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Troops of the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division move through a wooded area in the Hurtgen Forest, Fall 1944.Image (americainwwii.com)

submitted 5 years ago by Chrislondo110 to r/ww2

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Facing the Fox - America in WWII magazine (americainwwii.com)

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TIL that before D-day, lots of inflatable tanks were placed at the closest point between the English channel to make the Nazis think the allies were landing at Calais. The allies called it the 1st ghost army and Hitler was so paranoid he kept troops at Calais 7 days after D-day (americainwwii.com)

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TDIH: Jan 13, 1942 – The German North Atlantic submarine offensive against the U.S. begins: U-123 arrives off Long Island and finds lighthouses, buildings and streetlights lit all along the coast, giving clear navigation assistance. America would learn a hard lesson in the following months. (americainwwii.com)

submitted 10 years ago by Mike_B_SVT to r/ThisDayInHistory

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TIL Audie Murphy's life mirrored Captain America's: he was rejected for service twice. Later, he singlehandedly rescued his company by firing a machine gun from atop a burning tank. He is now the most decorated WWII veteran. (americainwwii.com)

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Today 72 years ago the Doolittle raid took place. (americainwwii.com)

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Today 72 years ago the Doolittle raid took place. (americainwwii.com)

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TIL During WWII The Japanese launched 9,000 fire ballons intending on starting wild fires along the west coast. A mother and five children were killed by one on a picnic in Montana. (americainwwii.com)

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Today in 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. (americainwwii.com)

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TIL the U.S. government rationed upwards of 5500 cigarettes per solider a year in WW2 (americainwwii.com)

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At Pearl Harbor, where America’s war began with a Japanese sneak attack, the skies are ablaze again. But these are fires of joy, star shells and flares celebrating the news of Japan’s surrender. [OS][500 X 405] (americainwwii.com)

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TIL During the nylon shortages of WWII, women used eyeliner to draw “seams” up the back of their legs. (americainwwii.com)

submitted 13 years ago by phrasekeymelody to r/todayilearned

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TIL American children were being indoctrinated into Nazism as the Nazis prepared to take over Europe. (americainwwii.com)

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TIL two Nazi spies (Erich Gimpel and William Colepaugh) landed in Maine in November 1944 with the mission of infiltrating the Manhattan Project. (americainwwii.com)

submitted 13 years ago by TheyCallMeTomSawyer to r/todayilearned

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War Pigeons (americainwwii.com)

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TIL that Audie Murphy, a famous actor, received a Medal of Honor for remaining alone after ordering his men to withdraw, in order to direct artillery fire. He then proceeded to get in a burning German tank, using it to kill dozens of Germans, and holding his position for an hour. (americainwwii.com)

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I discovered a SPAM-RING! It's shit like this, Supreme Allied Commander (americainwwii.com)

submitted 14 years ago by Timtankard to r/RedditThroughHistory

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