Strange Facts about World War II
Any documentary of military history might miss these strange and interesting facts about World War II. From the youngest Navy serviceman to the half-nephew of Adolf Hitler, these are amazing WWII facts.
Further Reading:
During World War II, British soldiers were given a ration of 3 sheets of toilet paper a day, while American soldiers received 22. https://factourism.com/facts/toilet-p...
Rationing. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war...
In 1945, a Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans, Five of Them Children, in Oregon. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
Balloon Bombs: Japan's Answer to Doolittle. https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Vis...
September 27, 2022: Calvin Leon Graham. https://news.va.gov/109249/veteranoft...
The Boy Who Became a World War II Veteran at 13 Years Old. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
CORPSMAN HITLER, US NAVY? http://www.americainwwii.com/articles...
William Patrick Hitler, The Führer’s Nephew Who Fled To America And Joined The Navy. https://allthatsinteresting.com/willi...
Hiroo Onoda: The Japanese Soldier Who Refused to Surrender. https://www.historyhit.com/hiroo-onod...
Hiroo Onoda, the soldier who refused to surrender, 1974. https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/hiro...
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Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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00:00 Introduction
00:09 Toilet Paper Rationing
00:32 Balloon Bombs
00:57 Youngest Serviceman
01:26 Hitler's Half-Nephew
01:55 Never Surrender!
02:19 Conclusion