
* Illinois Superintendent of the Year, 1991
|align=left|France{{ref|France}}||186||199||164||130||116||110||93||101
* Penzell for Smells - Teacher's Union Award 1982
|-
* For Character Award, [[University of Illinois at Chicago]], 1985
|align=left|Germany||351||384||387||412||417||426||437||310
* Outstanding Principal in Illinois, 1984
|-
* Cover of ''U.S. News and World Report'', 1984
|align=left|Italy{{ref|Italy}}||141||151||147||144||145||137||117||92
* Excellence in Education Award, U.S. Department of Education, 1984
|-
|align=left|Japan{{ref|Japan}}||169||184||192||196||197||194||189||144
|-
|align=left|Soviet Union{{ref|SovietUnion}}||359||366||417||359||274||305||362||343
|-
|align=left|UK||284||287||316||344||353||361||346||331
|-
|align=left|USA{{ref|USA}}||800||869||943||1&nbsp;094||1&nbsp;235||1&nbsp;399||1&nbsp;499||1&nbsp;474
|- bgcolor="#ccddcc"
|align=left|'''[[Allies of World War II|Allied Total:]]{{ref|AlliedGDP}}'''||1&nbsp;629||1&nbsp;600||1&nbsp;331||1&nbsp;596||1&nbsp;862||2&nbsp;065||2&nbsp;363||2&nbsp;341
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
|align=left|'''[[Axis Powers|Axis Total:]]{{ref|AxisGDP}}'''||685||746||845||911||902||895||826||466
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|align=left|'''Allied/Axis GDP:{{ref|RelGDP}}'''||2.38||2.15||1.58||1.75||2.06||2.31||2.86||5.02
|}


Notes on the table (remember that the distribution values are rough estimates):
==Activities==
#{{note|France}} France-Axis distribution: 1940: 56%, 1941-43: 100%, 1944: 58%.
{{unreferenced|section|date=January 2008}}
#{{note|Italy}} Italy distribution: 1938-1943: 100% Axis, 1944-1945: 100% Allies
*National Grammy Signature School Winner - Best Music Program in the Nation, 2008
#{{note|Japan}} Japanese values are included in Axis totals for all years in order to illustrate potential contribution
*Illinois State Debate Champions in Varsity and JV Policy, 2008
#{{note|SovietUnion}} Soviet Union-Allies distribution: 1939: Only 67% due to the pact with Germany, but none to Axis. During 1940 Soviet Union is not counted at all. 1941: 44% is distributed to the Allies (after Operation Barbarossa), 1942-1945: 100%.
*Business Professionals of America Professional Cup Recipient, 2008
#{{note|USA}} US values are included in Allied totals for all years in order to illustrate potential contribution & [[Lend-Lease]]
*Named a Grammy Signature School for excellence in choir, orchestra & band, 2002
#{{note|AlliedGDP}} The Allied total is ''not'' the immediate sum of the table values; see the distribution rules used above.
*Illinois State Senior Mathematics Champions, 2002
#{{note|AxisGDP}} The Axis total is ''not'' the immediate sum of the table values; see the distribution rules used above.
*Illinois State Oralist Mathematics Champions, 2006
#{{note|RelGDP}} Allied/Axis GDP: This row shows the relation in GDP between the Allies and the Axis; i.e. 2.00 means the Allied production was 2 times larger than the Axis. Please note that only a selection of countries are included in the table. The distribution of values into alliances is described in the previous notes.
*Illinois State Individual Events Team Champions, 2003, 2006, Four-time Illinois State Individual Events Team Runner-Up
*National School of Excellence in Speech, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006
*Four-time Illinois State Horticulture Team Champions
*Yearbook Etruscan has won the Pacemaker Award for excellence, 2004 and 2005
*Yearbook Etruscan has been named a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Finalist, 2003 and 2006
*Illinois State Varsity Policy Debate Champions, 1973, 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006 and 2008
*Illinois State Debate Champions in Varsity, JV & Novice Policy, 2005
*National Debate Champions, 1981, 1998
*Illinois [[Science Olympiad]] C Division(A) State Champions, 2007
*Illinois State Boys Varsity Lacrosse Champions, 2000
*Illinois State Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Champions, 2006
*National Business Professionals of America (Financial Analyst Team)National Champions, 2007
*Illinois State Boys Varsity Volleyball Champions, 2003
*IHSA Varsity and ISTA Junior Varsity debate Champions
*IHSA Boys Gymnastics All-Around Champion (Steve Deutsch) 2008


Table data source:
==Notable alumni==
Harrison, Mark, ''"The Economics of World War II: Six Great Powers in International Comparison"'', Cambridge University Press (1998).


