Calvin Graham was only 12 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He won a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before the Navy found out how old he was.
If it became necessary to drop a third atom bomb on Japan, the city that would have been the target was Tokyo
The greatest tank battle in history occurred between the Germans and Russians at the Kursk salient in Russia from July 4-22, 1943. More than 3,600 tanks were involved.
The vast majority of German war criminals passed themselves off as refugees at displaced persons camps when the war ended, thereby gaining freedom.
Before Nazi Germany decided to eliminate the Jews by gassing them, it had considered sending them to the island of Madagascar.
During WWII, hamburgers in the U.S. were dubbed "Liberty Steaks" to avoid the German-sounding name.
William Hitler, a nephew of Adolf Hitler, was in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He changed his name after the war
In 1935, British engineer Robert Watson-Watt was working on a "death ray" that would destroy enemy aircraft using radio waves. His "death ray" instead evolved into radar—or "radio detection and ranging.
From 1940-1945, the U.S. defense budget increased from $1.9 billion to $59.8 billion
Most historians agree that WWII began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
Others say it started when Japan invaded Manchuria on September 18, 1931.
And some scholars suggest WWII is actually a continuation of WWI, with a break in between.
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