Which was the last war in which swords were used?
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During the WWII Russian, Polish, German, French and Italian cavalry regiments existed. And they really used swords. The use against tanks is obviously a fallacy, but in the sudden attacks against infantry the swords worked!
Here is a large collection of contemporary photos and pictures.
So, these armies had not only CARRIED swords, not only USED swords, but even COUNTED on them in battle!
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Swords were certainly used in World War II.
Japanese officers carried GuntΕ swords and used them as hand-to-hand weapons.
One eccentric British officer, "Mad Jack" Churchill used a broadsword, along with a longbow, through the war.
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