- The Japanese killed the first German serviceman
- The first American serviceman killed was killed by the Russians
- more than 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive World War 2
- The highest ranking American killed was Lt. Gen. Lesley McNair, killed by the US Army Air Corps.
- Between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs, An average of about 27,700 tons of bombs each month.
- In World War 2 12,000 heavy bombers were shot down
- 2/3 of Allied bomber crews were lost for each plane destroyed
- 3 or 4 ground men were wounded for each killed
- for each wounded serviceman 6 was killed
- Over 100,000 Allied bomber crewmen were killed over Europe
- There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded during World War 2, 219 of them were given after the recipient's death
- From 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945 in Europe the Allies had 200,000 dead and 550,000 wounded