- World War 2 was the deadliest war in history.
- In 1988, congress voted to pay $20,000 to each of nearly 60,000 Japanese American internees still alive.
- WWII was the first war to include women in the military in large numbers.
- June 6, 1944 was D-day the beginning of the allied invasion.
- More soviet soldiers died in this battle than the United States lost in the entire war.