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| Thread ID: 87956 | 2008-03-10 03:07:00 | Germanys Dunkerque. | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 648209 | 2008-03-11 04:07:00 | What's Dunkerque? | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 648210 | 2008-03-11 04:35:00 | What's Dunkerque? England calls it Dunkirk. Dunkerque is French Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 648211 | 2008-03-11 04:36:00 | What's Dunkirk? | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 648212 | 2008-03-11 04:44:00 | Hmmm ... I was under the impression Russia and Germany signed an armistice in Dec 1917 because of the revolution and the lack of interest in the war by Russia. This freed up huge numbers of German troops for the Western Front. Ken True, but the Russian armies were crumbling after the failure of their earlier 1917 offensives, and by October 1918 the Germans had overrun most of European Russia. Regards Digby |
Digby (677) | ||
| 648213 | 2008-03-11 05:13:00 | True, but the Russian armies were crumbling after the failure of their earlier 1917 offensives, and by October 1918 the Germans had overrun most of European Russia. Regards Digby We both are right I think. It was a solution that was best for both sides at the time. Gave them the men needed for Operation "Michael", which drove the allies back in a big way. Then they ran out of steam, food, ammo and support. That was the beginning of the end for Germany. Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 648214 | 2008-03-11 05:25:00 | What's Dunkirk? If you're really serious, you can look it up in something called "Wikipedia" - you might learn something. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 648215 | 2008-03-11 05:26:00 | If you're really serious, you can look it up in something called "Wikipedia" - you might learn something. Or someone could've simply told me. Plus, Wiki is unreliable for a lot of things. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 648216 | 2008-03-11 05:29:00 | What's Dunkirk? Have a look on Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) Basically during WW2 Frogs and Poms retreated to Dunkirk where 300,000 were evacuated by any available ships in 9 days, there where something like 860 boats ranging from fishing boats and pleasure boats to big boats (sorry can't think of the term), had those men not been evacuated the Germans would have captured them and Britain would have been up the creek |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 648217 | 2008-03-11 07:41:00 | Have a look on Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) Basically during WW2 Frogs and Poms retreated to Dunkirk where 300,000 were evacuated by any available ships in 9 days, there where something like 860 boats ranging from fishing boats and pleasure boats to big boats (sorry can't think of the term), had those men not been evacuated the Germans would have captured them and Britain would have been up the creek The German "Dunkirk" from the Baltic states only bought those evacuated a few more months the Russians were still coming. They were very very angry at Germany. The English Dunkirk saved their army even if they had to leave all their gear behind. Except for the pesky Americans and their war against the English the English have always won in the end. To call Dunkirk by its frog spelling in a British commonwealth country is the most pedantic thing I have ever heard. If the idea was to show how smart the frog speller was it failed big time. |
XRNZN (13406) | ||
| 648218 | 2008-03-11 08:36:00 | Have a look on Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) Basically during WW2 Frogs and Poms retreated to Dunkirk where 300,000 were evacuated by any available ships in 9 days, there where something like 860 boats ranging from fishing boats and pleasure boats to big boats (sorry can't think of the term), had those men not been evacuated the Germans would have captured them and Britain would have been up the creek How so: Dunkirk 1940, Battle of Britain after Dunkirk later in 1940 took the stuffing out of the Germans. Lot of miracles happened during WW11, notably Dunkirk and D Day. Just read about them in the Philadelphia Trumpet. Lurking. |
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