1. During World War 2, the British maintained an entirely fictional army, the “4th Army” that they successfully used to draw German forces away from invasion targets on multiple occasions, including the Normandy landings.

01. During WW2, British cryptanalyst Dilly Knox often deciphered coded enemy messages in his tub, so he successfully lobbied to have one placed in his office. #worldwar2 #ww2 #secondworldwar #history #battle #pow

01. In WW2, a British pilot named Sergeant Sydney Cohen made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have the island surrender to him. #worldwar2 #ww2 #battle #history #war #plane #weapon #classic

01. The Japanese invaded most of Malaysia while riding their bicycles during WW2. #worldwar2 #ww2 #history #battle #veteran

01. The National School Lunch Act was passed in USA in 1946, in part, because of the number of draftees that were rejected during WW2 due to being malnourished. #worldwar2 #ww2 #secondworldwar #battle #history #usa #america #unitedstates

01. During WW2, a German soldier named Fritz Christen stood his ground for 3 straight days and knocked out 13 Soviet tanks and killed nearly 100 enemy soldiers single-handedly. #worldwar2 #ww2 #secondworldwar #battle #history #war

World War II Chart of Major Events, 1939 to 1945

1. Many World War 1 battlefields are still so contaminated with unexploded ordnance and chemicals that human development is not allowed and won't be for at least another 300 - 500 years.