11. Only one of every four German U-boats survived the war.
12. The Siege of Stalingrad resulted in more Soviet deaths that the United States and Britain sustained in the entire war.
13. To avoid using the German-sounding name "Hamburger," Americans started calling them "Liberty Steak."
14. Adolf Hitler's nephew, William Hitler, served in the U.S. Navy.
15. Adolf Hitler and Henry Ford kept a framed picture of the other on his desk.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
21 Lesser-Known Facts About World War II-- Part 3: Adolf Hitler's Nephew in the U.S. Navy
Labels:
Battle of Stalingrad,
Ford Henry,
Hitler,
lists,
U-boats
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