5 Facts About World War 2 Part 2 (Alcohol) #facts #history #ww2 #alcohol
5 History Facts about Alcohol in World War 2 #shorts #history #facts #ww2 #alcohol
Alcohol played a multifaceted role during World War II. It was issued as rations to boost soldier morale, used for medicinal purposes, became a form of currency in prisoner-of-war camps, and contributed to social gatherings both on the frontlines and on the home front. Additionally, it was a subject of government regulation and wartime propaganda, reflecting the complex relationship between alcohol and wartime society.
Facts:
1.
Torpedo juice was a drink mixed in World War II, made from pineapple juice and 90% grain alcohol fuel used in United States Navy torpedo motors.
2.
After the Nazis invaded France in 1940, Hitler appointed a bureaucracy of Weinführers to manage the seizure of French wines for supply to the Wehrmacht.
3.
Hitler broke the non-aggression deal with Stalin in 1941.
As a one responses Stalin made a personal order to give 28 million men one glass of vodka a day for the next 4 years.
4.
Hitler commissioned a red wine called the Fuhrerwein' - The leader's wine to be made for his 54th birthday to give as presents to his General Staff. The wine’s today’s value is around 2500 dollars.
5.
According to Hitler, “abstinence from alcohol” was one of the nine “virtues of the SS man,”.
men convicted of crimes while drunk got double punishment.
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