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20 Lesser-Known Facts About World War II

Discover some of the strangest facts of the Greatest Generation.

By Neill Lynskey

Published 7 months ago

Every moment of World War II has been chronicled, and we've all been taught the history, but some of the best facts have gone unnoticed. 


Take a look back into history and discover some of the weirdest, funniest and most obscure things that happened when the world went to war. There was a bear that fought on the front lines, cross-dressing Germans, bomb dogs, bomb dung, and a ton more. 


Learn some facts that could probably surprise even the most well-read history buffs. 

  • 1

    Oppenheimer Assassin

    u/Breneno

    Oppenheimer Assassin

  • 2

    The Frogmen

    u/WrCali

    The Frogmen

  • 3

    A dead end job

    u/fiendlittlewing

    A dead end job

  • 4

    A good idea in retrospect

    u/LabKitty

    A good idea in retrospect

  • 5

    The Repurposed Death Ray

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    The Repurposed Death Ray

  • 6

    Dung bombs

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    Dung bombs

  • 7

    The Magic Soldier

    The Magic Soldier

  • 8

    In short supply

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    In short supply

  • 9

    Way off target

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    Way off target

  • 10

    Exploding Hounds

    u/juiceboxhero

    Exploding Hounds

  • 11

    The guy who played his boss

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    The guy who played his boss

  • 12

    The French didn't surrender

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    The French didn't surrender

  • 13

    Wojtek the bear

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    Wojtek the bear

  • 14

    Win, Lose, or Die

    u/jaymar888

    Win, Lose, or Die

  • 15

    On home turf

    u/thehonestyfish

    On home turf

  • 16

    The Ghost Army

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    The Ghost Army

  • 17

    A rare moment of kindness

    u/CaptainTR

    A rare moment of kindness

  • 18

    All that for nothing

    u/oogmcgoog

    All that for nothing

  • 19

    Cross-dressing Germans

    u/vad-fan

    Cross-dressing Germans

  • 20

    Duck, not duct

    u/TheGriffman

    Duck, not duct

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