3rd Reich facts
While investigating facts about 3rd Reich, I found out little known, but curios details like:
At the end of WWII ~1,600 German scientists and engineers who worked for the 3rd Reich were brought to U.S. to work on America’s behalf. The secret program was named Operation Paperclip because of the paperclip that got attached to the folders of rocket experts whom the U.S. wished to employ.
A Uboat supported team of Nazi Kriegsmarine sailors & engineers made an excursion onto the shores of Labrador, Canada in an attempt to setup a weather station to monitor the north Atlantic. It was the only landing by armed forces of the 3rd Reich on North American soil.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 7 of the best facts about 3rd Reich I managed to collect.
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Johann Reichart, an executioner who killed 2,876 people for the Nazis, continued working for the Occupation Authorities, after the fall of the 3rd Reich. He quit after two cases of mistaken identity at the Nuremberg trials.
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Erich Traub, a scientist who worked for 3rd Reich doing biowarfare, was the force behind Plum Island's founding as he was brought to U.S. under Operation Paperclip in ‘49. In "Lab 257" Michael Carroll Esq documented a Nazi connection to the establishment of the island and Lyme Disease’s origin
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There was a nazi version of christianity that got a lot of support during the 3rd reich.
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The german army in 3rd Reich (Wehrmacht) opposed the SS to protect prisoners
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The developers of the crappy bug-laden strategy games Freedom Force and Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich was Irrational Games, who would go on to make the critically-acclaimed Bioshock (as 2K Boston) and Bioshock Infinite.
