Probably the most important anniversary in History

[Biffo The Bear]

Even though you are a pagan infidel, I expect that you still give and receive Christmas presents.

Obviously… never need persuasion to accept pressies.

 

[Az*]

Just been reading a book called panzer ace, tiger comms set who fought in the months after D-Day. He talks in detail about what it was like when HMS Warspite was shelling them, talks of tiger and panther tanks being literally flipped upside down, they couldn’t even hear the shells until they were landing around them, I’m fking glad I wasn’t around then

Edit :

That was meant to say a tiger commander.

 

[c032745y]

Ok…. I will accommodate you with a nibble.
No. Christ was / is a fictional being. D-Day actually happened.


An odd hypothesis.
They were fighting tyranny. A nation murdering millions, starving and torturing many more.
What do you feel would make them classed as bigoted in fighting that today?

Many academics, including committed atheists, argue that a Christ figure existed...

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Many academics, including committed atheists, argue that a Christ figure existed...

There are very long odds however on his date of birth being 25th December, given that date has shifted several times in Christian history and custom, is taken from a calendar that was only set up in the Middle Ages and just happens to coincide with the date of the Winter Solstice that was already established as a big feast day and would have been stiff competition otherwise

 

[Burns]

There are very long odds however on his date of birth being 25th December, given that date has shifted several times in Christian history and custom, is taken from a calendar that was only set up in the Middle Ages and just happens to coincide with the date of the Winter Solstice that was already established as a big feast day and would have been stiff competition otherwise

The year he was born is also debatable

It's almost like it was all just made up

 

[c032745y]

There are very long odds however on his date of birth being 25th December, given that date has shifted several times in Christian history and custom, is taken from a calendar that was only set up in the Middle Ages and just happens to coincide with the date of the Winter Solstice that was already established as a big feast day and would have been stiff competition otherwise

And winter would be long, dark & dismal without that...

...back on track. The men (& women!!!) who fought for freedom deserve our gratitude. I would also say a word for the cruelly misnomered "D-Day Dodgers" still fighting in the Far East & elsewhere, including my dad!!!

 

[Geras]

Just been reading a book called panzer ace, tiger comms set who fought in the months after D-Day. He talks in detail about what it was like when HMS Warspite was shelling them, talks of tiger and panther tanks being literally flipped upside down, they couldn’t even hear the shells until they were landing around them, I’m fking glad I wasn’t around then

Edit :

That was meant to say a tiger commander.

15" Naval guns will do that even from a potential 20km, shells approaching 2000lb, so will carpet bombing . My dad was less than a mile off the German armoured formations around Tilley sur Suelles. He said the ground literally bounced under him . The fire power laid down on the Gerrys was immense . All part of the " steel not flesh " approach.
The amount of armour in Normandy was greater than that at Kursk in a fraction of the space , some but not much of it escaped.