Interesting Facts About World War II (12 pics)
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The U.S. was the only country Germany officially declared war on
President Roosevelt used Al Capone’s Limousine
Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman, he lied about his age and enlisted in the Navy at age 12 in 1942, it wasn’t until after he was wounded that his real age was discovered
Hamburgers were redubbed “Liberty Steaks” in order to avoid the German-sounding name
In 1942, American radio DJs were prohibited from taking listener requests. The government feared that enemy spies would embedded secret messages
The term Third Reich was first used by German author Arthur Moeller van den Bruck in his 1923 book Das Dritte Reich (“The Third Reich”). His book heavily influenced the Nazi party
The SS ran a brothel named “The Kitty Salon,” that was frequented by foreign diplomats. They gathered intelligence by wiretapping it and training the prostitutes on how to get information from clients
Russia and Japan have never signed an official peace treaty with each other to end World War II
Almost 80% of the males born in the Soviet Union in 1923 did not survive World War II
Russia was also the country with the largest number of causalities, with an estimated 21 million
Niju hibakusha is the Japanese term for survivors of both atomic bombings. The word translates to “explosion-affected people.”
“Monopoly” board games helped thousands of Allied POWs escape German camps
