Fun Facts of WWII
1. Japan and Russia still didn't sign a peace treaty to end WWII due to the Kuril Islands dispute.
2. There were more Chinese killed by the Japanese than the amount of Jews being killed in the Holocaust during WWII.
3. 50-70 million people died in WWII.
4. 80% of the Soviet Union males died in WWII.
5. Over one million Jewish children were killed during the Holocaust.
6. The Holocaust ended the life of over 6 millions Jews.
7. The most well known leaders of the axis were Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito & Benito Mussolini.
8. The leaders of the allies were Franklin D. Roosevelt , Winston Churchill & Joseph Stalin.
9. It is estimated over 5.3 million axis soldiers died across World War 2.
10. The Nazis murdered approximately 12 million people.
11. WWII ended on September 2, 1945, when Japan signed a surrender agreement on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
12. 40% of aircrafts built by Nazi Germany in World war 2 were destroyed in accidents
13. Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War II.
14. The Mosque of Paris helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs during WWII.
15. 84 German Generals were executed by Hitler.
2. There were more Chinese killed by the Japanese than the amount of Jews being killed in the Holocaust during WWII.
3. 50-70 million people died in WWII.
4. 80% of the Soviet Union males died in WWII.
5. Over one million Jewish children were killed during the Holocaust.
6. The Holocaust ended the life of over 6 millions Jews.
7. The most well known leaders of the axis were Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito & Benito Mussolini.
8. The leaders of the allies were Franklin D. Roosevelt , Winston Churchill & Joseph Stalin.
9. It is estimated over 5.3 million axis soldiers died across World War 2.
10. The Nazis murdered approximately 12 million people.
11. WWII ended on September 2, 1945, when Japan signed a surrender agreement on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
12. 40% of aircrafts built by Nazi Germany in World war 2 were destroyed in accidents
13. Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War II.
14. The Mosque of Paris helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs during WWII.
15. 84 German Generals were executed by Hitler.
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