Bizarre World War II Stories

The Nazis built a fake Paris during World War 2 to trick Allied bombers. They constructed

an entire replica city complete with fake streets, buildings, and even a counterfeit

Champs Elysées. The wooden structures were designed to look real from the air and waste enemy

bombs on empty targets. But here's the twist. The project was never finished because the war ended too

quickly. Meanwhile, the shortest serving soldier in British history was deployed

and sent home in under seven hours. He landed in France, immediately got scared,

and deserted the same day. And get this. A Soviet pilot was shot down over Germany

and actually stole a German plane to fly back home. He landed behind enemy lines,