I quite agree.
Two years ago the Germans came over in numbers to the Helidays and on departure flew a 7 ship flypast. The “experienced” commentator made a comment that it was a good job his dad wasn’t around to see this – he’d be spinning in his grave! How unacceptable is that!:eek: 😡 😡
Last year I got talking to a young German Naval flyer and he couldn’t understand the underlying hatred that was still there. He said “I wasn’t in the war and yet I’m treated as if I was. It was nothing to do with me.” He lost his either his father or Grandfather on the Russian Front. He was just a soldier. He was not a Nazi. He was there doing his job otherwise he’d have been punished (in ways we can’t imagine I shouldn’t wonder).
The war killed alot of people who didn’t agree with it on all sides.
Whilst I appreciate that for some the anger (for want of a better phrase) is still there and still very real but its up to the rest of us to be realistic.
No I’m not a peace campagner – I work in the “war” business and I had relatives that were miss-treated in the Far East, ones that fought in Europe and I am justly proud of them.
Time for a balanced history.
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