Dixie defies the Nazis...

[bizzaro]

Ooooooohh

To be fair they did contribute. Its just Hollywood that seems to do away with anyone else's contribution. Unfortunately.

Marshall Plan.

American General and a lot of American money.


Thank God. Everton never saluted the Nazis.

The shame of it if we did!

 

[Deggo]

Between us and the Americans and the reconstituted French our 'occupation' and the Marshall Plan was never an occupation in reality. It was a means to rebuild Europe whilst also ensuring the Soviets (Stalinists) didn't try and form another entirely new totalitarian regime over us all.

As opposed to "the rule of law" under the Nazis being if you're mentally ill. Disabled or contrary to their views - death was what was awaiting you.

Hence my wheelchair enclosure post

 

[bizzaro]

Hence my wheelchair enclosure post

I think Indiana Jones said it best.

 

[Deggo]

To be fair they did contribute. Its just Hollywood that seems to do away with anyone else's contribution. Unfortunately.

Marshall Plan.

American General and a lot of American money.


Thank God. Everton never saluted the Nazis.

The shame of it if we did!

Just finished reading 'Beyond Band Of Brothers' by Richard Winters,some fighting force the 101st Airbourne,their contribution was in Roberto's words "phenomenal"

 

[Pat's Van]

 

[Muggins]

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.

You forgot the link mate.

 

[Elong]

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.

Never High Five a Rabbi.

 

[bluemangroup]

Never High Five a Rabbi.

A mantra I've lived my life by.

 

[Boss_Blue]

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

Nazi scum

Zat zis und very strange name.

 

[degsy]

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.

see below