Index SEXTANT, 972 SEYDLITZ ( July 1942), 949, 972 Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946) See Austria SHAEF, 270, 421, 637, 820, 972, 992, 1110, 1135 See also Leigh-Mallory, Trafford; Smith, Walter Bedell; Tedder, Arthur; VE-Day Shaker technique, 835, 972 – 73, 1074 Shandong peninsula, 973 Shanghai, Battle of (1937) See SinoJapanese War (1937–1945) Shanghai incident ( January 28–March 3, 1932) See Imperial Japanese Army; Japan; Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Shaposhnikov, Boris M (1882–1945), 631, 903, 973 See also Kharkov, Battle of SHELLBURST, 973 Shenyang incident (1931) See Mukden incident Shido minzoku, 347, 549, 974 See also Emperor cult; Herrenvolk Shinto, 347, 549, 974, 1055 Shinyo, 974 Shipyards, 89, 674, 974 – 75 Shlisselburg corridor See Leningrad, siege of; Siniavino offensive operation; SPARK Shoah See Holocaust Shock Army, 907, 975 Sho-Go (1944–1945), 630, 764, 811, 825, 848, 975 – 76, 1117 See also DOWNFALL; Fukuryu; Japan; Ohka Short bombing, 357, 717, 976 Showa emperor See Hirohito Show trials See July Plot; Riom trial; Yezhovshchina Shrapnel, 976 Shtraf units See Penal battalions Shturmovik See Bombers Shumilov, Mikhail S (1895–1975), 976 Shuttle bombing, 743, 976 – 77 See also Moscow Conference (1943) Siam See Thailand Sichelschmitt, 977 Sicherheitsdienst (SD), 3, 4, 211, 338, 502, 531, 570, 618, 621, 624, 802, 960, 977, 1053, 1135 Sicherheitspolizei, 338, 646, 914, 959, 960, 977 Sicily, invasion of See HUSKY Sidi Barrani, Battle of (December 1940), 149, 301, 333, 462, 978, 1079 Sidi Razegh, 978 Siege warfare See Admin Box; Anzio, Battle of; Ardennes campaign; Blockade running; Chemical warfare; Corregidor; Crimea; Dora; East African campaign (1940–1941); Germany, conquest of; Heiligenbeil pocket; Hero cities; Hungary; Kerch defensive operation; Kleinkampfverbände; KONRAD; Leningrad, siege of; Malaya; Nanjing, Rape of; Sebastopol, siege of; Singapore; Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); Soviet Navy; Tobruk, sieges of; Ukraine, First Battle of; Vienna offensive operation Siegfried Line See Siegfriedstellung Siegfriedstellung, 978 – 79 Sierra Leone, 979 SIGABA, 252, 979, 1100 Signals, 979, 1108 See also B-Dienst; Ciphers; Code breaking and other signals-related references under the main entry intelligence especially Bletchley Park; Code talkers; Cryptanalysis; Deception operation; Enigma machine; MAGIC; PURPLE; Radio; ULTRA; Y service Sikorski, Wladislaw (1881–1943), 979 – 80 Silesia, 980 Simonds, Guy (1903–1974) See Canadian Army Simpson, William (1888–1980), 980 Singapore, 103, 238, 467, 556, 566, 600, 603, 697, 760, 823, 980 – 81, 1155 See also ZIPPER Single thrust debate (1944) See Ardennes offensive; Bradley, Omar; Eisenhower, Dwight; MARKET GARDEN; Montgomery, Bernard Law; Patton, George Siniavino offensive operation (August 19– October 20, 1942), 655, 671, 792, 981 See also Siege of Leningrad Sink on sight, 277, 721, 982, 1166 See also Anti-submarine warfare; Athenia, sinking of; Cruiser warfare; Dönitz, Karl; Laconia order; Merchant marine; Unrestricted submarine warfare; War Zones Sino-Japanese War (1937 – 1945), 105, 202, 224, 226, 227, 228, 231, 314, 338, 479, 482, 487, 493, 529, 535, 547, 548, 550, 552, 559, 579, 599, 614, 641, 675, 706, 982 – 92 See also Neutrality Acts; additional entries throughout the encyclopedia 1307