Europe
The Europe region is composed of:
Heroes from the Europe region include:
Country: Great Britain
Cause: Human
rights
Cause details: Creation
of the human rights organisation Amnesty International
Country: Great Britain
Cause: Defeat
of fascism
Cause details: Defeat
of European fascism in the Second World War
Country: France
Cause: Defeat
of fascism, National
liberation
Cause details: Liberation
of France and defeat of European fascism in the Second
World War. Post-war governance of France
Country: Czech Republic
Cause: National
liberation
Cause details: Liberation
of Czechoslovakia from communist regime
Country: Germany, China
Cause: Prevention
of genocide
Cause details: The
rescue of more than 250,000 Chinese from slaughter
during the Rape of Nanking
Country: Soviet Union
Cause: Human
rights, Social
justice
Cause details: Nuclear
disarmament, and freedom of speech and thought in the
former Soviet Union
Country: Germany
Cause: Defeat
of fascism
Cause details: Assassination
of German dictator Adolf Hitler and the ending of his
Nazi regime
Country: Poland
Cause: National
liberation
Cause details: Liberation
of Poland from communist regime
Country: Sweden, Hungary
Cause: Prevention
of genocide
Cause details: Rescue
of Hungarian Jews from extermination by Nazis
Country: Austria
Cause: Social
justice
Cause details: The
identification and prosecution of Nazi war criminals
Country: Soviet Union
Cause: Defeat
of fascism
Cause details: Defeat
of European fascism in the Second World War