History Forum / War History / World War II / October 2005

One has to doubt war stories -- even those told by people
"who were there".  I have no figures on WWII (I hope someone
does.), but I do have figures from wars bracking WWII.
57% of Vietnam Veterans (claiming to suffer) suffering from

What was the most hazardous occupation of the war? I have read that 51
per cent of RAF Bomber Command aircrew were killed, and that 64 per
cent of German submariners failed to return from war patrols. Were
there occupations/specialties that were more dangerous?

Were there any reports on whether any German or Japanese soldiers
defected, bringing with them an aircraft, secrets, etc....
And I guess I should add if the Allies ever did the same?
thx - Craig

It's widely known that the Germans put out some very formidable tanks
during WWII. In terms of being able to take a beating. What allied tank do
you feel held up best against axis anti tank guns and tanks ? .. Here are
my choices

I have a list of all the personnel of a US fighter squadron during
world war two and have some questions:
Highest rank is major, then captain, first lieutenant, second
lieutenant, flight officer, warrant officer, first sergeant, master

One of my college profs, a WWII vet, told this one in class about 1979,
I suppose as an illustration of 'unintended consequences'.  (IIRC, it
happened on Okinawa, but it may have been another late-war invasion
island).

Its a q on it's own.  AS I see it, the British army, NOT the german
army, has tended to be the best army in europe, simply because the
british army was plainly a small semi-elite force, even if the german
army was good for a normal type army.

Hey there
I have heared that there should be a website that have alots of never seen
before pictures of Berlin 1943-1945.
It was Hitler there orderet the pictures of Berlin, before the city was

Does anybody know how Junkers fabricated the corrugated wing skins on
the Ju-52 (and older configurations)??
The choices seem to be-
die forming (but that needs a unique die for each panel), or

After several years of effort, I finally succeeded in locating the
Distinguished Service Cross citations for John Cornell and Mario Fortuna of
Company "C" of 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division. Since
it took a LOT more effort than I had initially expected, I am ...

I suspect this is almost certainly a FOAF urban myth but you never
know...
Has anyone heard of a (possibly) WWII pilot or aircrew bringing their
cat along on missons? (sound ruddy cruel to me but still).

Hi, can anyone tell me when the SS dropped the black uniform for field
gray..., was it at the outbreak of WW2?

I was just viewing the film "The Man Who Never Was" and
it shows a British submarine delivering the body with
the fake documents off the coast of Spain.  This got
me to wondering about the British Submarine force.

I have a single individual out of 10,000+ with a serial number of
"R-689341".  Is this a legitimate
World War II Army Serial number or a typo?  What is the breakdown of WWII US
Army SNs? (Enlisted)