15 Unknown facts about World War 2
All the important dates and battles of World War 2 are known to majority of people as the are highlighted frequently, but there are also some other facts about the war which are not brought into focus. Here are some unknown facts about world war 2. 1. For every 5 German soldiers who died in WWII, 4 of them died on the eastern front. 2. 80% of the Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive the war. 3. Max Heiliger was the fictitious name the SS used to establish a bank account in which they deposited money, gold and jewels taken from the European Jews. 4. Out of the 40,000 men who served on the U-boats during World War II only 10,000 returned. 5. More Russians both military and civilian lost their lives during the siege of Leningrad then did American and British soldiers combined in all of World War II. 6. From 1940 to 1945 the US defense budget increased from $1.9 billion to $49.8 bil...