The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, October 19, 2020

Ten Little Known Facts About WW II-- Part 3: City Tricked the Allies, Oops and the Author

 3.  A GERMAN CITY TRICKED ALLIED BOMBERS INTO THINKING IT WAS IN SWITZERLAND

The city of Konstanz (birthplace of Ferdinand von Zeppelin, famous for his airships and giving part of the name of that rock group).  However, during the war, three companies in the city were producing military hardware for the Germans.

How'd they do this?  Read the article and find out.


2.  NAMING BLUNDER

CINCUS to COMICH  to drop.  Now CNO.


1.  THE PROMISING YOUNG ENGLISH AUTHOR WHO DISAPPEARED

Dan Billany had already published two books.  Then he was captured in Italy.  Then?

--GreGen


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