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  1. The Italians became an integral part of Rommel's forces, so they could have fought the Americans, I can't think of any specific instances.

    The western Free Polish forces were an integral part of the British Army throughout the war.

    The Free French fought both alongside the British and independently (LeClerc's early actions against the Italians). I'm not sure which army they were attached to in Italy, but relations between De Gaulle and Roosevelt were not good for numerous reasons. De Gaulle's relations with the British were far from perfect, but the British did recognise him as the undisputed leader of Free France.

  2. Originally posted by Dave H:

    Dear Queen Emma, my genuine US government firewall will not allow me to access either site. Some mention of "adult content". Maybe you could just describe them in 10 words or less.

    You have a firewall that prevents accessing the MBT? Cool, think of the marketing possibilities - you could sell millions in Minnesota alone. Er... does Minnesota have millions or is it one of those states that are three times the size of France, but only have the population of a medium sized English village? The middle bits of the USA always confuse me.
  3. As I type this, I'm listening to a radio chat show where an author is talking about his book on the activities of mad boffins in WW2. It appears that German tankers in N. Africa, believed that driving through piles of camel dung was lucky and the British started producing fake, booby trapped, camel dung in response. Naturally this resulted in the Germans being more circumspect with regard to camel droppings, so the British went one better - fake, booby-tapped camel dung with tire tracks through it!

    I can't find any of this stuff in the CMAK purchase screen. BFC fix or sumfink!

    [ January 14, 2004, 04:37 AM: Message edited by: Firefly ]

  4. My father was an RAF radio fitter in India and made a career of it after the war, serving until 1964, two uncles served in North Africa as RASC drivers and a third took part in the invasion of Iraq and spent the rest of the war there. A fourth uncle, who was too old for miltary service, was a firefighter in Hull during the Blitz. My mother spent the war working as a nurse, the first ward she worked on being for injured German airmen, whom she remembered as being cheerful and friendly young men - the experience put her off war for life.

    [ January 10, 2004, 08:17 AM: Message edited by: Firefly ]

  5. My father was an RAF radio fitter in India and made a career of it after the war, serving until 1964, two uncles served in North Africa as RASC drivers and a third took part in the invasion of Iraq and spent the rest of the war there. A fourth uncle, who was too old for miltary service, was a firefighter in Hull during the Blitz. My mother spent the war working as a nurse, the first ward she worked on being for injured German airmen, whom she remembered as being cheerful and friendly young men - the experience put her off war for life.

    [ January 10, 2004, 08:17 AM: Message edited by: Firefly ]

  6. My father was an RAF radio fitter in India and made a career of it after the war, serving until 1964, two uncles served in North Africa as RASC drivers and a third took part in the invasion of Iraq and spent the rest of the war there. A fourth uncle, who was too old for miltary service, was a firefighter in Hull during the Blitz. My mother spent the war working as a nurse, the first ward she worked on being for injured German airmen, whom she remembered as being cheerful and friendly young men - the experience put her off war for life.

    [ January 10, 2004, 08:17 AM: Message edited by: Firefly ]

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