==Summary of production==
*[[Mark G. Hambley]] (1965), former Ambassador to [[Qatar]] and [[Lebanon]]<ref name=Alumni>[http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/District/Publicty/html/GBSGreatAlumni.htm GBS Alumni]</ref>
{{-}}
*[[Richard A. Martin]] (1967), Assistant United States Attorney, New York<ref name=Alumni />
[[Image:PropagandaNaziJapaneseMonster.gif|right|thumb|220px|US propaganda during World War II, urging citizens to increase production.]]
*[[George Furla]] (1978), Movie Producer, Emmett/Furla Films <ref name=Alumni />
System Allies Axis
*[[Wendy Braun]] (1988), actress<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0105876/bio Braun's IMDB bio]</ref>{{Fact|date=October 2008}}<!-- imdb.com is not a reliable source in establishing a school alum. An additional reliable source must be found -->
Tanks and SP guns 227,235 52,345
*[[Emily Bergl]] (1993), actress<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004749/bio Bergl's IMDB bio]</ref>{{Fact|date=October 2008}}<!-- imdb.com is not a reliable source in establishing a school alum. An additional reliable source must be found -->
Artillery 914,682 180,141
*[[Samuel Witwer]] (1995), actor{{Fact|date=October 2008}}
Mortars 657,318 100,000+
*[[Katie Cleary]] (2000), Model, [[Deal or No Deal (US) models]]{{Fact|date=October 2008}}
Machineguns 4,744,484 1,058,863
*[[Patrick Stump|Patrick Stump]] (2002), lead singer/guitarist of [[Fall Out Boy]]{{Fact|date=October 2008}}
Military trucks 3,060,354 594,859
*[[Alice Lee]] (2007), Broadway singer, ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' (2008){{Fact|date=October 2008}}
Military aircraft total 633,072 278,795
Fighter aircraft 212,459 90,684
Attack aircraft 37,549 12,539
Bomber aircraft 153,615 35,415
Reconnaissance aircraft 7,885 13,033
Transport aircraft 43,045 5,657
Training aircraft 93,578 28,516
Aircraft carriers 155 16
Battleships 13 7
Cruisers 82 15
Destroyers 814 86
Convoy escorts 1,102 -
Submarines 422 1,337
Merchant shipping tonnage 33,993,230 5,000,000+


''Note that most Battleships and Cruisers were produced before the war and many served through its entirity.''

==Production by country==
===Vehicles and ground weapons===
====Tanks and self-propelled guns====
[[Image:T34 1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Soviet]] [[T-34]]]]
# Soviet Union = 105,251 (92,595)
# United States = 88,410 (71,067)
# Germany = 46,857 (37,794)
# United Kingdom = 27,896
# Canada = 5,678
# Japan = 2,515
# Italy = 2,473
# Hungary = 500

''Note: Number in parenthesis equals the number of tanks and self-propelled guns equipped with main weapons of 75 mm calibre or larger. Smaller producing countries do not have this differentiation.''

====Artillery====
'''Artillery''' includes [[anti-aircraft]] and [[anti-tank]] weapons with calibres above 37 mm.

# Soviet Union = 516,648
# United States = 257,390
# Germany = 159,147
# United Kingdom = 124,877
# Japan = 13,350
# Canada = 10,552
# Italy = 7,200
# Other Commonwealth = 5,215
# Hungary = 447

====[[Mortar (weapon)|Mortars]] (over 60 mm)====
# Soviet Union = 200,300
# United States = 105,055
# United Kingdom = 102,950
# Germany = 73,484
# Commonwealth = 46,014

====Machineguns====
''Machineguns do not include sub-machineguns, or machine guns used for arming aircraft.''

