The scope of World War II is large, the scope is wide and the duration is long. There are also many anecdotes. Why did Italy hate ammunition boxes during World War II? What happened?
Speaking of World War II, there are 6 1 countries and regions, and more than 2 billion people are involved in the war. The war ranged from Europe to Asia, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, with a combat area of 22 million square kilometers. It is the world war with the largest scale and the heaviest casualties in human history.
In the middle of World War II, more than 500 Italian soldiers were ordered to defend a field airport in Central Africa. Italy was the first country to study airborne and form paratroopers. For example, 185 vogel Paratroopers Division has performed very well in the African battlefield. They have solid concrete spare capacity and sufficient ammunition, and even got two powerful 88 guns and sufficient ammunition supported by two Germans.
The Italian army is ready to resist the onslaught of the British army, the main force of Montgomery Army. Unexpectedly, the Italian army is fully prepared. I cann't believe I surrendered without firing a shot. This move in Italy is simply a big surprise.
However, there were only 400 British troops on the attacking side, and even no decent heavy weapons. Facing the 500 Italian soldiers behind the perfect fortifications at the airport, the British commander basically gave up hope for this attack and even made a retreat plan. But strangely, just after the attack began, the Italians surrendered with a white flag.
When British officers received the news that the Italian army had surrendered, they still couldn't believe it. They thought it was a deliberate plot by the Italian army, but they didn't believe it until the Italians stepped out of the fortifications.
British officers were also full of doubts about this, so they asked the soldiers to call the Italian officers who surrendered and ask why. When asked why he surrendered, the Italian officer's answer really surprised the British officer and made him laugh and cry. The Italian officer was very angry and said, "We don't have a crowbar, so we can't open those damn ammunition boxes." Do you think Italian officers are really cute when you see their answers?
If I were this officer in the British army, I think I would treat this Italian officer to steak. I think after this lesson, if this officer can go to the battlefield in the future, he will definitely ask the soldiers to take more crowbars before leaving!
The main job of the Italian army during World War II was to be funny.
1 and 1943, the allied forces landed in Italy and had a battlefield. The allied forces fought fiercely all morning, and no one was killed or injured. The only loss was that their plane threw the airborne troops into the sea (using sandbars as beachheads). ?
2. During the land war in Saladon, the Allies met no resistance on the beach. According to an army reporter, the strongest resistance the Allied forces encountered on the beach came from a jaguar that escaped from the local zoo because of bombing. It bit two American soldiers.
The United States bombed two small islands in front of Sardinia, where there were 1000 Italians. But in the end, the allied bombing killed more than 40 Italians, and Italy accepted the surrender of American pilots. ?
4. In the early stage of the North African War, an Italian fortress played a white flag after the British fired several shuttle bullets. The Italian commander solemnly said to the British commander, "We have finished the last bullet." At this time, his side in the fortress is full of munitions made in Italy. ?
In Yugoslavia, a German officer captured by guerrillas was very surprised and asked, "Where did you get the anti-tank gun?" When the guerrillas told him that it was captured from their ally, the Italians, he was filled with emotion: "Alas! These lovely Italians.
6. In the Battle of North Africa, British tanks charged Italian anti-tank gun positions with a small amount. At the beginning of the charge, the Italians fired back. After only two or three minutes of shooting, they suddenly stopped resisting and raised the white flag. When the Englishman asked why, the Italian said confidently, "Because our ammunition box was not opened with a crowbar, we were forced to surrender." ?
7.1On June 30th, 940, the Italian Governor in Libya, Marshal Barbo, was shot down by Italy's own anti-aircraft gun over the bloody sand. In order to cover up this tragic event, the Italians announced that the Marshal had been killed in an air battle with the British. Marshal graziani became his successor. This may be the most brilliant battle of Italian air defense forces in World War II, comparable to the killing of Isoroku Yamamoto by American troops. By the way, Barbo was the highest-ranking soldier who was accidentally injured in World War II. ?
8. In North Africa, the 5,000-strong Italian army met a roadblock set up by a British company and disarmed on the spot. ? The Chief of Staff of the British Army asked how many prisoners the tanks had captured on the radio, and the answer was 1 mu of officers and 9 mu of soldiers. Because there are too many prisoners of war, the British army can't build a prison camp. Just let the quartermaster give raw materials to Italian prisoners of war, let them build a prison camp and lock themselves up. ? A German officer found that two British troops were holding almost a company of Italian prisoners of war. In order to save them, he shot at the British troops. As a result, the Italians finally ran away, but only towards the British position. ?
9. During the siege of Topology Luke, Rommel patrolled the position early in the morning and found that the defense area of an elite Italian musket battalion was empty, leaving only a chicken feather. ?
What a shame. If Italy is Germany's enemy, then Germany only needs five divisions to destroy it. ?
If Italy is a neutral country, then Germany only needs 10 divisions to guard against it; ?
But unfortunately, Italy is an ally of Germany, so Germany must use 20 divisions to protect it;
I hope this helps.