(March 29, 2016 at 11:51 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:(March 28, 2016 at 5:28 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Like any general, he had his flaws. He was not at his best in a war of mobility.
Also, I thought Dorfl was Irish?
Ah the southern Irish. Google their uniforms during the thirties, had a distinctly "third reich" feel about them.
Well, we were in the midst of the economic war at the time. Fair's fair, though as soon as real war broke out in '39 we re-adopted the UK style uniforms, and while neutral the state passed on vital intelligence to the Allies, allowed Allied soldiers caught in Ireland to "escape" back to the north (without even having to whistle the "Great Escape" tune, and all!) and put no impediments on Irish citizens leaving the country to join the Allied war effort (tens of thousands fought for King Edward, and quite a few fought for the US too). Hell, we went so far as to get together with GHQ to formulate a plan to relocate the British armed and political leadership to Ireland if a German invasion had worked out (google Rathduff Airbase).
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