Dresden - February 1945!!

[Paddy]

At least the Germans rebuilt their towns properly



unlike the Brits.

[darmstadt]

They did their trial run here:

Darmstadt's old city centre was largely destroyed in a British bombing raid on Darmstadt on September 11, 1944 (Darmstadt had first been raided on July 30, 1940, one of 35 attacks to come). This attack on Darmstadt was an early use of the firestorm technique - subsequently used on the city of Dresden in February 1945 - where a number of incendiary bombs are dropped around the city before explosive blast bombs are dropped to begin a self-sustaining combustion process where the winds generated by the fire are sufficient to ensure it continues to burn. Darmstadt was selected as the secondary target for the raid, but promoted to primary target after cloud over the primary would have obscured reconnaissance view of the after-effects. During this worst attack an estimated 11,000-12,500 inhabitants died, and 66,000-70,000 were rendered homeless. Over three quarters of Darmstadt's inner city area was destroyed in the raid, leading to a relatively architecturally plain style of post-war rebuilding, although a number of older buildings were rebuilt in their original styles.

Still rather a sore point as well. The story goes that a bomber went down with the crew still alive who were 'caught' by the townspeople and hung from a lamppost.

[darmstadt]

At least the Germans rebuilt their towns properly

Not all of it is as nice:

[blacjac]

Your post consisted of an unsubstantiated quote and a smiley.

Erm no, my post consisted of 2 unsubstantiated quotes and a smiley, the second quote is the one you seem to be ignoring in the blinkered assumption that you were the only person who knew the first quote was bollocks......

[shaunbhoy]

Granted, that’s not what the bowler hats are celebrating, but if they’re not bothering people then leave them be. If they are bothering people then reroute the march, it’s not hard really.

Well that is the krux of the matter isn't it? Their point-blank refusal to reroute their march away from Nationalist areas, where they have had their inflammatory excesses indulged for far too long.
Personally speaking it does not bother me as they seldom reroute themselves through South Devon.
However, if I lived on their route, I expect I would be as happy as the average resident of Hastings might be if hordes of smelly Normans trudged through their estate every year celebrating the Battle of Hastings.
Of course in civilised countries, no such blatant divisive provocation is allowed. Only uncivilised backwaters like Ulster and, tragically, the West of Scotland.

[Bunk]

Oddly enough, we have amongst the assembled congregation, one Billy Pilgrim.

Presumably he drops in & out as his travels through time allow.

So it goes

[PRC1964]

They did their trial run here:



Still rather a sore point as well. The story goes that a bomber went down with the crew still alive who were 'caught' by the townspeople and hung from a lamppost.

The dry run to that was done here:

At about 16:30 on Monday, 26 April 1937, warplanes of the German Condor Legion, commanded by Colonel Wolfram von Richthofen, bombed Guernica for about two hours. Germany, at this time led by Hitler, had lent material support to the Nationalists and were using the war as an opportunity to test out new weapons and tactics. Later, intense aerial bombardment became a crucial preliminary step in the Blitzkrieg tactic.

[eliquant]

Serves them right for trying to take over the world.

[SupremeSpod]

Erm no, my post consisted of 2 unsubstantiated quotes and a smiley, the second quote is the one you seem to be ignoring in the blinkered assumption that you were the only person who knew the first quote was bollocks......

If that is the impression I gave then please accept my apology.

[SupremeSpod]

Well that is the krux of the matter isn't it? Their point-blank refusal to reroute their march away from Nationalist areas, where they have had their inflammatory excesses indulged for far too long.
Personally speaking it does not bother me as they seldom reroute themselves through South Devon.
However, if I lived on their route, I expect I would be as happy as the average resident of Hastings might be if hordes of smelly Normans trudged through their estate every year celebrating the Battle of Hastings.
Of course in civilised countries, no such blatant divisive provocation is allowed. Only uncivilised backwaters like Ulster and, tragically, the West of Scotland.

No sir, the krux of the matter is that Glasgow has "nationalist areas" in the first place.

Personally I'd bomb the f**king lot of 'em and start again.