Question for the history buffs

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Was Luxembourg occupied by Germany in WW II or were they a neutral state and just left alone?

Considering where it is, I imagine the Germans would have taken it with minimal fuss

 

[ijjysmith]

I have a history a-level mate.

We looked at WW2 in more depth than I ever care to talk about.

My answer is....


...can't remember.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I have a history a-level mate.

We looked at WW2 in more depth than I ever care to talk about.

My answer is....


...can't remember.

BOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_occupation_of_Luxembourg_in_World_War_II


Occupied, used to attack France.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_occupation_of_Luxembourg_in_World_War_II


Occupied, used to attack France.

Cheers mate

I thought so. I mean, look how bloody close it is to Germany FFS!

 

[roydo]

What made you think of Luxemburg of all things Micky?

 

[Eggs]

I have a history a-level mate.

We looked at WW2 in more depth than I ever care to talk about.

My answer is....




...can't remember.

...I did History A Level too, but I'm so old that in my day WW2 wasn't historic and Luxembourg was a radio station.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

What made you think of Luxemburg of all things Micky?

Was talking to my mate about travelling round Europe and we started wondering if there was much to see there

I wondered if there would be any WWII monuments there or anything, as I find that quite interesting

 

[Moomin]

Was talking to my mate about travelling round Europe and we started wondering if there was much to see there

I wondered if there would be any WWII monuments there or anything, as I find that quite interesting

Normandy is a great place to go to see WWII monuments and museums. The war cemeteries really hit home how many lives were lost and how young they were.

We owe a lot to that generation, and we should not forget it.

Want to visit the Somme next year.

 

[Wizard]

Was talking to my mate about travelling round Europe and we started wondering if there was much to see there

I wondered if there would be any WWII monuments there or anything, as I find that quite interesting

There's an American War Cemetery...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

There's an American War Cemetery...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial

Cheers mate

The tourist site makes it look like quite a nice place actually

http://www.visitluxembourg.com/en

Wouldn't be too bad to pass through but I'm not there's enough to sustain a full holiday

It would be fun to say I'd been though

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Normandy is a great place to go to see WWII monuments and museums. The war cemeteries really hit home how many lives were lost and how young they were.

We owe a lot to that generation, and we should not forget it.

Want to visit the Somme next year.

I can't think of that place without my stomach churning, the sheer scale of the loss of life (over 1m) is beyond comprehension.

Old school tie idiots like Haig overseeing the slaughter of 10's of thousands of Allied troops in a matter of days.

I admire you, as I couldn't face it tbh.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Normandy is a great place to go to see WWII monuments and museums. The war cemeteries really hit home how many lives were lost and how young they were.

We owe a lot to that generation, and we should not forget it.

Want to visit the Somme next year.

Been to Normandy a couple of times

Those floating metal islands are an amazing sight to behold

 

[Huyton Layne]

While there's history people around.... What stopped Hitler from just smashing the crap out of Switzerland? It's not like he was out to make friends and was allied or in it with the rest of europe.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

While there's history people around.... What stopped Hitler from just smashing the crap out of Switzerland? It's not like he was out to make friends and was allied or in it with the rest of europe.

They were looking after a lot of Nazi gold, is the main answer