# United States = 2,679,840
# Soviet Union = 1,477,400
# Germany = 674,280
# Japan = 380,000
# United Kingdom = 297,336
# Canada = 251,925
# Other Commonwealth = 37,983
# Hungary = 4,583

====Military trucks====
[[Image:PanzerIII.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Panzer III]]]]
# United States = 2,382,311
# Canada = 815,729
# United Kingdom = 480,943
# Germany = 345,914
# Soviet Union = 197,100
# Japan = 165,945
# Italy = 83,000

===Aircraft===
====Military aircraft of all types====
# United States = 324,750
# Germany = 189,307
# Soviet Union = 157,261
# United Kingdom = 131,549
# Japan = 76,320
# Canada = 16,431
# Italy = 11,122
# Other Commonwealth = 3,081
# Hungary = 1,046
# Romania = 1,000

====Fighter aircraft====
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Supermarinespitfire.JPG|thumb|right|[[British]] [[Supermarine Spitfire]]]] -->
# United States = 99,950
# Soviet Union = 63,087
# Germany = 55,727
# United Kingdom = 49,422
# Japan = 30,447
# Italy = 4,510

====Attack aircraft====
# Soviet Union = 37,549
# Germany = 12,539

====Bomber aircraft====
[[Image:BoeingB17BigYank.gif|thumb|right|[[United States|American]] [[Boeing B-17]]]]
# United States = 97,810
# United Kingdom = 34,689
# Soviet Union = 21,116
# Germany = 18,235
# Japan = 15,117
# Italy = 2,063

====Transport aircraft====
# United States = 23,929
# Soviet Union = 17,332
# Germany = 3,079
# Japan = 2,110
# United Kingdom = 1,784<ref>By agreement, the UK drew most of its transport aircraft, excepting converted bombers, from the US allowing it to concentrate on production of bombers</ref>
# Italy = 468

====Training aircraft====
# United States = 57,623
# United Kingdom = 31,864
# Japan = 15,201
# Germany = 11,546
# Soviet Union = 4,061
# Italy = 1,769

===Naval ships===
[[Image:USS Intrepid 1944;021125.jpg|thumb|right|[[United States|American]] [[Essex class aircraft carrier|''Essex'' class aircraft carrier]].]]
====Aircraft carriers====
# United States = 22 (141)
# Japan = 16
# United Kingdom = 14
# Germany = 0 None completed by the end of the war. Two were in production , [[German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin|''Graf Zeppelin'']] and [[Flugzeugträger B]].
# Italy = 0 None completed by the end of the war. One was in production , see [[Italian aircraft carrier Aquila|''Aquila'']] .

''Figure in parentheses indicates merchant vessels converted to [[Escort carriers]].''

====Battleships====
# United States = 8
# United Kingdom = 5
# Italy = 3
# Japan = 2
# Germany = 2

====Cruisers====
# United States = 48
# United Kingdom = 32
# Japan = 9
# Italy = 6
# Soviet Union = 2

====Destroyers====
# United States = 349
# United Kingdom = 240
# Japan = 63
# Soviet Union = 25
# Germany = 17
# Italy = 6

====Convoy escorts====
[[Image:USSCallaghanDD792.jpg|thumb|right|American [[Fletcher class destroyer|''Fletcher'' class destroyer]].]]
# United States = 420
# United Kingdom = 413
# Canada = 191
# Germany = 23

====Submarines====
# Germany = 1,337
# United States = 422{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
# Japan = 167
# United Kingdom = 167
# Soviet Union = 52
# Italy = 28

====Merchant tonnage====
# United States = 33,993,230
# United Kingdom = 6,378,899
# Japan = 4,152,361
# Canada = 3,742,100
# Commonwealth = 2,702,943
# Italy = 469,606

====Concrete bunkers and pillboxes====

Estimate - uk only - 72,128,141 tonnes of steel and concrete <ref>[[file:war tonnages.xls]] An estimate of the rates of production carried out in WW2 as a guide to how quickly a crash programme of renewables could be built by comparison. </ref>

==== Concreted runways ====
10,000,000 tonnes <ref> [[file:war tonnages.xls]] An estimate of the rates of production carried out in WW2 as a guide to how quickly a crash programme of renewables could be built by comparison. </ref>

===Materials===
====Coal====
''In millions of metric tons''

# Germany = 2,420.3
# United States = 2,149.7
# United Kingdom = 1,441.2
# Soviet Union = 590.8
# Japan = 184.5
# Canada = 101.9
# Italy = 16.9
# Hungary = 6.6
# Romania = 1.6

