An insurrection by the Georgian Legion of the German army was the last battle in Europe in WW2 and occurred 12 days after the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
The Jerrycan is named for the ‘Jerries’, which was British slang…
The Jerrycan is named for the ‘Jerries’, which was British slang for ‘Germans’ during WW2. Captured Jerrycans were coveted by British soldiers, as they were superior to the leaky and unreliable British models. Jerrycans were so superior to previous designs that the British North Africa campaign was hindered by their inferior version, known as “flimsies”. The Allied forces reverse engineered the jerrycan to replace their ‘flimsies’.
In 1894 a priest saved a 4 year old boy from drowning…
In 1894 a priest saved a 4 year old boy from drowning. The child’s name was Adolf Hitler.
Hitler whistled Disney’s “When You Wish Upon A Star” while overlooking…
Hitler whistled Disney’s “When You Wish Upon A Star” while overlooking the recently conquered city of Paris.
On Christmas Day, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, Radio Moscow broadcasted…
On Christmas Day, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, Radio Moscow broadcasted the message that “Every seven seconds a German soldier dies in Russia” to the besieged Nazi Army. The message was accompanied by the sound of a ticking clock. The ticking clock was broadcast all day.
During WWII, there was an Allied plan to smuggle estrogen into Hitler’s food…
During WWII, there was an Allied plan to smuggle estrogen into Hitler’s food so he would become more feminine and less aggressive.
Czech Nurse was honored for sleeping with Nazi soldiers…
Czech Nurse was honored for sleeping with Nazi soldiers to give them STDs and kill them.
In 2014 top secret photographs of the Hiroshima bomb being prepared…
In 2014 top secret photographs of the Hiroshima bomb being prepared for launch became declassified. Technicians signed their names on the tip of the bomb just hours before detonation.
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry served in WWII with a pilot named…
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry served in WWII with a pilot named Kim Noonien Singh and lost contact with him following the war’s end. Roddenberry named the villain Khan Noonien Singh after his comrade in hopes that Singh would notice and contact him.
Despite being on hard times, one of the US most decorated war veterans repeatedly turned down…
Despite being on hard times, one of the US most decorated war veterans repeatedly turned down offers to appear in Alcohol and Tobacco commercials because he knew it would be a bad role model for young people. The soldier, Audie Murphy, had earned every single US Army Award for combat in WWII.