Little Known WW2 Facts

[thej27]

World War 2

 

[Archbishop]

hmm who knew? not me.

 

[BaconGrease]

Thats pretty cool.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Some interesting stats and info to say the least. It is amazing how costly the war was in terms of lives and equipment, and how amazing it is that more people were not killed.

 

[HandK]

Nice site! thanks for the link.

 

[littletommy]

I stumbled across this awhile back, but forgot about it. Bookmarked. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Bisley Man]

Thanks for this. rep'd.

 

[22lr]

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

I want to meet him.

 

[stilllearning09]

That was an interesting link. The army had more ships than the navy?? Who knew? repped

 

[edsinger]

Nice link...Rep.

Among the first "Germans" captured at Normandy were several Koreans. They had been forced to fight for the Japanese Army until they were captured by the Russians and forced to fight for the Russian Army until they were captured by the Germans and forced to fight for the German Army until they were capture by the US Army.

WOW@!!

Plus the Graf Spee..

 

[Bastispah]

Wow! Ive studied WW2 most of my life and only knew about 1/4th of those. Great site! Thanks 4 sharing it

 

[schafe]

Coincidence

Interesting coincidence, this post. My father passed away, @ 90 years old, last September and yesterday I was sorting through some of his military papers. I found out a lot of things I did'nt know. I came across a citation for (35) sorties behind enemy lines, as a foreward observer in the 104th (Timberwolf) Infantry, field artillery. I remember him telling me about being in one of those Piper Cubs behind the enemy lines, when a shell broke the prop and bounced off the cowl. They(he and his pilot) put the thing down and found their way back to his unit. Other info shows service in Belgum, France,and Germany, as well as the Battle of the Bulge. I'm getting more of a feel for the phrase "The Greatest Generation".

 

[Phil502]

Cool link, I saved it.

 

[Dryden]

It should be retitled to : The Fog of War

Example:
Following a massive naval bombardment, 35,000 US and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska. 21 troops were killed in the fire-fight. It would have been worse if there had been Japanese on the island.

 

[marv]

Lots of stuff there I didn't know. I was old enough at the time to know what was going on and listened to all the "news" on the radio.

 

[JR50]

"Vwery interesting!" to quote Artie Johnson

The information about the Graf Spee seems inaccurate, casting doubt on many of the other claims. An Internet search will bring much information about the end of the Graf Spee.

 

[Coach]

"Vwery interesting!" to quote Artie Johnson

The information about the Graf Spee seems inaccurate, casting doubt on many of the other claims. An Internet search will bring much information about the end of the Graf Spee.

I had some doubts about a few other things as well but have not had the time to confirm or deny.

 

[UltraRick]

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

Can you imagine one of your sons joining the service at 12 years old? My son has been in the USAF for 10 years and it was tough to see him go at 18! (that was before 9-11)

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I had some doubts about a few other things as well but have not had the time to confirm or deny.

But...But...Someone put it on the Internet! Of course it's true!!!

 

[Dennis0130]

I've been a WWII buff for quite some time and its alwas refreshing to learn something new. Thanks for the good read.