Favourite WW2 story

[Kevmaster]

From a SCUBA diver's perspective....

Operation Hailstone: Bombing and subsequent sinking of 70+ ships in a single 12hr bombardment in TruK Lagoon(now Chuuk, Micronesia)

FANTASTIC DIVING, now if only I could afford to go there....

i woulda figured you liked it when the americans gave you your own little beach to pretend to land on during d-day

[SlartyBartFast]

i woulda figured you liked it when the americans gave you your own little beach to pretend to land on during d-day

[Steelrat]

He's taking a stab at the fact that the Canadians were assigned Juno beach during the D-day invasion, and it was essentially a cake-walk compared to Omaha.

[SlartyBartFast]

He's taking a stab at the fact that the Canadians were assigned Juno beach during the D-day invasion, and it was essentially a cake-walk compared to Omaha.

I was actually hoping it wasn't an ignorant Yank questioning Canada's war effort.

Well, how about Holland?
How about Dieppe?
How about numerous other battles?

1/10 Canadians were in uniform during WW2 and we pulled more than our weight. Canada started participating without being forced into it.

Canadians have nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to envy.


If you want to insinute anything else, well I'd like to invite you outside.

[Fred]

How about Dieppe?

QFT...

took the words outa my mouth... its a shame Canadians in general don't seem to be too interested in continuing their strong military heritage...

[Steelrat]

I was actually hoping it wasn't an ignorant Yank questioning Canada's war effort.

Well, how about Holland?
How about Dieppe?
How about numerous other battles?

1/10 Canadians were in uniform during WW2 and we pulled more than our weight. Canada started participating without being forced into it.

Canadians have nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to envy.


If you want to insinute anything else, well I'd like to invite you outside.

I hope thats not directed at me. I was just explaining what he was getting at, though Juno really WAS a much easier landing than Omaha, as were the British landings.

[Steelrat]

Also note that he used Mr. Winky ----> at the end of his sentence. Mr. Winky usually signifies the presence of a joke.

[SlartyBartFast]

I hope thats not directed at me. I was just explaining what he was getting at, though Juno really WAS a much easier landing than Omaha, as were the British landings.

Well, it was about time the Americans started doing something difficult.

And no it wasn't directed at you, the ignorant Yank comment was squarely directed at the twerp who thought that mocking other's contributions to the war effort was good form in the first place.

[SlartyBartFast]

Also note that he used Mr. Winky ----> at the end of his sentence. Mr. Winky usually signifies the presence of a joke.

Somethings aren't acceptable as topics of jokes. The sacrifice and death of soldiers and the minimisation of the horrors of war are amongst those things.

[Steelrat]

Somethings aren't acceptable as topics of jokes. The sacrifice and death of soldiers and the minimisation of the horrors of war are amongst those things.

Then why did you get in a little zing about Omaha beach two posts up? Either its acceptable or its not acceptable.

[CAPTINSANE]

I haveno refferences to back it up...but remember Stalingrad and the failing caused in part to Hitlers personal overseeing of the campaign and serious errors made on his part...

I read that during this time hitler was struck down with the runs (ie: dysentry sort of) and he underwent medication for it. THis medication contained some stuff which was known to cause paranoia. Hitler was mental at Stalingrad and this perhas also explains his sudden chane in personality afterwards...(IE: him not being in the public eye..mountain retreats etc.)


Otherwise (and something that has weight...) there is the series of campaigns of British commando units in Burma. This pioneered ideas of air resupply and extremely mobile tactical units in the harsh mountainous, jungle terrain.

I just finished reading a book about the kokoda trail as well as Gona, Buna, and Sanananda entited "A Bastard f a Place"... interesting read, especially about the political stuff involving MacAurthur and the phillipines and our prime minister Curtin. mmmm.....

[SlartyBartFast]

I haveno refferences to back it up...but remember Stalingrad and the failing caused in part to Hitlers personal overseeing of the campaign and serious errors made on his part...

Stalingrad was really just pure stupidty on the part of both Hitler and Stalin.

It would have been better strategically for the Germans simply to ignore Stalingrad, and the Russians would have lost little pulling out and mounting a defense elsewhere.

It was all about Ego. Stalin wouldn't let the city that bore his name fall into German hands and Hitler just had to take it.

[SlartyBartFast]

Then why did you get in a little zing about Omaha beach two posts up? Either its acceptable or its not acceptable.

Mea Culpa.

I appologise to anyone offended except for the sorry excuse that started the exchange.

Yes, it's unacceptable. But if someone disparages my personal honour, the honour of my family, or the honour of any of my national allegiences, the gloves are off.

[behemoth]

i woulda figured you liked it when the americans gave you your own little beach to pretend to land on during d-day

For those of you that dont understand.

We like to pick on Jeremy, affectionatly known as "Creative Mayhem", for being Canadian.

So, dont get your panties in a bunch. Eh?

And my favorite WWII story?

[Creative Mayhem]

The way I look at it, everyone that particpated in the invasion, had the worse time of thier lives on whatever beach they had to storm. Despite what you consider the worst or easiest beach, people still lost thier lives defending world freedom.

Those of you who think "we had it tougher than you" need to reconsider your position before you go spouting off your verbal diarrhea. Those men, where ever the fought, are HEROS and should be treated and remembered as such. This finger pointing and boasting does nothing but belittle the fact that they fought and in most cases died for thier respective countries, and the world freedom.


BTW, I do know that Kevmaster was joking, but I couldn't bite my tongue on this bashing of nations participation.