6th of June 1944 ''D-Day''

Torplexed · 06-06-11, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Looks like it's fashionable nowadays to play the sheep toeing the all hail the US line. I'd not do that even if I got paid to do so !

We're commemorating an Allied effort. Of the landing five beaches, two were British, one Canadian. You also have Poles, Belgians, Dutch, Czechs and I believe some French under Leclerc showed up eventually too.

Frankly I think it's become more fashionable for a comfortable, blasé world to denigrate the moment.

In any case Salute!

Oberon · 06-06-11, 07:19 AM

To those on their Longest Day.

Alex · 06-06-11, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

We're commemorating an Allied effort. Of the landing five beaches, two were British, one Canadian. You also have Poles, Belgians, Dutch and I believe some French under Leclerc showed up eventually too.

Oh ! And where did that take place ?

In France ? Where's that country ?
Thanks teacher, I had never heard of that.

Seriously

, if you read my post above, you'll understand I'm not against the remembering of such an event, but more against its recurrence. We may be humble in here, but we don't go celebrating the liberation of the Elsass-Lothringen territory each and every year, some are just busy enough not to care about that any more, period.

joea · 06-06-11, 07:37 AM

Geez Alex, we are on a website dedicated to a very specific type of military simulation-some present day but mostly involving WWII so it's normal we note these dates. You think the mainstream media note these anymore, d-day maybe but every year less and less as more of the vets pass on. As it should be. We are different form the general population though. Slightly nuttier to start.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 06-06-11, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

We are different form the general population though. Slightly nuttier to start.

especially being nut...

Hottentot · 06-06-11, 08:03 AM

Hm, funny thing I just recently watched these films. A very good piece of film history, but also a reminder that there was an alternative. Opening the second front had long term consequences too.

Edited for grammar. I should really learn to think in English when writing in English...

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Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hm, funny thing I just recently watched these films. A very good piece of film history, but also a reminder that there was an alternative. Opening the second front had long term consequences too. Edited for grammar. I should really learn to think in English when writing in English... __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	To those on their Longest Day.

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joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Geez Alex, we are on a website dedicated to a very specific type of military simulation-some present day but mostly involving WWII so it's normal we note these dates. You think the mainstream media note these anymore, d-day maybe but every year less and less as more of the vets pass on. As it should be. We are different form the general population though. Slightly nuttier to start.