Spennymackem1981
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really looking forward to this one like
Dunkirk
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Billy Batts
Striker
Me too. Me grandad was at Dunkirk. Rip.
Deleted User 11453
Striker
A fuckup by all accounts but if it makes a good film then fair enough.
Is the fall of Singapore blockbuster in the pipeline?
Is the fall of Singapore blockbuster in the pipeline?
Ramshanker
Winger
Oh so you can spell?
Spennymackem1981
Winger
what do you mean mate?
Deleted User 11453
Striker
A military defeat.
We celebrate it because the Royal Navy and civilians rescued British and French troops but we lost loads of heavy equipment.
skullmeister
Striker
By Hitler it was.
He personally intervened and stopped his panzers outside Dunkirk without giving a reason.
There has been much conjecture since why he made this decision.
Yankee Mackem
Striker
I worked with some of the lads who were on those beaches. Few of them still about. Some of the stories they told were horrific. Must have taken a lot to get back on a ship again to go back out later in the war.
Deleted User 11453
Striker
Yes mate I have read that before.
But for the BEF to be surrounded in the first place was a fuck up
RokerLegend
Striker
Bit harsh that Stevie lad. The British Army lived to fight another day and it could have been much much worse.
Really looking forward to seeing this like.
Yankee Mackem
Striker
Been going over some of the old maps. Not sure it was that simple. So much of the ground was flooded, so many roads blocked, and there were so many rivers and canals I'm not convinced a continued offense was as feasible as some historians have made out.
Deleted User 11453
Striker
There were troops left behind who had to be a rear guard.
I'm not knocking the troops in any way, just the leadership and strategists.
We celebrate an escape.
Spennymackem1981
Winger
thought u ment they had fucked the film up, to be honest id say Dunkirk was a success saved 300,000 of our troops alot of whom were part of D-Day invasions, the BEF was a disaster waiting to happen
Deleted User 11453
Striker
It's just a weird national phenomena that we celebrate what in essence was a defeat and a lucky escape. I'll leave it at that as people crave entertainment nowadays.
skullmeister
Striker
Amazing bravery from those that took their ships over to help save so many of our soldiers. I get goosebumps when I watch that trailer.
RokerLegend
Striker
I wouldn't say we celebrate it like. As you say it was a defeat and a major retreat but there were amazing acts of bravery/heroism during the evacuation and surely that is worth remembering including the poor soldiers who were left behind.
mickb2112
Striker
It was an incredible escape. It meant we could get away and regroup. maybe if we hadn`t evacuated then we wouldn`t have been able to fight back like we did later in the war. The French view Dunkirk slightly differently to us though and saw it as us abandoning them to their fate.
Dave Herbal
Striker
My granda shot a spitfire down at Dunkirk. He said you didn't have time to identify the plane so anything that came near you opened up on. I can't imagine the terror of being there so I think he's pretty justified.
CheersMarra84
Striker
My Great Uncle was there and survived Dunkirk, he was later shot in 1942 when he was 20. He was on a Red Cross ship and the Germans sank it, and because he was in the water for so long it weakened his heart. He ended up dying from complications of his heart in 1952. My grandad used to tell me about his Brother's experiences and how he seen his mates blown up off mines etc.
The stuff that the young men of that generation endure was horrendous.
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