VE Day 75 years later: The real story of how Britain won WW2

[Bodd]

We stood alone

 

[Vinty]

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[Vinty]

A bit crazy of Hitler to break the pact really. Germany could have taken Europe and North Africa, and Russia the middle east and parts of Asia, between them they would have ruled half world. Was a turning point in the war, probably that and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour later the same year (41) marked the fall of Germany.

The pact between Russia and Germany was one of convenience, Hitler never intended to honour it.
The Russians entered the pact in order to buy time, they didn't intend to honour it either.
The Russians had offered an alliance with Britain and France against Germany but due to Russophobia among the western nations it was rejected.
When the Russians witnessed Britains appeasement of Hitler by Chamberlain they concluded that they would have to do a deal with Hitler as well.
It was always Hitlers plan to invade Russia in order to gain resources and territory to expand the German population.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8dnxsg/revision/1

 

[crystal ball]

Ok what about GB the island?

 

[crystal ball]

We stood alone

Oxymoron

 

[Bodd]

Ok what about GB the island?

Because we where an island

because we had a great Navy.

Because we had superior Aircraft

Because we had a great strong leader

Because we had great minds and inventers.

Because of all that we offered dry land to the Polish and Czech pilots.
Commonwealth solders
US money and hardwear.

Because we stood: all the above had somwhere to go.

Without that. The war would have been lost.

 

[crystal ball]

Have you forgotten NI and several hundred other islands?

Where did quite a lot of the aircraft come from?

I probably agree with the rest

 

[noseall]

We stood alone

Lol.

 

[Bodd]

Lol.

Wsa

 

[Bodd]

Have you forgotten NI and several hundred other islands?

Where did quite a lot of the aircraft come from?

I probably agree with the rest

If they are part of the Commonwealth then no I never forgot them..

 

[crystal ball]

Just omitted to mention them, and the aircraft

 

[Bodd]

Where did quite a lot of the aircraft come from?

I should imagine America built its own and the British aircraft where built nearly all around the British Isles.

 

[Bodd]

Just omitted to mention them, and the aircraft

I also ommited the bin men and the cleaners and the tea lady's.. But like today they were all very important and much part of the war effort.

I apologise to all I have not mentioned.

 

[crystal ball]

The RAF entered World War II with no heavy bomber of its own in service; the biggest available were long-range medium bombers such as the Vickers Wellington, which could carry up to 4,500 pounds (2,000 kg) of bombs.[76] While the Short Stirling and Handley Page Halifax became its primary bombers by 1941, in early 1940, the RAF entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army Air Corps to acquire 20 B-17Cs, which were given the service name Fortress I. Their first operation, against Wilhelmshaven on 8 July 1941

The first British Liberators had been ordered by the Anglo-French Purchasing Board in 1940. After the Fall of France the French orders were in most cases transferred to the United Kingdom. The RAF found, as did the US, that global war increased the need for air transports and early type bombers and seaplanes were converted or completed as cargo carriers and transports. LB-30As were assigned to transatlantic flights by RAF Ferry Command, between Canada and Prestwick, Scotland. The first Liberators in British service were ex-USAAF YB-24s converted to Liberator GR Is (USAAF designation: LB-30A).

By February 1939, RAF Hudsons began to be delivered, initially equipping No. 224 Squadron RAF at RAF Leuchars, Scotland in May 1939. By the start of the war in September, 78 Hudsons were in service.[7] Due to the United States' neutrality at that time, early series aircraft were flown to the Canada–US border, landed, and then towed on their wheels over the border into Canada by tractors or horse drawn teams, before then being flown to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) airfields where they were then dismantled and "cocooned" for transport as deck cargo, by ship to Liverpool. The Hudsons were supplied without the Boulton Paul dorsal turret, which was installed on arrival in the United Kingdom.

 

[Bodd]

The first British Liberators had been ordered by the Anglo-French Purchasing Board in 1940. After the Fall of France the French orders were in most cases transferred to the United Kingdom.

That's key don't you think?