I knew an old guy who said during WW2 he joined the army and went to Africa. What was he doing there? (I didn’t know him very well and he’s probably dead now so I can’t ask him directly). Was there any war related stuff going on in Africa?

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[–] 3 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

The nazis used the sphynx for target practice. Egypt is part of the African continent.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The nazis used the sphynx for target practice.

    The Sphinx was damaged hundreds of years before WW2. Not sure where this bullshit comes from.

    According to Arab historian al-Maqrīzī, Muhammad Sa'im al-Dahr destroyed the nose as an act of iconoclasm, as the Sphinx was viewed as a pagan idol, in 1378.

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