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Which tiny folding metal can opener did American troops carry in WWII ration kits?
The inch-long folding opener joined ration kits in 1942 and stayed in issue into the 1980s.
World War II U.S. forces turned the Pacific war tide at the Battle of Midway by destroying four Japanese:
U.S. dive-bombers destroyed four Japanese fleet carriers at Midway, crippling Imperial Navy offensive carrier strength.
World War II Allies used inflatable tanks and fake radio chatter during Operation Fortitude to:
Operation Fortitude successfully tricked German command into keeping major forces at Pas-de-Calais during the D-Day landings.
World War II U.S. Marines deployed Navajo code talkers in the Pacific theater primarily to:
Navajo code talkers transmitted tactical military messages over radio using their native language, which Japan never decrypted.
World War II Allied codebreakers at Bletchley Park cracked secret German military communications sent via the:
Bletchley Park intelligence gathered from deciphering Enigma messages provided crucial strategic advances known as Ultra.