Here are some fun facts that occurred during World War II that you may not know. More photos after cut;
Fact 1: In 2014, a 90-year-old British veteran – named Bernard Jordan – was reported missing from his nursing home. It turned out they’d said no to him going to Normandy to celebrate the D-Day 70-year anniversary. But he went anyway and left the facility wearing a grey mask concealing a jacket underneath with his war medals attached.
Fact 2: During World War II King George VI was at war with Germany as King of the UK, but as King of Ireland he was at peace with Germany and validated the credentials of German ambassadors. After WWII he was at war with himself as King of Pakistan and separately King of India.
Fact 3: After World War II had ended German prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they kept a great fondness for Canada and didn’t want to leave Canada when released. Many stayed in Canada or moved later on from Germany to Canada.
Fact 4: The last prisoner of war from World War II to be repatriated was a Hungarian soldier named Andras Toma, who was taken prisoner by the Red Army in 1944. He was discovered living in a Russian psychiatric hospital in 2000. He died a few years later.
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Source: Business insider
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