agrams said:
7 of 8 German soldiers who died in WWII died on the eastern front vs Russia.
Its amazing how many casualties other countries experienced as compared to the united states.
we had less than 1/3 of 1% killed per our 1939 population. (about 1 death per 312 people). Poland lost 1 in 6 of their population (mainly civilians).
The American war production capacity may have been the machine behind victory, but Russia was the meat grinder that chewed up most of Germany's soldiers.
France too. It is pretty wild to drive around Flanders or French farmlands and seeing small piles of unexploded ordinance on the side of the roads plowed up during the spring planting season.agrams said:
also, in Belgium they still have what they refer to as the 'iron harvest' when farmers expose unexploded WWI munitons each year. They still find over 150 tons each year.
Reference article:
https://theworld.org/stories/2023-08-04/iron-harvest-belgian-team-unearths-unexploded-ammunition-wwi
JABQ04 said:
With Cinco Ranch Aggie's post reminds me of another fact.
The US suffered more deaths in the air war over Europe than the USMC did in the Pacific
At the other end of the battleship stability spectrum was the Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank in 1628, 20 minutes into its maiden voyage, scarcely a nautical mile from shore in Stockholm Harbor. The culprit was a gust of wind that hit it broadside. That, and it was ridiculously unstable. The gun deck was designed by someone who didn't have experience building such a heavily armed ship. It was designed to carry 36 guns, and had nearly twice that number when it set sail. And there was a lot of ornate woodwork, which was very pretty to look at but also contributed to the ship being fatally top-heavy.Rabid Cougar said:
When the Iowa Class Battleships fire a full broadside they DO NOT move sideways…. Not even a half inch…
One of the coolest single attraction museums in the world!BrazosBendHorn said:
At the other end of the battleship stability spectrum was the Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank in 1628,
There are still red zones in France from WWI where the land is too poisoned or contaminated for use:ja86 said:France too. It is pretty wild to drive around Flanders or French farmlands and seeing small piles of unexploded ordinance on the side of the roads plowed up during the spring planting season.agrams said:
also, in Belgium they still have what they refer to as the 'iron harvest' when farmers expose unexploded WWI munitons each year. They still find over 150 tons each year.
Reference article:
https://theworld.org/stories/2023-08-04/iron-harvest-belgian-team-unearths-unexploded-ammunition-wwi
p_bubel said:
The Aztec Theater in San Antonio (opened in 1926) was designed by the firm Meyer and Holler, which opened another more famous and fanciful therater, Grauman's Chinese Theater, a year later.
It's an amazing concert venue if you ever get the opportunity to see a show there.
Is this a historical fact or speculation?lb sand said:
Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine, faked his own suicide with the help of Winston Churchill and British secret service to defect from imperial Germany to Great Britain. He brought his expertise to help Britain catch up in Diesel technology, especially for submarines.
Wait a minute - he disappeared in 1913 and was 55 years old then. The history channel says his body was recovered 11 days later. He was on his way to help set up a plant in England to help the English navy according to the article.lb sand said:
Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine, faked his own suicide with the help of Winston Churchill and British secret service to defect from imperial Germany to Great Britain. He brought his expertise to help Britain catch up in Diesel technology, especially for submarines.
Violet Jessop gets all the attention, but IMHO the coal stoker Arthur John Priest deserves more credit for surviving the same three incidents plus:p_bubel said:
Violet Jessop was a stewardess on the RMS Olympic when it collided with the warship Hawke in 1911 transferred to the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking. She then went on to work on the HMHS Britannic which wound up striking a mine in1916 and sank. Which she also survived.
And when Blanc finally did die in 1989, he had "THAT'S ALL FOLKS" carved on his gravestone.Agthatbuilds said:
Mel blanc, the voice of bugs bunny and nearly every other Warner Brothers cartoon was nearly killed in a car crash but survived though he was left in a coma.
After 21 days, the doctor came in and asked how bugs bunny was doing and blanc responded as bugs bunny. They tried tweedy bird and he respond as tweedy bird.
Blanc went on to recover
Merv Griffin's tombstone reads: I will not be right back after this message.BonfireNerd04 said:
And when Blanc finally did die in 1989, he had "THAT'S ALL FOLKS" carved on his gravestone.