How accurate is this article on WW2?

by JonYak

http://www.cracked.com/article_21091_5-bullshit-facts-everyone-believes-about-wwii.html/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=new+article&wa_ibsrc=fanpage

I know that Cracked is known for exaggerating some points about history to make for a good article, so I thought I'd run this one by you guys to fact check it. I'm mainly wondering about the first one, number 5. Were horses still used much during WW2? What for, usually?

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