World War II Facts!!

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Share Some WW2 Facts here:

- The first German serviceman killed in the war was killed by the Japanese (China, 1937)

- The highest ranking American killed was Lt. Gen. Lesley McNair, killed by the US Army Air Corps.

- 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive World War 2

- The first American serviceman killed was killed by the Russians (Finland 1940).

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Between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs, An average of about 27,700 tons of bombs each month.

40,000 men served on U-Boats during World War 2; 30,000 never returned

A number of air crewmen died of farts. (ascending to 20,000 ft. in an un-pressurized aircraft causes intestinal gas to expand 300%!)

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The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

The only nation that Germany declared war on was the USA.

When the US Army landed in North Africa, among the equipment brought ashore were 3 complete Coca-Cola bottling plants. Why? Because the water was disgusting. Imagine drinking water that tasted much like that of your local swimming pool. Soldiers simply favored drinking Coca-Cola. In 1939, Coca Cola only had 5 overseas bottling plants. By 1945, they had 64.

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Here are some more...

The German submarine U-1206 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet.

During World War II the military production of the Ford Motor Company exceeded that of the whole of Italy. During 1942, Ford Motor Company halted its civilian car output and shifted to total military production.

The youngest U.S. serviceman was 12-year-old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress).

In the US in 1943, to conserve metal, the production of blades to make sliced bread was ended.