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4. India.
Power Index: 0.4346
Defense Budget: $44,282,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 1,325,000
Labor Force: 487,600,000
Total Aircraft: 1,962
Total Naval Strength: 170

5. The United Kingdom.
Power Index: 0.5185
Defense Budget: $57,875,170,000
Active Military Personnel: 224,500
Labor Force: 31,720,000Total Aircraft:1,412
Total Naval Strength: 77

6. France.
Power Index: 0.6163
Defense Budget: $58,244,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 362,485
Labor Force: 29,610,000
Total Aircraft: 544
Total Naval Strength: 180

7. Germany.
Power Index: 0.6491
Defense Budget: $43,478,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 148,996
Labor Force: 43,620,000
Total Aircraft: 925
Total Naval Strength: 67

8. South Korea.
Power Index: 0.6547
Defense Budget: $28,280,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 653,000
Labor Force: 25,100,000
Total Aircraft: 871
Total Naval Strength: 190

9. Italy.
Power Index: 0.6838
Defense Budget: $31,946,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 293,202
Labor Force: 25,080,000
Total Aircraft: 770
Total Naval Strength: 179

10. Brazil.

Power Index: 0.6912
Defense Budget: $31,576,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 371,199
Labor Force: 104,700,000
Total Aircraft:822
Total Naval Strength: 106

The folks atGlobal Firepowerrankedthe world’s 10 most powerful militaries. They examined the defence forces of 68 countries in order to compile the rankings, taking into account manpower, land systems, air power, naval power, resources, logistics, finances and geography covered. They measure 40 different stats about a country, including number of aircraft carriers,available manpower, and labor force,to produce a Power Index, in which lower numbers equal more firepower. (Check thelatest ranking of militaries)World’s 5thbiggest armed force, Pakistan army is not in the ranking. What’s the reason? I don’t know. Anyway, check out the world’s top 10most powerful militaries, with some accompanying stats.

The folks atGlobal Firepowerrankedthe world’s 10 most powerful militaries. They examined the defence forces of 68 countries in order to compile the rankings, taking into account manpower, land systems, air power, naval power, resources, logistics, finances and geography covered. They measure 40 different stats about a country, including number of aircraft carriers,available manpower, and labor force,to produce a Power Index, in which lower numbers equal more firepower. (Check thelatest ranking of militaries)World’s 5thbiggest armed force, Pakistan army is not in the ranking. What’s the reason? I don’t know. Anyway, check out the world’s top 10most powerful militaries, with some accompanying stats.

25 World War II was the most destructive conflict in history. It cost more money, damaged more property, and killed more people than any other war ever

24 For every five German soldiers who died in WWII, four of them died on the Eastern Front

23 Eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive the war

22 Max Heiliger was the fictitious name the SS used to establish a bank account in which they deposited money, gold, and jewels taken from European Jews.

21 The original abbreviation of the National Socialist Party was Nasos. The word “Nazi” derives from a Bavarian word that means “simple minded” and was first used as a term of derision by journalist Konrad Heiden

20 In 1935, British engineer Robert Watson-Watt was working on a “death ray” that would destroy enemy aircraft using radio waves. His “death ray” instead evolved into radar—or “radio detection and ranging.

19 Out of the 40,000 men who served on U-boats during WWII, only 10,000 returned.

18 More Russians (military and civilians) lost their lives during the Siege of Leningrad than did American and British soldiers combined in all of WWII.

17 From 1940-1945, the U.S. defense budget increased from $1.9 billion to $59.8 billion.

16 The Air Force was part of the Army in WWII and didn’t become a separate branch of the military until after the war.

15 In 1941, a private earned $21 a month. In 1942, a private earned $50 a month.

14 More than 650,000 Jeeps were built during WWII. American factories also produced 300,000 military aircraft; 89,000 tanks; 3 million machine guns; and 7 million rifles

13 During WWII, hamburgers in the U.S. were dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid the German-sounding name

12 The Nazis pirated the Harvard “fight song” to compose their Sieg Heil march

11 William Hitler, a nephew of Adolf Hitler, was in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He changed his name after the war

10 The Nazis killed millions of Poles. But they thought that some Polish babies and children looked German and kidnapped about 50,000 of them to be adopted by German parents

9 The greatest tank battle in history occurred between the Germans and Russians at the Kursk salient in Russia from July 4-22, 1943. More than 3,600 tanks were involved.

8 The largest Japanese spy ring during WWII was not in the U.S. but in Mexico, where it spied on the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

7 The vast majority of German war criminals passed themselves off as refugees at displaced persons camps when the war ended, thereby gaining freedom.

6 Before Nazi Germany decided to eliminate the Jews by gassing them, it had considered sending them to the island of Madagascar.

5 If it became necessary to drop a third atom bomb on Japan, the city that would have been the target was Tokyo

4 Calvin Graham was only 12 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He won a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before the Navy found out how old he was.

3 Most historians agree that WWII began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.