====Iron Ore====
''In millions of metric tons''

# United States = 396.9
# Germany = 240.7
# United Kingdom = 119.3
# Soviet Union = 71.3
# Japan = 21.0
# Hungary = 14.1
# Romania = 10.8
# Italy = 4.4
# Canada = 3.6
{{seealso|Swedish iron ore during World War II}}

====Crude Oil====
''In millions of metric [[tonne]]s''

# United States = 833.2
# Soviet Union = 110.6
# United Kingdom = 90.8
# Germany = 33.4 (including 23.4 synthetic)
# Romania = 25.0
# Canada = 8.4
# Japan = 5.2
# Hungary = 3.2


==References==
==References==
{{citation style}}
<references />
{{reflist}}

<div class="references-small">
* GDP values: Harrison, Mark, ''"The Economics of World War II: Six Great Powers in International Comparison"'', Cambridge University Press (1998).
* Milward, Alan S., ''"War, economy, and society, 1939-1945"'', University of California Press (1979).
* Overy, Richard, ''"Why the Allies Won (Paperback)"'', W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (1997).
* Barnett, Correlli, ''"The audit of war : the illusion & reality of Britain as a great nation"'', Macmillan, (1986).
</div> 'Gross Domestic Product' 1940

==See also==
* [[World War II]]
* [[American tank production during World War II]]
* [[German tank production during World War II]]
* [[Soviet tank production during World War II]]
* [[WW2 aircraft production]]
* [[Italian aircraft production 1935 to 1945]]
* [[Rosie the Riveter]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.wwii.ca/page17.html Canada's WWII Industry & Production]
* [http://gbs.glenbrook.k12.il.us/ Official Website]

* [http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/ Northfield Township High School District 225]
{{World War II}}
* [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/addressimage.aspx?t=4&s=10&lon=-87.852452961395&lat=42.0893878127092&alon=-87.84944231&alat=42.08757785&w=3&opt=0&qs=4000+West+Lake+Ave%7cGlenview%7cIL%7c&addr=4000+W+Lake+Ave%2c+Glenview%2c+IL+60025 Microsoft Terraserver satellite photo of school campus]
* [http://www.gbsoracle.com/ School Newspaper]
* [http://www.ihsfw.com/links/F-G_folder/Glenview_GlenbrookSouth.html IHSFW's Glenbrook South Titans football page] News web site


[[Category:World War II military equipment]]
{{Central Suburban League}}


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Revision as of 07:06, 12 October 2008

During World War II women worked in factories throughout much of the Western and Eastern United States.

Military production during World War II was a critical component to military performance during the war. Over the course of the war the Allied countries outproduced the Axis countries in most categories of weapons.

GDP - Gross domestic product

This chart shows the relationship in GDP between the Allied and the Axis during 1938-1945.

This table shows the relationships in GDP (Gross domestic product) between a selection of Allied and Axis countries, from 1938 to 1945, counted in billion international dollars and 1990 prices.

Country 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Austria 24 27 27 29 27 28 29 12
France[1] 186 199 164 130 116 110 93 101
Germany 351 384 387 412 417 426 437 310
Italy[2] 141 151 147 144 145 137 117 92
Japan[3] 169 184 192 196 197 194 189 144
Soviet Union[4] 359 366 417 359 274 305 362 343
UK 284 287 316 344 353 361 346 331
USA[5] 800 869 943 1 094 1 235 1 399 1 499 1 474
Allied Total:[6] 1 629 1 600 1 331 1 596 1 862 2 065 2 363 2 341
Axis Total:[7] 685 746 845 911 902 895 826 466
Allied/Axis GDP:[8] 2.38 2.15 1.58 1.75 2.06 2.31 2.86 5.02

Notes on the table (remember that the distribution values are rough estimates):

