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75 years ago today, Hitler invaded Poland, starting WWII













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somerset

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Jul 14, 2003
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Yatton, North Somerset
Blimey, not another thread where our resident Guardian readers are now going to lecture us for 120 pages on how the 2nd World War was the fault of the Western powers due to perceived appeasement towards Germany in the aftermath of the 1st war....... I am out....enjoy.
 




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Mo Gosfield

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Aug 11, 2010
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drew said:
But we haven't had a global conflict since then. Doesn't that show that we have learned something!
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We haven't had a global conflict but we still have conflicts all over the globe.
There was more learnt from the Cuban missile crisis ( early 60's ) when we were minutes from nuclear launch. The ' Cold War ' threatened global stability but thankfully the powers to be weighed up the consequences and the buttons weren't pushed. That was the most significant moment post 1945.
 


drew

drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,067
Burgess Hill
somerset said:
Blimey, not another thread where our resident Guardian readers are now going to lecture us for 120 pages on how the 2nd World War was the fault of the Western powers due to perceived appeasement towards Germany in the aftermath of the 1st war....... I am out....enjoy.
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'Perceived appeasement'? Are you saying that wasn't Chamberlin's policy towards Hitler prior to the war, whether or not he had an alternative at the time?
 


drew

drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,067
Burgess Hill
Mo Gosfield said:
We haven't had a global conflict but we still have conflicts all over the globe.
There was more learnt from the Cuban missile crisis ( early 60's ) when we were minutes from nuclear launch. The ' Cold War ' threatened global stability but thankfully the powers to be weighed up the consequences and the buttons weren't pushed. That was the most significant moment post 1945.
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I certainly agree that it was the most significant point but did they draw back because of the lessons learnt previously and knowing that at that time they did possess the power to destroy the world.
 




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The Birdman

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Nov 30, 2008
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Haywards Heath
Should the EU be saying to Russia you could join the EU in the future and we should be saying also NATO in the future and help the United Nations have teeth. we should stop seeing them as enemies.lets all Move on. Please stop fighting.
 








sparkie

sparkie

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
12,506
Hove
drew said:
Exactly what else do you think he EU should do? If not sanctions, which weren't imposed on Hitler, the alternative would be to send force into Ukraine!
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Sanction Gazprom, and Putin Huilo will withdraw his forces from Ukraine within the month.
 


Superphil

Superphil

Dismember
Jul 7, 2003
25,419
In a pile of football shirts
The 2014/15 Champions League final is on 6th June, in Berlin.
 






ATFC Seagull

ATFC Seagull

Aberystwyth Town FC
Jul 27, 2004
5,311
(North) Portslade
The Birdman said:
Should the EU be saying to Russia you could join the EU in the future and we should be saying also NATO in the future and help the United Nations have teeth. we should stop seeing them as enemies.lets all Move on. Please stop fighting.
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Russia has been an EU observer for years and years now. They have no interest in joining.
 




Wrong-Direction

Wrong-Direction

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Mar 10, 2013
13,423
Mo Gosfield said:
We haven't had a global conflict but we still have conflicts all over the globe.
There was more learnt from the Cuban missile crisis ( early 60's ) when we were minutes from nuclear launch. The ' Cold War ' threatened global stability but thankfully the powers to be weighed up the consequences and the buttons weren't pushed. That was the most significant moment post 1945.
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Because we've evolved more then some of these medieval nations
 


Guy Crouchback

Guy Crouchback

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Jun 20, 2012
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Our fans in Gdańsk prepared a patriotic display to commemorate the anniversary, during the game against Ruch Chorzów yesterday...



... doesn't look that impressive on the telly, but it was breathtaking when the entire stadium sang the national anthem.

Glory to the fallen heroes, they will never be forgotten!

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