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Body Guards on Church entrances it sounds weird.
You would not believe how relieved we all felt when over the radio we heard that America was at war against Germany. We did actually feel despondent after seeing all the defeated soldiers come staggering back from Dunkirk. The logs on wheels to push across roads was laughable really. A special force was formed to annihilate those in local office as it was thought they would give away secrets. Perhaps we do not feel we have our backs to the wall yet Naut. The Canadians were here small forces at that time, but they
acted as though there was an army of them throughout the country. I remember folk saying lock your pigs the Canadians were stealing them. We must have thought there was a regiment of them in our small town but later learned it was very few indeed.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 3, 2016 at 10:11 AM
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Nautikos
Very informative. I have thought about the topic of clergy before. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on September 2, 2016 at 9:45 PM
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Nautikos
I lost my brother in that war so I don't care much more about it.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 2, 2016 at 6:08 PM
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It is utterly amazing just how much Western Civilization is giving in...
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 2, 2016 at 5:22 PM
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Re:
You're right, Kabu, American assistance helped a great deal, but as I epxlained to Pat, the losses in the Battle of Britain forced Hitler to abandon his plans for an invasion. An invasion would have required air superiority, and the Germans had lost that...
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Nautikos
on September 2, 2016 at 4:00 PM
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Re: Actually the Hitler-Nazis did try. It was called the blitz, when V1 rockets
Pat, I know that whole era very well, and I know they never actually did try. The preparations for an invasion of Britain was called off after the German air force lost the Battle of Britain, which involved the RAF and not the Americans, who weren't in the war until '41. The bombing, the buzz bombs and the V1 and V2 rockets were not employed in preparation of an invasion. By that time the German General Staff had long since realized an invasion of Britain could not possibly succeed...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 2, 2016 at 3:52 PM
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Britain would have collapsed without the stealthy help of the USA
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Kabu
on September 2, 2016 at 2:41 PM
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Actually the Hitler-Nazis did try. It was called the blitz, when V1 rockets
rained down on London, and their air force had to be repelled by the Americans and the Brits. The buzz bombs rained hellfire and nobody in that city escaped the terror.
posted by
Pat_B
on September 2, 2016 at 2:07 PM
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The fourth paragraph of this post is so important to know, to understand and to keep in mind.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 2, 2016 at 11:59 AM
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