Forget the War Movies... The Real World War Two was Not a Neat Little Story about Heroes, it was Absolute Chaos, Poorly Run and a Lot of Luck... Let us get rid of the myths...
The “Unbeatable” German Technology? Horse Shit!!! The Tiger was a nightmare! They died more on the road to fight than they did at the front. And What About the German Army? Not the Super Blitzkrieg Machine, but they had 3,000,000 Horses pulling Supplies. As the Allies were going forward in trucks... Germany was riding along (at 19th Century Speed) on Horseback with Mud...
And The British? Everybody Beautifies the Idea of Having the "Stiff Upper Lip" Being Courageous?? NOT!!! The Reality is the UK Survived By Playing a Double Game of Espionage. The Double Cross System Made German Spies into Puppets!! Hitler’s Plans Were Useless!! Bombs Falling on Empty Fields While London Maintained Their Nerve,Rather Than Just Fight (Using Bullets) to Win The War, They Fought Using Lies, Deceptions and Manipulation...
And What Did 1945 Mean? Don’t Kid Yourself. Millions Didn’t Get the Memo, Because Resistance Was Ongoing in Ukraine and The Baltics Against The Soviets Until The 1950’s. And Japanese Holdouts Were Hiding Out In The Jungle, Some Upset That The War Was Over And Peace Was Nothing But a Western Convenience.
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What was the last combat engagement of the British during WWII?
The Japanese announced their surrender on the 15th of August 1945 and it was signed on the 2nd of September 1945. The surrender of the various Japanese commands took some time, Hong Kong, for instance didn’t formally surrender until the 16th of September.
The last rounds ever fired in action by a British battleship ( Read Full )
