geed wrote in Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:26 pm:On the 5th of june 2019 a group of C-47 planes will take on a flight from mainland UK over the channel towards the original drop zones over France. They will release parajumpers in original equipment as a tribute to all heroes who fought against the Germans.
We will do the same on saturday the 8th of june!
I was born, as the Lord intended, in Germany. And I am deeply offended by this statement. Particularly the words "[...] heroes who fought against the Germans."
This does sound like someone fought to save the world from the big menace Germans[1]. Looking back, the so called aggressor, the Germans, just did what any regular community would have done if they were treated like they were after WWI. WWI's outcome was devastating for German people. And, just to remind you, WWI was _not_ started by the Germans. Quite the opposite. To quote wikipeter: "[...] the Triple Alliance of
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (the Triple Alliance was primarily
defensive in nature, [...])".[2]
After WWI the Germans recovered fast, even though of the repressions they've had to suffer. Too fast, it seems, to certain individuals. And so the tracks were set to press the Germans into another, even more devastating, war, WWII[3].
To conclude this, your so called heroes just served a cause to fight the compulsion to freedom of an oppressed nation. Even worse, they fought in favor for the real menace. A menace that will come upon us all, soon. Pwnd.
[1] Yes, I mean "Germans" and not "Germany".
[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I[3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zHIQm5NIS4Have fun at your memorial event!