Granicus

Anyone watching ‘Hitler’s Britain’ at the moment on five? It tells the story of how we (mainland British folks) might have been treated had Germany successfully invaded the British Isles during WW2. I never realised how much I owe to people like my granddad and everyone else who fought and died against those **** freaks. We have so much to be grateful for!!



Simon

Ken 275

Vorsprung Durch Technik, mate.

You're not half wrong, and we could be sitting typing Germanese right now.

It's a long, convoluted affair, and I assume that as you refer to your Grandfather that you are a bit younger than me.

"Don't tell them your name, Pike!".

The UK came very close to getting its ar$e kicked before the end in 1945. The waging of attack by Adolf on more than one front did for Germany, but be assured that they would have had us by the kidneys eventually.

The UK soldier mentality was extremely condusive to victory, but we never really had the gear in those days. Cue Uncle Sam.

Brit fighting grit and Yank kit won the war in Europe.

And some very scary Russki, female T34 drivers.

I never actually saw the programme you're referring to, just my rant.

You could presume that right & might triumphs, which is why I have one of Fuji Heavy Industries finest sitting in my garage at the moment...

Hmm.

K.

Ken 275

Forgot to add, do a search on Oswald Mosely.

That's how close it came.

K.

NewLabour

Did you know that Oswald Mosley's son Max runs the FIA. Explains a lot doesn't it?

CrisPDuk

It wasn't just Oswald Mosley, this country has more to thank Wallis Simpson for than it realises

Ken 275

Well done, TB. I wasn't aware of that.

Would he answer to the name of "Max" perchance?

Better watch, getting litigatious, and as far I know, Bernie's still missing four wheels off his Merc.

I wonder who that could have been.

K.

Ken 275

Because of the treacherous Battenberg?

Sorry, Mountbatten.

Sorry, Windsor.

Ad nauseam.

Actually Louis wasn't too bad a guy, but certain Provos may beg to differ with that one.

A wee bit like Lawrence of Arabia in some respects...

K.

CrisPDuk

For years we've had the odd laugh and joke with my Grandad, who was a radio operator in a Sherman, about his escapades. Generally to take the mick when travel or historical programmes featuring the middle east or the mediterranean countries where he served come on the telly.

But only recently has he begun to tell us what it was like, it's hard to comprehend what this gentle, funny old guy I've known all my life went through, a quarter of a century before my dad had even MET his daughter

He told me the other day that when his company got their orders to ship abroad, one of the old guys at the barracks, who had served in the first war told them that they had the greatest day of their lives to look forward to, the day they came home. From the day he landed back at Liverpool docks in 1946 he has never since left our shores, but he & my late Gran travelled the length and breadth of England, Scotland & Wales, by train, boat, car, bike and foot, so he could see what he did it for:

Leslie

Good post Simon.

Glad to see someone who really appreciates the danger and suffering people went through to keep this country free.

Les