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I've pondered that too, but according to folklore the Germans were puzzled by the response. On one hand, if another term (I would imagine biological in nature) were used, I'd think the Germans would have immediately understood. On the other, if the German interpreter learned British English instead ...

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Heart - 502 PIR
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I don't know if you're interested in the Allied side, but the book "Poles Apart" by George Cholewczynski is the only book I know of that details the Polish Parachute Brigade and I found it be quite good. One anecdote I remember from this book: Many Polish soldiers were impressed into the H...

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I'm going to be going to Japan on business in about a month. Are there any Japanese military museums that anyone can recommend in Tokyo?

The picture is a phoney. It was originally attributed to National Geographic and their website shows how the picture was created. The background is the Golden Gate Bridge, but reversed left to right. The shark was taken from another picture and pasted in.

According to steelnavy.com... "While anchored at Gotenhaven in 1944, Schleswig-Holstein was struck by three bombs in a raid by the RAF. She was burnt out by fire and sank in 39 feet of water. Awarded to the Soviet Union after World War Two, she was raised, refurbished and served in the Soviet N...

I'm away from my books so I can't verify just now, but there was an American general killed in 1944 (Leslie McNair?) when an American carpet bombing run (part of Operation Cobra?) dropped their bombs on their own lines. I guess this problem the Americans have of dropping bombs on the wrong side goes...

The U-505 was captured on the high seas in 1944, if you want to consider a submarine as a major warship.

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Patrick