  1. ^ France-Axis distribution: 1940: 56%, 1941-43: 100%, 1944: 58%.
  2. ^ Italy distribution: 1938-1943: 100% Axis, 1944-1945: 100% Allies
  3. ^ Japanese values are included in Axis totals for all years in order to illustrate potential contribution
  4. ^ Soviet Union-Allies distribution: 1939: Only 67% due to the pact with Germany, but none to Axis. During 1940 Soviet Union is not counted at all. 1941: 44% is distributed to the Allies (after Operation Barbarossa), 1942-1945: 100%.
  5. ^ US values are included in Allied totals for all years in order to illustrate potential contribution & Lend-Lease
  6. ^ The Allied total is not the immediate sum of the table values; see the distribution rules used above.
  7. ^ The Axis total is not the immediate sum of the table values; see the distribution rules used above.
  8. ^ Allied/Axis GDP: This row shows the relation in GDP between the Allies and the Axis; i.e. 2.00 means the Allied production was 2 times larger than the Axis. Please note that only a selection of countries are included in the table. The distribution of values into alliances is described in the previous notes.

Table data source: Harrison, Mark, "The Economics of World War II: Six Great Powers in International Comparison", Cambridge University Press (1998).

Summary of production

US propaganda during World War II, urging citizens to increase production.
System                              Allies        Axis
Tanks and SP guns                  227,235      52,345
Artillery                          914,682     180,141
Mortars                            657,318     100,000+
Machineguns                      4,744,484   1,058,863
Military trucks                  3,060,354     594,859
Military aircraft total            633,072     278,795
Fighter aircraft                   212,459      90,684
Attack aircraft                     37,549      12,539
Bomber aircraft                    153,615      35,415
Reconnaissance aircraft              7,885      13,033
Transport aircraft                  43,045       5,657
Training aircraft                   93,578      28,516
Aircraft carriers                      155          16
Battleships                             13           7
Cruisers                                82          15
Destroyers                             814          86
Convoy escorts                       1,102           -
Submarines                             422       1,337
Merchant shipping tonnage       33,993,230   5,000,000+


Note that most Battleships and Cruisers were produced before the war and many served through its entirity.

Production by country

Vehicles and ground weapons

Tanks and self-propelled guns

File:T34 1.jpg
Soviet T-34
  1. Soviet Union = 105,251 (92,595)
  2. United States = 88,410 (71,067)
  3. Germany = 46,857 (37,794)
  4. United Kingdom = 27,896
  5. Canada = 5,678
  6. Japan = 2,515
  7. Italy = 2,473
  8. Hungary = 500

Note: Number in parenthesis equals the number of tanks and self-propelled guns equipped with main weapons of 75 mm calibre or larger. Smaller producing countries do not have this differentiation.

Artillery

Artillery includes anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons with calibres above 37 mm.

  1. Soviet Union = 516,648
  2. United States = 257,390
  3. Germany = 159,147
  4. United Kingdom = 124,877
  5. Japan = 13,350
  6. Canada = 10,552
  7. Italy = 7,200
  8. Other Commonwealth = 5,215
  9. Hungary = 447

Mortars (over 60 mm)

  1. Soviet Union = 200,300
  2. United States = 105,055
  3. United Kingdom = 102,950
  4. Germany = 73,484
  5. Commonwealth = 46,014

Machineguns

Machineguns do not include sub-machineguns, or machine guns used for arming aircraft.

  1. United States = 2,679,840
  2. Soviet Union = 1,477,400
  3. Germany = 674,280
  4. Japan = 380,000
  5. United Kingdom = 297,336
  6. Canada = 251,925
  7. Other Commonwealth = 37,983
  8. Hungary = 4,583

Military trucks

File:PanzerIII.jpg
German Panzer III
  1. United States = 2,382,311
  2. Canada = 815,729
  3. United Kingdom = 480,943
  4. Germany = 345,914
  5. Soviet Union = 197,100
  6. Japan = 165,945
  7. Italy = 83,000

Aircraft

Military aircraft of all types

  1. United States = 324,750
  2. Germany = 189,307
  3. Soviet Union = 157,261
  4. United Kingdom = 131,549
  5. Japan = 76,320
  6. Canada = 16,431
  7. Italy = 11,122
  8. Other Commonwealth = 3,081
  9. Hungary = 1,046
  10. Romania = 1,000

Fighter aircraft

  1. United States = 99,950
  2. Soviet Union = 63,087
  3. Germany = 55,727
  4. United Kingdom = 49,422
  5. Japan = 30,447
  6. Italy = 4,510

