New Posts For Thread: Germany 1945 - 1950shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950sThere doesn't seem to be a lot written about this subject but for me, it is one of great interest.Why was there no terrorism or resistance on behalf of the Germans against the occupying forces? I suspect that even many of the most fervent opponents oTaking religion to the ...s has always been fraught with problems. Why do we do it. Are we somehow better than them??It used to be for trade and control but we have lost both.Except perhaps for guns!!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552029757#552029757Taking religion to the ...s has always been fraught with problems. Why do we do it. Are we somehow better than them??It used to be for trade and control but we have lost both.Except perhaps for guns!!!Wed, 31 May 2017 08:49:50 -0500screaming!!!!As a short-arsed person I am deeply offended.pshave you noticed that so many short-arses cause so much trouble all out of proportion to their size etcmr hilter, old musso and stalin - how about nelson ? he was a punchy fella too!!!do yhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552029751#552029751screaming!!!!As a short-arsed person I am deeply offended.pshave you noticed that so many short-arses cause so much trouble all out of proportion to their size etcmr hilter, old musso and stalin - how about nelson ? he was a punchy fella too!!!do yWed, 31 May 2017 08:47:28 -0500Iraq was a very easy place to impose a new way of life if we had had the courage to impose our will .The first thing to do was to take control of the oil, this would be used to finance the operations .Then each small town and village is isolated andhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552028105#552028105Iraq was a very easy place to impose a new way of life if we had had the courage to impose our will .The first thing to do was to take control of the oil, this would be used to finance the operations .Then each small town and village is isolated andWed, 31 May 2017 02:49:32 -0500When a nation has thrown the entirety of it's manpower and resources at it's enemies and still be conquered and occupied , it seems a bit futile to follow that up with a few hundred blokes running around in the woods setting ambushes etcGuerilla Warfhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552027851#552027851When a nation has thrown the entirety of it's manpower and resources at it's enemies and still be conquered and occupied , it seems a bit futile to follow that up with a few hundred blokes running around in the woods setting ambushes etcGuerilla WarfTue, 30 May 2017 20:48:40 -0500It was simple. The British, French and American occupying forces identified the policemen, bureaucrats, management, teachers etc. who had efficiently been carrying out their duties to ensure that Nazism ran smoothly, and then employed them to performhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552027493#552027493It was simple. The British, French and American occupying forces identified the policemen, bureaucrats, management, teachers etc. who had efficiently been carrying out their duties to ensure that Nazism ran smoothly, and then employed them to performTue, 30 May 2017 17:42:09 -0500So how did we get it so wrong after more recent conflicts? Afhganistan is impossible to invade, unless you redefine the word invasion. Many have tried. None have succeeded. According to wiki, the following have tried: [i]the Maurya Empire of ancienthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552027359#552027359So how did we get it so wrong after more recent conflicts? Afhganistan is impossible to invade, unless you redefine the word invasion. Many have tried. None have succeeded. According to wiki, the following have tried: [i]the Maurya Empire of ancientTue, 30 May 2017 17:08:36 -0500Dividing the country into two parts helped.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552026729#552026729Dividing the country into two parts helped.Tue, 30 May 2017 15:43:43 -0500I believe the allies feared it and a retreat of them to base themselves in the mountains so rushed to take that area, but it never happened, was covered in some book I read a while back. They called themselves wolfsomething? ok :https://en.wikipedia.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552026647#552026647I believe the allies feared it and a retreat of them to base themselves in the mountains so rushed to take that area, but it never happened, was covered in some book I read a while back. They called themselves wolfsomething? ok :https://en.wikipedia.Tue, 30 May 2017 15:34:49 -0500Won the World Cup in 1954 after being bombarded to fook and back. Never write them off.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552024935#552024935Won the World Cup in 1954 after being bombarded to fook and back. Never write them off.Tue, 30 May 2017 13:28:06 -0500In the "good old days" the enemy was totally defeated. These days the only people fighting a total war are ISIS which gives them an advantage.We have entered an age of perpetual low level war/terrorism.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30884529/germany-1945---1950s?post_id=552024595#552024595In the "good old days" the enemy was totally defeated. These days the only people fighting a total war are ISIS which gives them an advantage.We have entered an age of perpetual low level war/terrorism.Tue, 30 May 2017 12:58:18 -0500