Any war - is a serious matter, however, and fighting are not without entertaining, funny and interesting cases.Each err is human, to be original, and even perform feats.And almost all the interesting and curious cases are caused by human ingenuity or stupidity.Below are some interesting facts about the Second World War.
Memories
Eisenhower Eisenhower wrote that the minefields, which created the Germans were a powerful obstacle to the rapid advance of the American army.One day he happened to talk to Marshal Zhukov.Last shared Soviet practice, saying that the infantry attacked directly through the field, not paying attention to the mines.And the loss of the soldiers were equated with those that could be if the Germans defended this area with artillery and machine guns.
This story Zhukov shocked Eisenhower.If so thinking any American or European, General, it might be demoted immediately.We do not undertake to judge correctly the Soviet leader did or not, in any case, only he could know what had motivated such decisions.However, this tactic on the right part of the fascinating facts Second World War of 1941-1945.
Taking springboard
There were curious cases not only with the Marines.Interesting facts about the Great Patriotic War abound and accidents involving pilots.One squadron was ordered to attack planes drop bombs on the bridgehead occupied by the Germans.Enemy anti-aircraft guns shot so tight that they could bring down all planes before approaching the target.Commander regretted his subordinates and had violated the order.On his orders, attack aircraft dropped bombs in the forest that was near a base, and safely returned back.
course, German units did not receive damage and continued to staunchly defend.The next morning, a miracle happened.Our troops were able to take a foothold virtually without a fight.It turned out that in the forest was the headquarters of the enemy troops and pilots it completely destroyed.The authorities searched for the distinguished award, but the one who did it, and did not find.The pilots were silent, as it was reported that bombed by the enemy bridgehead according to the order.
Taran
rich in feats was the Great Patriotic War.Interesting facts include and heroic behavior of individual pilots.For example, the pilot Boris Kovzan once returning from a mission.Suddenly he was attacked by six German aces.The pilot shot the entire ammunition and was wounded in the head.He then reported by radio that he was leaving the car and opened the hatch.At the last moment he noticed that he was rushing enemy aircraft.Boris flattened his car and sent it to ram.Both aircraft exploded.
Kovzan saved by the fact that he was a battering ram to open the hatch.The pilot fell unconscious from the cab, automatic parachute opened and Boris landed safely on the ground, where it is picked up and sent to the hospital.He kovzan twice awarded the honorary title "Hero of the Soviet Union."
Camels
Interesting facts from the history of the Second World War include the cases of military domestication of wild camels.In 1942 in Astrakhan was formed 28th Army Reserve.For the guns did not have draft power.For this reason, the military were forced to fish in the vicinity of Astrakhan, wild camels and engage their domestication.
Total for the needs of the 28th Army has been used 350 "ships of the desert".Most of them were killed in the fighting.Surviving animals are gradually transferred to the economic part, and then transferred to the zoo.One camel named Yasha came with the soldiers to Berlin.
Hitler
The interesting facts about the Second World War included a story about Hitler.But it is not about who was in Berlin, and his namesake, the Jew.Semen Hitler was a machine gunner and bravely showed himself in battle.The archives preserved premium leaf, and where it is written that Hitler presented to the medal "For Service in Battle".However, another piece of the premium for a medal "For Courage" was a mistake.Instead, Hitler wrote Gitl.Accidentally or intentionally done - is unknown.
Tractors
Unknown facts about the war talk about when the tractor tried to remake in tanks.During the fighting near Odessa is experiencing an acute shortage of equipment.Command ordered 20 tractors sheathe sheets of armor and set them dummy guns.You bet on the psychological effects.The attack took place at night, in the darkness of the tractor headlights on and dummy guns panic in the ranks of the Romanian part of the siege of Odessa.The soldiers called these machines NO-1, which means "In the fear."
feat Dmitriy Ovcharenko
What other interesting facts known to the Second World War?The heroic deeds of the Soviet soldiers took them far from the last place.In 1941 Dmitriy Ovcharenko soldier awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union."July 13 fighter drove a cart in his company ammunition.Suddenly he was surrounded by German detachment of 50 people.Ovcharenko hesitated, and the Germans took away his rifle.But the soldier did not lose the cart and grabbed the ax, which cut off the head of a German officer, who was standing nearby.Then he grabbed the cart with three grenades and threw them at the soldiers, who managed to relax a little bit and move on.In place of the 20 people killed, the rest fled in terror.Ovcharenko another officer caught up with him, and also cut off the head.
Leonid Gaidai
What else unusual remember the Great Patriotic War?Interesting facts include the history that occurred with the famous film director Leonid Gaidai.He was drafted in 1942.At the front, he did not get, as it was sent to Mongolia to go round horses for military needs.One day it came commissar, recruit volunteers to go to the army.He asked, "Who's the cavalry?".The director said: "I am."Commissar asked a number of similar questions about the infantry, navy, intelligence - all Gaidai called.The chief got angry and said: "Do not hurry, I first read out the entire list."A few years later Gaidai used this dialogue in his comedy "Operation" Y "and other adventures Shurik."
Other interesting facts about WWII
And finally, some other entertaining cases:
- Adolf Hitler considered his personal enemy not Stalin, and Levitan (announcer).Behind his head he was promised reward - 250 thous. DEM.
- Sometimes the troops had to use donkeys as draft animals.However, these animals are known for their stubbornness.And in some cases, soldiers had to drag them myself.
- German intelligence has successfully operated in the Soviet rear.Absolutely everywhere except in Leningrad.The Germans sent spies in the besieged city, providing them with all necessary things: documents, clothing, money, etc.However, they calculated the first available patrol when checking documents.The Germans tried all tricks have full similarity with these forged documents.Still, "lime" showed any illiterate soldier, called Central Asia.The Germans have not been able to solve this problem.The reason was simple: our business clip for sheets of conventional iron, and the enemy of stainless steel.Accordingly, in the siege of Leningrad was not a man who would have documents with new clips, all they were rusty.A German posing as his brilliance.
- Nazi submarine discovered transport ships that carried from America to Murmansk ammunition, fuel and tanks.Since the court almost were not armed, the Germans seem to have decided to make fun of.They surfaced near one ship at a distance of 20-30 meters and a torpedo fired at close range.The blast lifted into the air tanks that stood on the deck.Two of them fell right on the submarine, she was holed and sunk.
