Wednesday, October 14, 2009
China’s army has 1 million more troops than the United States’ Army, but the United States spends 20 times more on their army
Springfield 1903 United States’ rifle had features derived from the German Mauser. Ironically, the United States continued paying royalties to German while fighting them during World War I.
The USSR suffered more military losses during World War II than all other the other fighting nations combined
More people died in 4 hours of fighting during World War II than died in the September 11th 2001 attacks
During the 1st Gulf War there were only 148 US Army casualties
Over 8 million Chinese people died during World War II due to famine and internal purges
The peak strength of the German Army during World War II exceeded the peak strength of both France and the UK combined
Three German World War II planes, Messerschmitt ME 163, Messerschmitt 262 and Heinkel He 162A, had maximum speeds quicker than most modern passenger airliners
During World War II, the German Luftwaffe produced more than 90,000 aircraft
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