Treaty of Versailles only said Germany couldn't militarize it. Rhineland was part of Germany, so was Saarland (but under French rule). In 1935 Saarland voted to be release back to Germany. Rhineland itself included cities like Cologne, Mainz, Mannheim, Dusseldorf. Germany's industry sector.
Sudetenland was known as German Bohemians as well. After WW1 Germans in this area protested and protested and protested only to be put down by the newly formed Czech military. US Ambassador Archibald Cary Coolidge told Wilson to give certain regions like Cheb to Germany and South Moravia and South Bohemia to Austria. This was ignored.
Paris was not fought for or defended.
That is an nonsensical statement. The Crimea was Ukraine.
Paris was not fought for or defended.
God, not another Nazi worshipper here! Where is Stormfront when you really need it? Hey - come get your guys back!
That's cause France got it's ass handed to them all the way to when their backs were up against Paris. They were broken and couldn't hold a line. Historical facts are nice some times. Your welcome for providing them.
Ukraine is not fighting Russia because they don't have a chance. So you have the Hollywood view of the Alamo. Those at the Alamo had an arsenal of cannons, vastly more than Santa Anna. They believed Sam Houston would come with the Texas army for those cannons, which is how they held off the initial wave attacks. When they learned Houston would not come Santa Anna had already given the death ultimatum. The line in the dirt is a myth as at that point they were surrounded and there was no escape. They did not decide to make the "ultimate sacrifice." They miscalculated Sam Houston, were surrounded, and had been told no prisoners would be taken alive. At least you are one people who believes Hitler was correct to tell Germans at Stalingrad to fight to the death of the last soldier and his declaring all Germans should die rather than surrender - since that is your repeated view now.
Well, the good guy according to you. It wouldn't make him the good guy according to Gazprom or Russian oligarchs.
Then what about Crimea? Why should Ukraine be allowed to choose it's path, but not Crimea?
Well holding a referendum at gunpoint is not letting Crimea choose it's own path. Putin is the bad guy here, unless yes you are talking about Russia and Gazprom. He is preventing Ukraine from taking it's own path towards the EU.
Actually he wasn't. In one of History's perennial lessons on the importance of generalship, sound strategy, and willingness to exert one's self to force a conclusion, the German Wehrmacht was actually militarily inferior to the forces of France and Britain at the time.
Quantity tends to have a quality all it's own. For (another) example, the Sherman tanks were inferior in WWII once we invaded Africa and Europe to their German counterparts - but we had lots of them. Russians used the mass-over-quality approach in their war with Germany as well, and 80% of German casualties happened on the Eastern Front because of it. I don't know if you can accurately compare Russians to Iraqi's as far as skill of employment is concerned.
Interesting. You do not consider the Ukraine or the Baltic States to be part of Europe?
True enough; and in his ability to use petro-power and threats to shove eastern Europe around. I would add "Egypt" to that list - when General Sisi decided that "the people" desired him to step down in order to "run" (he will certainly win overwhelmingly) for President, he went to get Putin's blessing, not ours.
In complete truth. Putin was clever enough to capture the Fleet without firing a shot. He scuttled two Russian vessels to block the access channels and it appears to have been a complete success. No casualties. No snipers. No firebombs. No blood. Could Putin be the "good guy" in this embroglio? I think he is.
You've got a point, but Putin's job is not to make it easier for Ukraine to join the EU. His job is to do what's best for Russia, and preserving the trade relationship with Ukraine would certainly be good for Russia.
You make fair points. I do think that technology makes a bigger difference than it did 70 years ago.
It was my understanding that Germany went on a full tilt effort to build their military before they moved,perhaps I am wrong. Lucky he drove out his Jewish scientists!
Russian forces also took several other military facilities with almost no bloodshed. Had the US taken such objectives, they would have carpet-bombed the entire area, Shock & Awe style.
Paris was not fought for or defended.
I completely agree!
Russian forces also took several other military facilities with almost no bloodshed. Had the US taken such objectives, they would have carpet-bombed the entire area, Shock & Awe style.
It appears that in practice, where the rubber meets the road, Russia is far more concerned about human life than Uncle Sam is. It appears that The Evil Empire is actually the US Government. That does not make me happy, I am not proud of that, but it does seem to be the case judging from real events.
That's cause France got it's ass handed to them all the way to when their backs were up against Paris. They were broken and couldn't hold a line. Historical facts are nice some times. Your welcome for providing them.
Yes, we understand you wanted Paris destroyed for the sake of destroying it.
I did, even though I was born 20 something years later?
Keep moving the goal posts. Its all you have. But on that note, I have some beautiful pics from right after the war taken by my mother showing how interesting the French landmarks are.You wish it had been.
Wow, Russian allies on the forum. PRAISING Russia for its war practices in Afghanistan? I don't think so. It's the Stormfront influence here.
"The decade-long war (with Russia) resulted in millions of Afghans fleeing their country, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians were killed in addition to the rebels in the war."
"Estimates of Afghan civilian deaths vary from 850,000 to 1,500,000.[23][24] 5–10 million Afghans fled to Pakistan and Iran, 1/3 of the prewar population of the country, and another 2 million were displaced within the country. In the 1980s, half of all refugees in the world were Afghan."
Soviet war in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fagan and Henry cheer that. Praise Russia for it. Declare Russia heroic for it. KILL THOSE DAMN NON-WHITE PEOPLE! Or at least run them out of the country! Send all African-Americans back to Africa and All Latinos to Mexico! If Putin were in charge that's what he'd do - and that is why the love you - though won't say so on THIS forum and rather talk all around it. But that is the core of their messages.
But they weren't white and Fagan's and Henry's messages are laced with extreme racist and racial/ethnic segregation. Thus, to them, it doesn't matter how many Afghanistanis Russia killed because they aren't white. In fact, they cheer Russians killing, interning and using non-whites for slave labor.
The reason they HATE the USA is because the USA is not racial segregated. That is what they mean when they say the USA is evil. The USA is not racially segregated and they see this as crimes against their white race.
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