Although Germany and Japan were fascists during World War II, the first German soldier killed in the hands of the Japanese during World War II.
Similarly, on the Allied side, the first American soldier to die during World War II was killed by the Soviet Union.![300001174781131043439162316_950.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZxWEMfqE9mTDoQ9rrfQ7KZa9GjXD8XFTsb7grFkzMgmQ/300001174781131043439162316_950.jpg)