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It was on May 18 1944, that after many failed attempts by Allied forces to conquer Monte Cassino, this strategic point blocking access to Rome, that the 2nd Polish Corps succeeded after a bloody battle lasting seven days. 860 Polish soldiers died and 2800 were wounded. The Battle of Monte Cassino, ...

In a related vein, back in the '90s I visited another village expropriated as a military training area -- but this one was on the coast, I can't remember the name. At least part of the village had been made into a sort of museum of daily life circa 1940 when it was evacuated. As I said, this was on...

Sounds like the UK during those months too!

You lucky bugger!Its snowing and raining here in the Uk today!

Thanks for the insight sofar gents and Christophe,will you be publishing any of your research in the future?

Regards from the UK

John W. Howard wrote:Hello Stalingrad:
I think it is only fair to warn you that listening to excessive amounts of Hank Williams may lead to depression, binge drinking, and eventual suicide!!!! Just kidding. Best wishes.

LMAO,really funny
I`m listening to Paul Van Dykes `Politics of Dancing`,very chilled out IMO

I see your surname is Ryan,Irish i take it which is where my Grandparents were from,have you researched any of your family tree at all?

http://www.britishbattles.com/index.htm Have a quick look at this link Michael,it will give you some interesting facts about the British Army pre War of Independance and during,note the Seven year wars in Europe prior to the French/Indian War in North America and you can see how closely we worked wi...

Hi Sid,its not uninteresting to me actually :D ,i am interested in comparing the differences in the training regimes of the main Allies and Axis forces as the German Army was so effective in the early years of the war,and before anyone say `tactics!`without well trained troops you wont get very far ...

Hi UK Lightgunner, Yes, our posts must have crossed together. You are right, too, about America needing Britain as well. Without your island nation aircraft carrier, British soldiers fighting spirit and skill, and the Lion who gave the roar (Sir Winston Churchill), we would definitely have had a gr...

These would be the ancestors of Germany's Storm Troopers and Paratroops. As would the British Army would have been the American Army`s ancestor,lets not forget George Washingtons family were BRITISH, (as were Benjamin Franklins) his ancestors being born in the North of England and if my memory serv...

Cheers Walter,i`m bloody useless with computers!!lol
We must have pressed send at the same time for our posts as my reply to your previous post is above this one

[quote="Walter Wulfsen" Hi Cott Tiger, You seem to be forgetting about all the support that the USA provided to both Britain and The Soviet Union, before and after 1941. Through the Lend-Lease program Britain was supplied with all manner of weapons and war materiel, like Thompson Sub Machi...

Walter[/quote] Hi UK Lightgunner, I should have clarified that when I referred to Europeans I meant those whose support has been lacking, mostly continentals like the French and Germans. Cheers, Walter P.S. It is a simple fact that if there was no America, you would be speaking German and singing De...

lol
i hate this quote thing