Facts
- The swastika is an ancient religious symbol. It derives from the Sanskrit name for a hooked cross, which was used by ancient civilizations as a symbol of fertility and good fortune.
- From June 6, 1944 to May 8, 1945 in Europe the Allies had 200,000 dead and 550,000 wounded
- The youngest U.S. serviceman was Calvin Graham, 12 years old. He was wounded in combat and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age.
- A number of air crewmen died of farts (rising to 20,000 feet in an unpressurized aircraft causes intestinal gas to expand 300%).
- The only nation that Germany declared war on was the U.S.A.
- 40% of aircrafts built by Nazi Germany in World War II were destroyed in accidents.
- World War II was the most destructive war in history. It cost more money, damaged more property and killed more people than any other war.
- Between 1939 and 1945, the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs. That averages out to 27,000 tons per month.
- Out of the 40,000 men who served on U-boats during World War II, only 10,000 of them returned.
- The Air Force was part of the Army in World War II and didn't become a separate branch of the military until after the war.
- In 1941, a private earned $21 a month. In 1942, a private earned $50 a moth.
- William Hitler, a nephew of Adolf Hitler, was in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war ended, he changed his name.
- After the attack at Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt searched for a bulletproof car. Government Regulation prohibited spending more than $750 to buy a car. The only one that the President could find was Al Capone's limo, which had been seized by the Treasury Department after Al Capone was arrested for tax evasion.
- Hitler designed the Nazi flag.
- There was more ships in the U.S. Army than in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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"Axis powers". Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers
"Battle of Iwo Jima". Retrieved from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_iwo_jima.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii.
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/terms.html.
http://www.world-war-2.info/battles/
http://www.world-war-2.info/facts/
http://www.youtube.com
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