New Posts For Thread: World War II Questionhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-questionIs it true more German soldiers died through surrender than combat?Depends how you define "resistance". I mean, moaning about the government, arguing with officials, not cooperating with the police, even pulling a sickie - they all go on in any society. But actively working to overthrow the government and overturn thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551991697#551991697Depends how you define "resistance". I mean, moaning about the government, arguing with officials, not cooperating with the police, even pulling a sickie - they all go on in any society. But actively working to overthrow the government and overturn tFri, 26 May 2017 04:19:39 -0500I am not sure there was no resistance in Germany.Depends on definition but have heard from relatives there were parts of Berlin and other major Cities the SS did not go.I am 50 so only have older people telling me this.Was in South Africa on holidayhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551989843#551989843I am not sure there was no resistance in Germany.Depends on definition but have heard from relatives there were parts of Berlin and other major Cities the SS did not go.I am 50 so only have older people telling me this.Was in South Africa on holidayThu, 25 May 2017 17:29:41 -0500lfc1971 22 May 17 12:59 Joined: 06 Nov 11 | Topic/replies: 13,428 | Blogger: lfc1971's blogIf you think the British military behaved with the same savagery as the German and Tussian troops you have something wrong.Straight from the Enid Blyton book ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551988919#551988919lfc1971 22 May 17 12:59 Joined: 06 Nov 11 | Topic/replies: 13,428 | Blogger: lfc1971's blogIf you think the British military behaved with the same savagery as the German and Tussian troops you have something wrong.Straight from the Enid Blyton book oThu, 25 May 2017 15:13:45 -0500zorrostrikes 21 May 17 22:05 Joined: 29 Sep 10 | Topic/replies: 6,752 | Blogger: zorrostrikes's blogone in twenty that surrendered at stalingrad survived, they marched them through the winter snow and exposure killed a lot of them. i think it was thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551988893#551988893zorrostrikes 21 May 17 22:05 Joined: 29 Sep 10 | Topic/replies: 6,752 | Blogger: zorrostrikes's blogone in twenty that surrendered at stalingrad survived, they marched them through the winter snow and exposure killed a lot of them. i think it was theThu, 25 May 2017 15:10:08 -0500I have read a lot about the later stages of the war and how the politics and need to keep Stalin on board mattered whilst the politicians were outfoxed as Russia pushed the germans back, screaming.Some hideous events that make me wonder just how hardhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551987835#551987835I have read a lot about the later stages of the war and how the politics and need to keep Stalin on board mattered whilst the politicians were outfoxed as Russia pushed the germans back, screaming.Some hideous events that make me wonder just how hardThu, 25 May 2017 12:49:38 -0500Decent thread this. I like a lot of the WW2 pages on Facebook, and some of the pics and stories, especially on those dedicated to the eastern front, are very good.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551983869#551983869Decent thread this. I like a lot of the WW2 pages on Facebook, and some of the pics and stories, especially on those dedicated to the eastern front, are very good.Wed, 24 May 2017 19:08:12 -0500It was always a source of grim pleasure in our house when a hideously decrepit Harold Macmillan used occasionally to pop up on the TV news during his twilight years. "Good!" my dad would cry. "Not dead yet. He's still suffering."11,000 of the Ukrainihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551983805#551983805It was always a source of grim pleasure in our house when a hideously decrepit Harold Macmillan used occasionally to pop up on the TV news during his twilight years. "Good!" my dad would cry. "Not dead yet. He's still suffering."11,000 of the UkrainiWed, 24 May 2017 18:58:50 -0500I don't think many of those Ukrainians made it out of Yugoslavia safely.Stalin demanded they be returned to the USSR for the NKVD to deal with them.They had hoped to be allowed to move to allied countries and I believe the British tricked them into thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551976849#551976849I don't think many of those Ukrainians made it out of Yugoslavia safely.Stalin demanded they be returned to the USSR for the NKVD to deal with them.They had hoped to be allowed to move to allied countries and I believe the British tricked them into tTue, 23 May 2017 18:29:11 -0500It happened in Yugoslavia too. My dad ended the War in the Ukrainian division which the Germans formed in 1944. The Ukrainians who had joined had intended to take advantage of the supply of German weaponry to use it against the Russians, who had recehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551976569#551976569It happened in Yugoslavia too. My dad ended the War in the Ukrainian division which the Germans formed in 1944. The Ukrainians who had joined had intended to take advantage of the supply of German weaponry to use it against the Russians, who had receTue, 23 May 2017 17:00:46 -0500A good pal of mine told me when he was in BAOR that more than one german soldier from the eastern front told how the Russians would capture a german soldier then crucify them onto a door frame and send them downstream to terrorise the defenders in anhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30880809/world-war-ii-question?post_id=551975217#551975217A good pal of mine told me when he was in BAOR that more than one german soldier from the eastern front told how the Russians would capture a german soldier then crucify them onto a door frame and send them downstream to terrorise the defenders in anTue, 23 May 2017 12:46:25 -0500