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Kev B
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1939
Germany prepares for invasion of Poland
At noon, despite threats of British and French intervention, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler signs an order to attack Poland, and German forces move to the frontier. That evening, Nazi S.S. troops wearing Polish uniforms staged a phony invasion of Germany, damaging several minor installations on the German side of the border. They also left behind a handful of dead German prisoners in Polish uniforms to serve as further evidence of the alleged Polish attack, which Nazi propagandists publicized as an unforgivable act of aggression.
At dawn the next morning, 58 German army divisions invaded Poland all across the 1,750-mile frontier. Hitler expected appeasement from Britain and France–the same nations that had given Czechoslovakia away to German conquest in 1938 with their signing of the Munich Pact. However, neither country would allow Hitler’s new violation of Europe’s borders, and Germany was presented with an ultimatum: Withdraw by September 3 or face war with the Western democracies.
At 11:15 a.m. on September 3, a few minutes after the expiration of the British ultimatum, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appeared on national radio to announce solemnly that Britain was at war with Germany. Australia, New Zealand, and India immediately followed suit. Later that afternoon, the French ultimatum expired, and at 5:00 p.m. France declared war on Germany. The European phase of World War II began.
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Exactly forty years ago today on August 31st 1975 I went here on a whim. Back then it was a pub / dance hall called the Bowling Green.
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I met this girl with dark hair and big eyes.
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Exactly three years later to the day, on August 31st 1978 our first daughter arrived.
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Before we knew it, we had four more children and six grand children.
This, my favorite one of the grand kids, is already 6 years old.
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The last 40 years, a lifetime really, seem to have passed in the blink of an eye, yet when I stop and look back, we've shared so much, good times and bad, (but mostly good).
My dad used to say 'Gather your rosebuds while you can'. Well, we certainly have a lot of rosebuds.
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Hi Tom, you sure it wasnt a snooker hall ! ?
looks like you ready to take steve davis on.
Great pic of the kids Tom, and well done on the 40 years.
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Congrats on the 40 years Tom and Mrs Red.
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Wonderful stuff Tom.
What a dashing young couple you must have made.
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Quote from: booder on August 31, 2015, 02:09:46 PM
Congrats on the 40 years Tom and Mrs Red.
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Jesus I've just seen my earlier post. Clearly copied more than I though lol. Why am I unable to modify it. Anybody ?
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Quote from: Kev B on August 31, 2015, 06:40:57 PM
Jesus I've just seen my earlier post. Clearly copied more than I though lol. Why am I unable to modify it. Anybody ?
Hi Kev,
I will modify it shortly.
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Quote from: booder on August 31, 2015, 02:09:46 PM
Congrats on the 40 years Tom and Mrs Red.
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Quote from: Kev B on August 31, 2015, 06:40:57 PM
Jesus I've just seen my earlier post. Clearly copied more than I though lol. Why am I unable to modify it. Anybody ?
I have amended it now Kev.
Posts can only be amended within x minutes of posting. I think.
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Quote from: tikay on August 31, 2015, 07:02:43 PM
Quote from: Kev B on August 31, 2015, 06:40:57 PM
Jesus I've just seen my earlier post. Clearly copied more than I though lol. Why am I unable to modify it. Anybody ?
I have amended it now Kev.
Posts can only be amended within x minutes of posting. I think.
TY Tony you're a gent.
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Beautiful photo's Tom. Mrs Red was and is a sweetie
Gorgeous kids pic too.
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1945
Japan formally surrendered.
After years of dreadful, inhumane atrocities, by all sides, & a wilful disregard for war protocols, it was necessary for the Governments to sign a piece of paper, to make it official. Like a signature would make a dot of difference to anything.
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1994
Roy Castle died.
He was enormously popular, & it was all terribly sad.
We remembered him like this.....
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And later, like this......
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Roy was a complete hero. He died young of lung cancer having never smoked a cigarette in his life. So unfair.
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