During the war

[Notafettler]

Why are you all so scared of the Germans? We've been friends for a very long time. Surely it's time you moved on from 1940.

There's far more scary people in this world, people who really don't have our interests at hart. Many of whom live amongst us.

I gave you a like for the second part not the first.
They bombed 2 of my local chippys. In the future they won't bomb us they will strip the sea of cod so we will not be able to have fish, chip, mushy peas and gravy on Friday night. They will also spread rumours in France. Aimed at getting french fishermen, farmers, bakers etc to blockade the ports. forcing us to eat sauerkraut. You just can't trust them.
PS 1940-1945

 

[Notafettler]

Weren't the French basically neutral in the war?

Free French Army, Foreign Legion, French Resistance, no not neutral.

Vichy France (Southern France) is the common name of the French State headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. It was an independent ally of Nazi Germany.

 

[Notafettler]

The Argentines buried all their KIA on the islands, there's a really big cemetery at Teal Creek a couple of miles from Darwin.

They buried them there for political reasons and no other.
An example
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/90202...-and-memorials-dedicated-to-british-soldiers/

 

[SWSteve]

I go into my local cemetery quite a few times a week. I see many war graves,some 1st World War,some 2nd World War. You'd be surprised how many over 35's were killed in WW1. Some were even in their 40's. People think of young men even boys being enlisted or volunteering during that conflict,but i only see the odd teenager's grave.
Maybe they thought Britain was worth saving in those days. I wouldn't say our current degenerate society is worth fighting for!

When in Sri Lanka, one of the places we visited was a commonwealth war grave. One of the young men who was killed was in his early twenties, and had the same birthday as my younger brother (day and month). That was probably the point when young men getting sent around the world to get killed by people in armchairs became a lot less of a story, and really hit home about who these people were, and are still.

if it were to happen, I’m of an age where I could be called up, but I haven’t a clue if my job would allow me to escape it.

 

[MichaelW2]

Or maybe driving a drawing board in some R&D place, coming up with some of the clever things they used for D-day. Swimming tanks are kind of cool!

I had a thought that for limitted use such as beach assault, a microtank that can fit in an infantry landing craft would be a wizzard idea. It would have to be crewed by midgets, recruited from the circus.

 

[SWSteve]

When in Sri Lanka, one of the places we visited was a commonwealth war grave. One of the young men who was killed was in his early twenties, and had the same birthday as my younger brother (day and month). That was probably the point when young men getting sent around the world to get killed by people in armchairs became a lot less of a story, and really hit home about who these people were, and are still.

if it were to happen, I’m of an age where I could be called up, but I haven’t a clue if my job would allow me to escape it.

Turns out my job doesn’t get me out of it. I would offer to be a runner or something, but I doubt they would need that.

 

[FishFright]

I gave you a like for the second part not the first.
They bombed 2 of my local chippys. In the future they won't bomb us they will strip the sea of cod so we will not be able to have fish, chip, mushy peas and gravy on Friday night. They will also spread rumours in France. Aimed at getting french fishermen, farmers, bakers etc to blockade the ports. forcing us to eat sauerkraut. You just can't trust them.
PS 1940-1945

If it only lasts five minutes I'll go to the chippy earlier instead.

 

[Notafettler]

Turns out my job doesn’t get me out of it. I would offer to be a runner or something, but I doubt they would need that.

I think they have invented the radio! Also don't think that was essentially a low risk job in the 1st World War. Although supposedly you got to sleep in the rear....well at least Hitler did!

 

[classic33]

They buried them there for political reasons and no other.
An example
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/90202...-and-memorials-dedicated-to-british-soldiers/

Link doesn't match up with your edited post.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Link doesn't match up with your edited post.

I thought that, the rabble rousing Sun link put me off replying to the post. I'm not sure what his point was really.

 

[classic33]

I thought that, the rabble rousing Sun link put me off replying to the post. I'm not sure what his point was really.

Certain the link was changed in the edit.

 

[Notafettler]

Link doesn't match up with your edited post.

Yes it does you just don't want to see it.

 

[Notafettler]

I thought that, the rabble rousing Sun link put me off replying to the post. I'm not sure what his point was really.

As they were actually photographed by Falklanders does it matter which paper it comes from? Maybe you don't want to see what the point was.

 

[Reynard]

I had a thought that for limitted use such as beach assault, a microtank that can fit in an infantry landing craft would be a wizzard idea. It would have to be crewed by midgets, recruited from the circus.

I rather liked the big panjandrum idea myself - but I don't think that ever got used...

Can imagine the Germans in the defensive bunkers looking out and saying "Gott im Himmel, was unter die Sonne *ist* das?!?!?!"

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Midgets would be excellent for assaulting objectives. The defenders would think they were far away until it was too late.