tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6256953421287767720..comments2024-03-29T05:28:17.263-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The GermanOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13853678697302765502014-05-29T08:23:46.964-07:002014-05-29T08:23:46.964-07:00Thanks Suldog!
I have a great love of history and...Thanks Suldog!<br /><br />I have a great love of history and try to convey that when I post about it. And that is a superb short film isn't it?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52202585704266275092014-05-29T01:27:41.414-07:002014-05-29T01:27:41.414-07:00You really make history come alive. Your recent on...You really make history come alive. Your recent one on The Revolution, and this one, have been the best history reads in ages for me (although I suppose "reads" isn't quite right, as this one relies much on the excellent film.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38225742943667984142014-05-28T18:13:54.672-07:002014-05-28T18:13:54.672-07:00Indeed.
Good to know the bunker is still there an...Indeed.<br /><br />Good to know the bunker is still there and open to the public. Thanks for the link Cajun!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62501463361671787512014-05-28T16:56:18.725-07:002014-05-28T16:56:18.725-07:00Yep Switzerland wasn't the ONLY neutral countr...Yep Switzerland wasn't the ONLY neutral country that actually enforced the laws... And the bunker is still open for tours! http://www.raf.mod.uk/battleofbritainbunker/visitorinformation/Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51638428379965784782014-05-28T13:17:49.581-07:002014-05-28T13:17:49.581-07:00One would hope that it will be preserved in perpet...One would hope that it will be preserved in perpetuity. According to Wikipedia: <em>Battle of Britain Bunker remains open. Hillingdon House, the HQ of 11 Fighter Group, to be refurbished as restaurant.</em> Article in Wikipedia is "List of Battle of Britain airfields"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36742661321883473322014-05-28T12:49:44.276-07:002014-05-28T12:49:44.276-07:00Apropos o' not much... Back in the day (that w...Apropos o' not much... Back in the day (that would be 1980 - '83) the bunker at Uxbridge was THE lead item of "stuff I want to see" among visiting American dignitaries to the 2119 Comm Sq, RAF Uxbridge, which isn't as easy as it sounds because the bunker wasn't open to the general public. The RAF did give tours upon request, but it took a little time. The RAF kept the bunker "as is" for all those years after the Big One; I have no ideer what's become of it now that Uxbridge has closed.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84228095009290147542014-05-28T11:51:24.240-07:002014-05-28T11:51:24.240-07:00Oh indeed I have read that book (which reminds me,...Oh indeed I have read that book (which reminds me, I need a new copy of it, the old one is very ragged and smells funny!)<br /><br />That <b><em>was</em></b> an awesome story.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62215056638263535632014-05-28T09:29:11.891-07:002014-05-28T09:29:11.891-07:00If you haven't, you might enjoy reading "...If you haven't, you might enjoy reading "The Luftwaffe Diaries". <br /><br />The Luftwaffe was poorly managed and Germany had piss-poor intelligence about the British radar system and the fighter factories. As I recall this, the Germans couldn't even imagine that the radar towers were manned above ground. They were easy targets knocking out and although relatively easily rebuilt in small numbers they probably couldn't have survived repeated attacks. And there were, again IIRC, only 3 fighter factories in England. Sustained attacks against them would have crippled the British air defense.<br /><br />There are so many small storied of the "great wars". I am fond of such stories. Here is one I discovered purely by chance while out walking. <br /><br />http://yargb.blogspot.com/2005/11/captain-and-sarge-carpetbaggers.html<br /><br />and a followup a few years later.<br /><br />http://yargb.blogspot.com/2009/06/revisiting.html<br /><br />I hope you enjoy. <br /><br />Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245646229814895145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88753868321873396082014-05-28T08:23:21.763-07:002014-05-28T08:23:21.763-07:00One can only wonder what would have happened if th...One can only wonder what would have happened if the Germans had managed to establish air superiority over the Channel for just a few days. Thank God it didn't come to that!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36826918847717934962014-05-28T08:17:43.371-07:002014-05-28T08:17:43.371-07:00As the Duke might have said, "It was a close ...As the Duke might have said, "It was a close run thing!"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51641421762608970862014-05-28T06:31:32.951-07:002014-05-28T06:31:32.951-07:00I think it was about that time that FDR was having...I think it was about that time that FDR was having his secret meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister to discuss what to do once Britain was defeated and how to look after the Royal Navy. Can't blame him for exploring the contingencies I suppose. My Dad was being trained in guerrilla warfare tactics at that time, so we were all a bit concerned.Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70185511333742496292014-05-28T06:22:53.291-07:002014-05-28T06:22:53.291-07:00This fact always makes me catch my breath: Septemb...This fact always makes me catch my breath: September 15, 1940, a date that is now designated `Battle of Britain Day`. At the height of the air battle that day Churchill was at RAF Uxbridge, the command centre, and with the days fighting at its most intense, Churchill asked Air Vice Marshall Park, "What other reserves have we?" Park replied, "There are none."Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.com