A Thread full of War Pics.

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I did say, This May Cause Offence.

Actually, you didn't.

You put that warning on a different picture, just above the heads of the emaciated, barely alive holocaust survivors you posted.

 

[London Calling]

Finland. Taken during their involvement in the attack on Russia between 1941-44.

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Attack on Russia or defending againgst Russian invasion?

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Actually, you didn't.

You put that warning on a different picture, just above the heads of the emaciated, barely alive holocaust survivors you posted.

Oh damn, I should of done. I'm sorry if it did offend people.

 

[Croydonbloke]

I think this guy is a little lost.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

I think this guy is a little lost.

Is that Bakesy in disguise?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

" Oh damn, I should of done. I'm sorry if it did offend people. "

It might have offended David Irving

 

[Croydonbloke]

Is that Bakesy in disguise?

I do not know as i`ve never met him but I would guess you can`t be too far off the truth.

 

[NMH]

No War is fun and i`m sure there are many out there that would disagree with the seemingless harmful pictures being posted. But what sort of level is acceptable, not the sort Lammy is posting.

Sorry mate, but 'war pictures' does not preclude the nasty result of actual war on actual people.
The cameraderie and boy's bravado should be tempered by the picture of a burned child without arms who has to face the rest of his life like that.

Much of London was badly burned in WWII blitz, and victims probably died or were maimed and scarred in the worst possible ways - trapped by rubble and slowly roasted, painfully impaled by shrapnel or falling metal and wood, lying there with guts hanging out wanting to die quicker.


It happened recently in Iraq and is probably still happening. We should not be glib or too jingo-istic about war. Watching hi-tech weapons zero-ing in on some other guy and his family members is all very comfortable - but the politics behind it should never be forgotten. The politicians are usually responsible for the child with no arms - but why shy from the points and pictures about modern warfare that are not 'nice' or 'boys-brigade'?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I thought Lammy was posting the pictures as a reality check to all the shiny big tanks and guns photos. If I am wrong he is a sick bastard

 

[Croydonbloke]

Sorry mate, but 'war pictures' does not preclude the nasty result of actual war on actual people.
The cameraderie and boy's bravado should be tempered by the picture of a burned child without arms who has to face the rest of his life like that.

Much of London was badly burned in WWII blitz, and victims probably died or were maimed and scarred in the worst possible ways - trapped by rubble and slowly roasted, painfully impaled by shrapnel or falling metal and wood, lying there with guts hanging out wanting to die quicker.


It happened recently in Iraq and is probably still happening. We should not be glib or too jingo-istic about war. Watching hi-tech weapons zero-ing in on some other guy and his family members is all very comfortable - but the politics behind it should never be forgotten. The politicians are usually responsible for the child with no arms - but why shy from the points and pictures about modern warfare that are not 'nice' or 'boys-brigade'?

I understand where you are coming from but I just felt that a picture of that magnitude was not right to post on a thread that should of been taken light heartedly, if it could so be. Maybe i`m being soft??

 

[Croydonbloke]

I thought Lammy was posting the pictures as a reality check to all the shiny big tanks and guns photos. If I am wrong he is a sick bastard

Whatever point he was making he never made it clear with any text. Just popping a picture up makes him look sick in the head.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

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Attack on Russia on defending againgst Russian invasion?

The defending bit occurred in 1939-40 when the Russians did invade. The attacking bit happened when the Finns joined Germany with their invasion of Russia from 1941-44. You can argue that the Finns were rightfully regaining land taken away from them in 1940 but the fact that they continued well beyond those boundaries can negate this.

 

[Shegull]

That is a particularly harrowing picture

 

[B.M.F]

This really brings home the perils of war for innocent people

Jews population at the begin of 1939 then the estimated number of killed Jews during WW II in or on the way to Concentration Camps.
Norway 2.000 1.000
Denmark 6.500 1.000
Germany 240.000 207.000
Netherlands 140.000 104.000
Belgium 90.000 50.000
France 270.000 70.000
Italy 50.000 17.000
Baltic'S 244.000 244.000
Poland 3.5 million 3.3 million
Russia 3.0 million 420.000
Austria 60.000 53.000
Tsjechoslowakia 315.000 271.000
Joegoslavia 75.000 63.000
Greece 74.000 73.000
Bulgaria 50.000 3.000
Romania 800.000 370.000
Hungaria 400.000 200.000

 

[Eggmundo]

Sorry if this thread has caused so much offense, It was purely meant to be a "Boys Own" picture thread full of 'exciting' scenes of War time drama and 'awesome' weapons.
Jesus, everyone knows war Kills, that's why it's called WAR.
I didn't realise there were so many sensitive, sanctimonious folks out there!
I don't enjoy looking at pictures of mutilated Children, but alas some people were compelled to even the balance of my "Boys Own" series so fair enough.
I take it the same people will be picketing rememberance day celebrations, daubing paint over the Medal Of Honour games, booing as the Spitfires fly past during the Shoreham Air Show, spitting at the Veterans as they come out the British Legion, scrawling on the walls of the War Museum, arson attacks on the Tank Museum.
The same people that defaced the Staue of Churchill.
I expect we should push all these things away as they essentially glorify the War?
This is what I mean when I say War Pictures:

And in the spirit of the thread (before someone else chips in):

Dresden.

 

[B.M.F]

The Spitfire has got to be the most famous plane in British history

 

[B.M.F]

Seeing as you want big weapons Eggmundo I give you the largest Cannon in the world found in the Kremlin Grounds Moscow

 

[B.M.F]

A nice street party from VE day

 

[B.M.F]

Another to show how good us British are for you.

H.M.S Victory

 

[Eggmundo]

Seeing as you want big weapons Eggmundo I give you the largest Cannon in the world found in the Kremlin Grounds Moscow

Not Quite as big but on British soil....

sorry, can't find any images of people injured by cannon Fire