Tag Archives: World War II

August 3, 1943

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 3, 1943, while visiting a military hospital tent during World War II, Lt. General George S. Patton encountered a soldier with no visible injuries. The soldier, 18-year-old Pvt. Charles H. Kuhl, had been tentatively… Continue reading →

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April 30, 1945

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 30, 1945 just one day after being married, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide. Many married couples throughout the world understood immediately. Several of the World’s leaders opined that if Adolph and Eva had met and married in 1939, they could have avoided the whole World War II fiasco.

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March 29, 1942

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 29, 1942, the British cruiser, the HMS Trinidad torpedoed itself while escorting a convoy of supply ships in the Barents Sea. It was not true that the Skipper of the Trinidad was a Jonas Grumby, just as it was not true that the seaman who loaded the faulty torpedo was not a certain … Continue reading →

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August 15, 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1943 because of his special talent to use food scraps in both unusual and appetizing recipes and reducing food waste during the war, the U.S. War Department awarded Mess Sergeant Edward Dzuba of Company A, 305th Medical Battalion, the Legion of Merit.

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April 8th, 1939

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1939, King Zog I of Albania fled the invading Italian Army and went into exile in England, taking with them large stores of gold. Zog and his family understood very well how gold could ease the transition from active royalty to royalty in exile so they made sure to … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1974

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1974, the last Japanese soldier surrendered, 29 years after World War II ended. Hiroo Onoda was living in the Philippine jungles and only finally ceded that Japan had lost when his former commander travelled to the Philippines and expressly ordered him to hand over his sword and give up.

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February 7, 1943

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1943, the US government announced that shoe rationing would go into effect on February 9, 1943. Each man, woman, and child was limited to the purchase of three pairs leather shoes a year, and no exemptions were made for growing feet or fashion. So what happened because of this? … Continue reading →

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August 2, 1939

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1939 Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. to start an atomic weapons research program. He thought that science had progressed to the point where bombs could be built that would have damage potential beyond anything mankind had experience up to that time. He also … Continue reading →

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February 26, 1945

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1945, Syria declared war on Germany and Japan. Germany subsequently surrendered on May 7, 1945 and Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, making the Syrians look to the rest of the world as being the ultimate in Bandwagon Jumpers. The Syrians on the other hand did protest and said … Continue reading →

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January 12, 1943

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1943, the Office of Price Administration announced that standard frankfurters/hot dogs/wieners would be replaced by ‘Victory Sausages.’ Sixty years later, the silliness continued in our nation’s capitol as on March 11, 2003, US Representatives Bob Ney and Walter Jones had the Congressional cafeterias change their menus from French fries … Continue reading →

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