Attack aircraft

  1. Soviet Union = 37,549
  2. Germany = 12,539

Bomber aircraft

American Boeing B-17
  1. United States = 97,810
  2. United Kingdom = 34,689
  3. Soviet Union = 21,116
  4. Germany = 18,235
  5. Japan = 15,117
  6. Italy = 2,063

Transport aircraft

  1. United States = 23,929
  2. Soviet Union = 17,332
  3. Germany = 3,079
  4. Japan = 2,110
  5. United Kingdom = 1,784[1]
  6. Italy = 468

Training aircraft

  1. United States = 57,623
  2. United Kingdom = 31,864
  3. Japan = 15,201
  4. Germany = 11,546
  5. Soviet Union = 4,061
  6. Italy = 1,769

Naval ships

American Essex class aircraft carrier.

Aircraft carriers

  1. United States = 22 (141)
  2. Japan = 16
  3. United Kingdom = 14
  4. Germany = 0 None completed by the end of the war. Two were in production , Graf Zeppelin and Flugzeugträger B.
  5. Italy = 0 None completed by the end of the war. One was in production , see Aquila .

Figure in parentheses indicates merchant vessels converted to Escort carriers.

Battleships

  1. United States = 8
  2. United Kingdom = 5
  3. Italy = 3
  4. Japan = 2
  5. Germany = 2

Cruisers

  1. United States = 48
  2. United Kingdom = 32
  3. Japan = 9
  4. Italy = 6
  5. Soviet Union = 2

Destroyers

  1. United States = 349
  2. United Kingdom = 240
  3. Japan = 63
  4. Soviet Union = 25
  5. Germany = 17
  6. Italy = 6

Convoy escorts

American Fletcher class destroyer.
  1. United States = 420
  2. United Kingdom = 413
  3. Canada = 191
  4. Germany = 23

Submarines

  1. Germany = 1,337
  2. United States = 422[citation needed]
  3. Japan = 167
  4. United Kingdom = 167
  5. Soviet Union = 52
  6. Italy = 28

Merchant tonnage

  1. United States = 33,993,230
  2. United Kingdom = 6,378,899
  3. Japan = 4,152,361
  4. Canada = 3,742,100
  5. Commonwealth = 2,702,943
  6. Italy = 469,606

Concrete bunkers and pillboxes

Estimate - uk only - 72,128,141 tonnes of steel and concrete [2]

Concreted runways

 10,000,000 tonnes  [3]

Materials

Coal

In millions of metric tons

  1. Germany = 2,420.3
  2. United States = 2,149.7
  3. United Kingdom = 1,441.2
  4. Soviet Union = 590.8
  5. Japan = 184.5
  6. Canada = 101.9
  7. Italy = 16.9
  8. Hungary = 6.6
  9. Romania = 1.6

Iron Ore

In millions of metric tons

  1. United States = 396.9
  2. Germany = 240.7
  3. United Kingdom = 119.3
  4. Soviet Union = 71.3
  5. Japan = 21.0
  6. Hungary = 14.1
  7. Romania = 10.8
  8. Italy = 4.4
  9. Canada = 3.6
See also: Swedish iron ore during World War II

Crude Oil

In millions of metric tonnes

  1. United States = 833.2
  2. Soviet Union = 110.6
  3. United Kingdom = 90.8
  4. Germany = 33.4 (including 23.4 synthetic)
  5. Romania = 25.0
  6. Canada = 8.4
  7. Japan = 5.2
  8. Hungary = 3.2

References

  1. ^ By agreement, the UK drew most of its transport aircraft, excepting converted bombers, from the US allowing it to concentrate on production of bombers
  2. ^ File:War tonnages.xls An estimate of the rates of production carried out in WW2 as a guide to how quickly a crash programme of renewables could be built by comparison.
  3. ^ File:War tonnages.xls An estimate of the rates of production carried out in WW2 as a guide to how quickly a crash programme of renewables could be built by comparison.
  • GDP values: Harrison, Mark, "The Economics of World War II: Six Great Powers in International Comparison", Cambridge University Press (1998).
  • Milward, Alan S., "War, economy, and society, 1939-1945", University of California Press (1979).
  • Overy, Richard, "Why the Allies Won (Paperback)", W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (1997).
  • Barnett, Correlli, "The audit of war : the illusion & reality of Britain as a great nation", Macmillan, (1986).

'Gross Domestic Product' 1940

See also

External links

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