coventrygull
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Didn't the Irish Prime Minister sign the condolence book at the German Embassy after Adolf shot himself
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Didn't the Irish Prime Minister sign the condolence book at the German Embassy after Adolf shot himself
coventrygull
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Just read the link on what Griffin has said.
Cian
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He sent a telegram to the German government; as was default practice when any head of state died. I believe this policy no longer exists, probably in light of this being dragged up repeatedly...
Generally it would have been sent by the Minister for External Affairs, but de Valera WAS the Minister for External Affairs at the time - the Taoiseach has to be a Minister and they hadn't invented the "Department of the Taoiseach" to assign them to yet.
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The lesson continues. why Ango-Soviet talks failed
Suspicion
1.Chamberlin did not trustStalinand would have never allowed russia to control Latvia,Estonia and Lithuania(please see Germany-Russia non aggression pact)
2.Russia thaught Britain wanted to trick them int war with Germany.
3.Poland did not trust the Russians,who wanted to send troops into Poland,once in would ever leave.
Choice
1.Britain could not send troops to fight in Poland,so if Stalin supported Britain,he would end up fighting a war in Poland on Britain's behalf.
2.on the other hand Hitler was offering him peace,half of poland and a sphere of influence over eastern Europe.
Appeasment.
After Munich,Stalin was convinced that Britain would break it's promise to Poland,so Russia would be left fighting Germany alone.
Britain delayed
1 At first chamberlin refused Stalin a meeting.
2.When Britain did eventually send an envoy,he could not make any decisions so Stalin got fed up and toddled off ome
coventrygull
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Just Jesting
I am aware of the contribution that many Irish citizens gave to Britain by joining the army.I thought the hanging of Irishman William Joyce a bit harsh
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he was born in new york and was technically a US citizen.
coventrygull
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Well technically he wasn't British.
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he's technically dead
coventrygull
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he's technically dead
and buried in Ireland
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i always thought he was buried at wandsworth nick ?
coventrygull
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No they dug him up after a campaign by his daughter I think.
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Evidence that British POWs were drafted into the Waffen SS.After the war anyone caught for this was executed as a traitor even though none of them raised a gun against the British or Allied troops.One such Gentleman was found living in Australia but never faced trial
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coventrygull
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Yes John Amery brother of Julian. Hanged for treason.
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sorry but you're wrong, i watched a programme about them on the history channel, i cant be sure but i dont think any were executed , they certainly werent all executed.
I'm having a sense of deja vu. Now where was I, oh yes, Bushy.........
Or as a footballer once said "it's deja vu, all over again"
Yes he did and that is a fact.I believe he signed it in Dublin.
Cian
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As I've already said, he didn't sign a book of condolence so that is not a fact. Your knowledge of facts is so incredibly wrong you may as well stop claiming any. Additionally, where the hell do you think he would have hypothetically signed a book of condolence in the German embassy - Rome? Paris?
In his dual position of Minister for External Affairs he sent a telegram of condolence as was state policy of the time. Had it been Churchill, King George, Roosevelt or Mussolini a telegram would have been sent.