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Poignant day for remembering those who gave their lives and fought at that time . Did the "tour" about 4 years ago myself , anyone who has done that will never forget it . And all nations were involved , certainly I located many from this neck of the woods in the memorial graveyard in Ranville , where there were few visitors . Pegasus Bridge , just up the road from Ranville gets the headlines , but the fighting was around Ranville and 2500 died in a very small area over 2-3 days of serious action . Only 300 of them were German though , they must have had better positions .
There was the odd memorial in Irish too , despite non official involvement . Worth a visit , anyone who goes anywhere near Normandy should spend a day or two refreshing their memory or educating it .
Changed the world map post war that element of the war , without D-Day most of Europe would be tied umbilically to Russia , with all that involves as we see daily .
Plenty of coverage on BBC these last few days , but we should all remember it was a huge group effort from many nations using Britain as home base .
There was the odd memorial in Irish too , despite non official involvement . Worth a visit , anyone who goes anywhere near Normandy should spend a day or two refreshing their memory or educating it .
Changed the world map post war that element of the war , without D-Day most of Europe would be tied umbilically to Russia , with all that involves as we see daily .
Plenty of coverage on BBC these last few days , but we should all remember it was a huge group effort from many nations using Britain as home base .
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Above and beyond the call of duty.
Extraordinary gratitude due to all those heroes who died on our behalf. |
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Je suis d'accord avec les sentiments ci-dessus.
Vive l'Irlande Vive la Grande Bretagne Vive la France Vive les Etats-Unis Vive la Liberté |
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without D-Day most of Europe would be tied umbilically to Russia , with all that involves as we see daily .
without russia you'd be speaking german. |
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Dancing to a German tune as it is.
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Angela got a better reception today than has been accorded to some German politicians years ago . Europe has changed like it or lump it , and the Germans are the best organised . Was in Germany last year , impressed by their set up and their no nonsense attitude to life . No Hitlers in evidence thankfully .
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Max . Is that meant to be some sort of an oxymoron
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was quoting kelly
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Sorry but I can never commemorate or respect Irishmen who fought for the British army. They are responsible for more mass murder, slavery, propaganda than Nazi Germany had ever done.
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Malcolm X - “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
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British army. They are responsible for more mass murder, slavery, propaganda than Nazi Germany had ever done.
Preposterous claim when you consider that Nazi aggression in WW2 directly lead to a combined loss of life of a estimated 72 million people or 2.5% of the population at the time. |
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* world population.
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Norman , were you in the Burlington last night....?
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