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James McNeill's avatar

I knew the photographs but not this detail. Roger’s book (called First to Fight in the UK I believe) will dispel all those myths about the Polish military. Required reading. It is extraordinary how the Luftwaffe gets a pass, often from Americans.

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Barbora Jiřincová's avatar

I must say that as much as I love history and I know how much brutality it contains, these photos were just somehow too much. Together with what Europe is facing nowadays. I put wine into the fridge, just to comfort me after reading this. Well, that is a sign that you did a great job!

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Dr Robert Lyman MBE's avatar

I agree with you. The photos are terrible, and tear me apart. But they point to the utter callousness of militarism. The more we are reminded of this horror, we might be able to prevent it happening again.

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