1 Continuation Of WWI
Some people said that WWII is the going on part of WWI with some pause.
2 Japan Invasion
While other people said that WWII begins when Japan invaded
Manchuria on September 18, 1931.
3 German Heritage
During WWI, people of German heritage were suspect in the U.S. Some protests against Germans were violent, including the burning of German books, the killing of German shepherd dogs, and even the murder of one German-American.
3 Tank Battle
The greatest tank battle in history occurred between the Germans and Russians at the Kirks salient in Russia from July 4-22, 1943. More than 3,600 tanks were involved.
4 Polish Babies
The Nazis killed millions of Poles. But they thought that some Polish babies and children looked German and kidnapped about 50,000 of them to be adopted by German parents.
5 Artillery
More than 650,000 Jeeps were built during WWII. American factories also produced 300,000 military aircraft; 89,000 tanks; 3 million machine guns; and 7 million rifles.
