yep, we should never forget the sacrifices that were made by the global community who fought against fascismHe's a tankie. Always has been
Friend of mines dad was from Eastern Poland.
When the Russians invaded he was sent to a Soviet forced Labour camp in Siberia. Lots of his colleagues and friends died of starvation
After the Germans invaded Russia Britain persuaded Stalin to allow Polish forced labourers to join the Anders Army - the Free Polish - they were the forth largest allied army in Europe
He travelled from Siberia to Tehran, often on foot, to join up with British forces
He came to the UK where he trained as a Paratroop. He was one of the Free Polish who landed at Arnhem. Only died 2 years ago aged over 100.
I realise that this isn't massively relevant, but I think that these stories need remembering
i've recently finished reading a book (dont ask me what it was called), detailing the non-British/Commonwealth airmen who flew for the RAF during the war (so the Free French, Belgians, Norwegians, Czechs, Poles, etc) - and all the political shenanigans that went on during the period. So a series of highs and lows that you would have thought would have ended on a high at the end of the war - then you read about the Czechs and Poles who either returned home voluntarily or were forced/coerced by us/Soviets to return - only to disappear into prison camps