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Originally posted by ANOK
reply to post by rockymcgilicutty
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'Allies' does not mean it included Americans. The majority of American troops were in training until the D-Day invasions.
On the site I got those dates from I included all mentions of American and British troops up until 1942, just to point out they were not involved in the BoB. Which was the claim I was refuting.
Why do you all need to feel that you did so much more than anyone else, I just don't understand this. Is it because you all grow up being told you're special, and America is number one? Does it deflate your ego when faced with the truth?
And as desperate as the pilot shortage was at the end of August, it looked to become even worse in the near future. RAF Fighter Command decided to look for pilots outside of their own training units. This notice began to appear in American newspapers during July and August. (This particular advertisement appeared in the New York Herald Tribune):
LONDON July 15: The Royal Air Force is in the market for American flyers as well as American airplanes. Experienced airmen, preferably those with at least 250 flying hours, would be welcomed by the RAF
Which is one of the reasons that Fighter Command decided to accept American volunteers. The Yanks might not have the combat experience of the Poles or the Czechs, but at least they spoke a language that was roughly similar to English. They could be vectored toward an incoming enemy formation by ground control, and could sometimes even be understood when they spoke. (They would also prove useful as a propaganda device, to sway the opinion of neutral America.)
Nobody knows how many ‘secret Americans’ served in the Royal Air Force during the summer of 1940, or how many Canadians who joined the RAF were actually Americans who kept their nationality a secret. (The official number is 7.)* But the real figure is probably many times higher. The only trace of their true nationality are buried in squadron rosters – ‘Tex,’ or ‘America,’ or ‘Uncle Sam.’
Originally posted by HelenConway
reply to post by Jepic
Why is it insulting. I don't know if you have noticed but it is in the paranormal forum, so don't read the paranormal section if you do not like it.
Also it did happen - you don't have to believe in the outcome.
Also no one can convince you that 'wars in heaven' start before wars on the earth plane, you either believe that or you don't. But don't start being insulted - that is insulting !
My grandfathers. landed at D Day,my dad's uncles were in the war in France,my family were bombed to buggery in London , so don't tell me I am insulting them. Thank you very muchedit on 10-2-2013 by HelenConway because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by rockymcgilicutty
reply to post by HelenConway
The video was from the British D.O.D so your argument is just denial.
My advice to you is READ A BOOK or learn your own history.Or just stick with your own reality whitches.
Originally posted by HelenConway
reply to post by Jepic
Well Jepic you may have noticed the title of the thread was the Battle of Britain, it is relating to a specific time period in the war, BEFORE the Americans entered it and it does not relate to the German invasion of Greece.
You cannot deny it happened, because physically the witches of England did fight this battle also.
You are entitled to think that the outcome was all a load of rubbish though - that is for you in your concrete world to decide.
But as I stated - don't tell me i am insulting my forebearers who I knew well - who lived and breathed this terrible time when england stood alone. Thank you.
I am just reporting a series of events - not whether the results were true or not.
Originally posted by HelenConway
the story is real actually - you can choose not to believe the results of what they did. However - they did do it,
Originally posted by Hopechest
reply to post by GrandStrategy
I agree that we didn't join the war soon enough but it was not Russia that sent supplies and troops to Britain to save her, America did.
Had America not joined the war Russia still would not have saved Britain. America did.
And yes America did save Russia because we opened the second front in the west which made Hitler split his forces.
Silly