Topic: Did You Know??? Military Factoids

I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S · February 20th, 2004

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During the Civil War, one-third to one-half of the currency in circulation was counterfeit.

In France, in 1914, during World War I, French General Joseph-Simon Gallieni, military governor of Paris, used a fleet of taxis, the drivers still wearing their caps, to transport his troops from Paris to the Battle of the Marne. This is considered the first operational employment of motorized transport.

During the 19th century soldiers who had died in battle had their teeth pulled out to be used as dentures by other people.

Sadly, when the battleship USS Arizona was destroyed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor 23 sets of brothers were killed.

In 1941, during the German invasion of Russia, for every 100 Russian males aged 18, 99 would have been killed over the next five years.

February 20th, 2004
I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S Centurion	5 more During the Civil War, one-third to one-half of the currency in circulation was counterfeit. In France, in 1914, during World War I, French General Joseph-Simon Gallieni, military governor of Paris, used a fleet of taxis, the drivers still wearing their caps, to transport his troops from Paris to the Battle of the Marne. This is considered the first operational employment of motorized transport. During the 19th century soldiers who had died in battle had their teeth pulled out to be used as dentures by other people. Sadly, when the battleship USS Arizona was destroyed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor 23 sets of brothers were killed. In 1941, during the German invasion of Russia, for every 100 Russian males aged 18, 99 would have been killed over the next five years.