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Offline VonMessa

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #90 on: June 24, 2010, 11:14:46 AM »
See Rule #4
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #91 on: June 24, 2010, 12:14:09 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #92 on: June 24, 2010, 03:21:48 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #93 on: June 24, 2010, 03:54:48 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #94 on: June 24, 2010, 03:56:09 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #95 on: June 24, 2010, 05:03:46 PM »
The whole of Germany elected Hitler in a fair and clean election... 

No, he "only" got 44% of the votes. However once in place most of the German population approved of the Nazi regime.
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #96 on: June 24, 2010, 05:12:49 PM »
See Rules #4, #2
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It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #97 on: June 24, 2010, 05:20:16 PM »
See Rules #4, #2
« Last Edit: July 19, 2010, 01:49:12 PM by Skuzzy »
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #98 on: June 25, 2010, 09:46:16 AM »
See Rules #2, #4
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #99 on: June 25, 2010, 10:22:07 AM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #100 on: June 25, 2010, 11:31:25 AM »
My great uncle was in the bomber going down in the 5th picture in that series.. He was the ball turret gunner..  :salute


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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #101 on: June 25, 2010, 11:33:51 AM »
Wow, what are the odds? Thank you for your service and sacrifice great uncle of xNOVAx :salute
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #102 on: June 28, 2010, 06:21:28 PM »
"Dresden was a revenge attack, and unwarranted."

No it wasn't, it was just one in a series of bombing raids intended to wipe out German infrastructure which went unusually well, due to ideal weather conditions, little night-fighter opposition, good target-marking by the Pathfinders and excellent backup by the Main Force bombers.

It's wonderful to have the benefit of a safe position from which to criticise men who are no longer alive to answer back, Penguin, but perhaps you'd care to thank them for obtaining it for you instead - otherwise you might have been goose-stepping with the Hitler Jugend down your home-town main street.

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #103 on: June 28, 2010, 08:52:42 PM »
"Dresden was a revenge attack, and unwarranted."

No it wasn't, it was just one in a series of bombing raids intended to wipe out German infrastructure which went unusually well, due to ideal weather conditions, little night-fighter opposition, good target-marking by the Pathfinders and excellent backup by the Main Force bombers.

It's wonderful to have the benefit of a safe position from which to criticise men who are no longer alive to answer back, Penguin, but perhaps you'd care to thank them for obtaining it for you instead - otherwise you might have been goose-stepping with the Hitler Jugend down your home-town main street.

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #104 on: June 28, 2010, 09:55:01 PM »
See Rules #4, #2
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