Allies and Axis sharing PoW camp!

Herr-Berbunch · 06-28-11, 10:15 AM

Amazingly, neutal Ireland decided to intern all foreign combatants during WWII. Next to each other!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13924720

Sledgehammer427 · 06-28-11, 10:33 AM

thats ireland for ya.

"Aye, we hate the both of yas"

AVGWarhawk · 06-28-11, 10:35 AM

Quote:

The Spitfire is one of the most vaunted examples of British engineering's history. The greatest ever single-seat, piston-engined fighter, it had played a vital role during the Battle of Britain the year before

Amen! Great plane.

Interesting article.

Jimbuna · 06-28-11, 10:59 AM

Oh yes, the above is a well documented fact.

It was often mooted that U-boats were given shelter and provisions from those who inhabited the west coast shoreline but there was never any real tangible proof to support such claims.

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