Dixie defies the Nazis...

[Toffeelover]

indeed

Well done Pat for digging up that piece. A bit like you, but it was my Da who told me about Dixie and that season of 60 goals. Cannot remember if I was on his knee!!!

 

[Deggo]

Lads, it's all very noble and everything we didn't salute but defying the Nazis while brave doesn't actually achieve anything. Or for that matter cause anything. A salute retrospectively doesn't look great but be honest if you were in that position it's kinda understandable.

Just as well William Ralph and the boys thought differently,especially once the found out exactly what went on once the war was over,good move I'd say

 

[Pat's Van]

Well done Pat for digging up that piece. A bit like you, but it was my Da who told me about Dixie and that season of 60 goals. Cannot remember if I was on his knee!!!

oh I never wrote it mate, it's someone else's work

oh crumbs, that's why I put the link in

did you see the link ?

 

[bluemangroup]

It would have been a sign of homage and bowing down to them.

Considering what they did it would have been a disgraceful thing to do.

Not really a homage if you do what the people threatening your safety tell you to do is it?

 

[roydo]

I bloody hope they put in 100% effort ffs.

But good on em.

 

[Toffeelover]

oh I never wrote it mate, it's someone else's work

oh crumbs, that's why I put the link in

did you see the link ?

Sorry Pat did not see the link, but all credit to you for bringing it to our attention.

 

[Deggo]

Not really a homage if you do what the people threatening your safety tell you to do is it?

Its defiance,kept up by the RAF during the Battle Of Britian and the constant escapes from POW camps by our soldiers,why we fought the war for 4 years on our own

 

[bluemangroup]

Its defiance,kept up by the RAF during the Battle Of Britian and the constant escapes from POW camps by our soldiers,why we fought the war for 4 years on our own

You are now romaticising this a bit. And id imagine the tens of millions of the poor sods who died who weren't British might be a little irked to realise they weren't fighting.

 

[Deggo]

You are now romaticising this a bit. And id imagine the tens of millions of the poor sods who died who weren't British might be a little irked to realise they weren't fighting.

Name them.........to my knowledge The British Empire declared war on Germany

 

[bluemangroup]

Name them.........to my knowledge The British Empire declared war on Germany

The Russians, the Germans the Italians the Scandiwegians, the Americans, just off the top of my head.

 

[davek]

There's also this extract from Elisha Scott's biography here concerning Liverpool's trip to pre-war Germany:

It was late 1933 and the nazis had just taken over in Berlin. We played a couple of the nazi teams: a game against the SA and another one with the SS. They were tight games but we just about got our noses ahead in both and held them off.
We sat around post match after the SS fixture and swapped stories about the blooming Jews. We told them we hated them too, and that they and the perishin' gypos should be (pardon my languange ladies and gents) dealt with and given a right thumpin an no mistake.

Later on the tour we played more footballing exhibitions. Liverpool were requested by our hosts to give the Nazi salute prior to kick-off, and we were only too delighted to do so. When we played in Dresden the spectators included Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Göring, both of whom were later sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials for crimes against humanity - a terrible miscarriage of justice. Von Ribbentrop was a confidant of Hitler: Göring the founder of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police force. They were two of the most powerful and feared men around and a great bunch of lads.

Interesting stuff.

 

[bluemangroup]

Hahaha a great bunch of lads.

 

[streeky]

We're talking about actual Nazis here pat.

Not Grammar Nazis

your name is also going in ze little black book , what is it !

 

[Pat's Van]

your name is also going in ze little black book , what is it !

don't tell him Damo !

 

[Toffeelover]

There's also this extract from Elisha Scott's biography here concerning Liverpool's trip to pre-war Germany:

It was late 1933 and the nazis had just taken over in Berlin. We played a couple of the nazi teams: a game against the SA and another one with the SS. They were tight games but we just about got our noses ahead in both and held them off.
We sat around post match after the SS fixture and swapped stories about the blooming Jews. We told them we hated them too, and that they and the perishin' gypos should be (pardon my languange ladies and gents) dealt with and given a right thumpin an no mistake.

Later on the tour we played more footballing exhibitions. Liverpool were requested by our hosts to give the Nazi salute prior to kick-off, and we were only too delighted to do so. When we played in Dresden the spectators included Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Göring, both of whom were later sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials for crimes against humanity - a terrible miscarriage of justice. Von Ribbentrop was a confidant of Hitler: Göring the founder of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police force. They were two of the most powerful and feared men around and a great bunch of lads.

Interesting stuff.

Dave, can't believe that you found that, copy and paste it on Rawk that would cheer them up no end. I just shake my head in disbelief!!!!!