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WW2 Tales: The War Stories You Weren’t Taught in School World War II wasn’t just tanks, treaties, and timelines—it was people. Real people. Their courage, heartbreak, and strange twists of fate shaped the world. These aren’t the usual textbook bullet points. These are the hidden tales that still echo. 1. The Ghost Army: Artists Who Fooled Hitler They weren’t soldiers—they were painters, sound engineers, and set designers. The U.S. 23rd Headquarters Special Troops staged fake invasions using inflatable tanks, loudspeakers, and props. They tricked the Nazis into thinking major forces were attacking—when no one was. Zero bullets. Just pure deception. It worked. And it saved thousands of lives. 2. Hiroo Onoda: The Soldier Who Didn't Know the War Ended Japan surrendered in 1945. But Hiroo Onoda didn’t get the memo. Hidden in the Philippine jungle, he fought on for 29 more years, convinced the war raged on. Leaflets, loudspeakers, even his family—he thought it was all enemy trickery. He ...