There was a magician by the name Jasper Maskelyne who used “magic” to help against the nazis in WWII. He would hide tools and maps in everyday objects and fool the Nazis by using illusions.
Hermann Goering banned vivisection and announced an end…
Hermann Goering banned vivisection and announced an end to the “unbearable torture and suffering in animal experiments” and said that those who “still think they can continue to treat animals as inanimate property” will be sent to concentration camps.
A joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk was held on September 22, 1939…
A joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed Soviet-Nazi pact to the whole world.
In 1944 Nazi scientists developed an experimental drug named…
In 1944 Nazi scientists developed an experimental drug named “D-IX” which could force an equipment laden soldier to march 88.5 km without rest. They had plans to supply these pills to all German troops but war ended before mass production.
In the aftermath of WW2, over 1500 scientists, technicians, and engineers from Nazi…
In the aftermath of WW2, over 1500 scientists, technicians, and engineers from Nazi Germany and other foreign countries were recruited by the United States instead of being prosecuted for war crimes. In fact, the German rocket program was a significant contributor to NASA’s entry into the space race.
The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia…
The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia to the host country was invented by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Summer Games.
When JRR Tolkien was asked for proof of Aryan descent in Germany, 1938…
When JRR Tolkien was asked for proof of Aryan descent in Germany, 1938, he replied, “If impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, then the time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride.”