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Since the Allies had a wide variety of slang terms for the Germans and Japanese, what were nicknames for Allied soldiers among the Axis?

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Why are soldiers depicted with playing cards belted to their helmet?

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How did Indonesia, a region thousands of miles away from the center of Islam, become a heavily Muslim region?

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It's been said that being clean shaven only came into style because soldiers from World War I had to shave regularly in order to properly wear their gas masks, and the habit stuck after the returned from the war. Is there any validity to this assumption?

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Why were fixed-wing gunships only ever used post-WWII?

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During WWII, did the Soviet Union ever have any battles directly against the Allied forces? (US, Britain, Australia, etc.)

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Because of the use of the Fat Man and the Little Boy, was World War 2 considered a thermonuclear war?

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What were the "nets" for on WWII US soldiers' helmets?

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Why is the US Army/Marines rarely depicted using artillery or mortars?

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What were Britain's relations with the Soviet Union like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Since the Allies had a wide variety of slang terms for the Germans and Japanese, what were nicknames for Allied soldiers among the Axis?	1566
Why are soldiers depicted with playing cards belted to their helmet?	550
How did Indonesia, a region thousands of miles away from the center of Islam, become a heavily Muslim region?	128
It's been said that being clean shaven only came into style because soldiers from World War I had to shave regularly in order to properly wear their gas masks, and the habit stuck after the returned from the war. Is there any validity to this assumption?	110
Why were fixed-wing gunships only ever used post-WWII?	43
During WWII, did the Soviet Union ever have any battles directly against the Allied forces? (US, Britain, Australia, etc.)	26
Because of the use of the Fat Man and the Little Boy, was World War 2 considered a thermonuclear war?	24
What were the "nets" for on WWII US soldiers' helmets?	18
Why is the US Army/Marines rarely depicted using artillery or mortars?	15
What were Britain's relations with the Soviet Union like?	12