i swear to god no matter how well i think i know the story of world war II there's still always historical surprises out there.
(and while i'm here i'll mention the oldest living #holocaust survivor died last week)
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-and-austrian-jewish-refugees-in-shanghai
@cryptadamist Even crazier is tue story of #JohnRabe (which isn't taught about in #Germany!) Who as #Ambassador for #NaziGermany basically pissed off #Japan by intervening in #Nanking and saving several Chinese lives.
@kkarhan that story i was actually well aware of