3fingersreid Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Japan then formally declared war on the German Empire on 23 August 1914 thereby entering the First World War as an ally of Britain, France and the Russian Empire to seize the German-held Caroline, Marshall, and Mariana Islands in the Pacific. my late uncle was a Chindit , he never really fully forgave or forgot what they done to POW’ s in WW2 when they were on the other side , but he always said hating was a waste of energy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 18 hours ago, RobNox said: Why? A lot of Japanese soldiers have died fighting for their country, it's not just to remember British soldiers, but young men and women of all nationalities who paid the ultimate sacrifice. ... Including Nazis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Was anyone at Haymarket today, I am curious when speakers were talking about men who died did they add sentiments for the German soldiers who killed them. I also would like to ask is there anywhere a War Memorial where the names of all the dead from both militaries are listed together. I am honestly unaware of one, and would be curious to know where it is. I am reprimanding myself for my too many comments on this thread, but I really am just c urious if we should have sympathy for the members of armies for whom their sole purpose was to remove from us the way of life we wanted. We in both World wars were defenders as opposed to being the aggressors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, bobsharp said: Was anyone at Haymarket today, I am curious when speakers were talking about men who died did they add sentiments for the German soldiers who killed them. I also would like to ask is there anywhere a War Memorial where the names of all the dead from both militaries are listed together. I am honestly unaware of one, and would be curious to know where it is. I am reprimanding myself for my too many comments on this thread, but I really am just c urious if we should have sympathy for the members of armies for whom their sole purpose was to remove from us the way of life we wanted. We in both World wars were defenders as opposed to being the aggressors. I think I am a day out withe Remembrance Service, it will be tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, bobsharp said: Was anyone at Haymarket today, I am curious when speakers were talking about men who died did they add sentiments for the German soldiers who killed them. I also would like to ask is there anywhere a War Memorial where the names of all the dead from both militaries are listed together. I am honestly unaware of one, and would be curious to know where it is. I am reprimanding myself for my too many comments on this thread, but I really am just c urious if we should have sympathy for the members of armies for whom their sole purpose was to remove from us the way of life we wanted. We in both World wars were defenders as opposed to being the aggressors. Bob, from Hearts TV... https://heartstv.heartsfc.co.uk/tv/video/vod/2377 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, been here before said: Bob, from Hearts TV... https://heartstv.heartsfc.co.uk/tv/video/vod/2377 Appreciate that, I thought as happens I had started revving the engine before I got things in gear. Difficult to make your point when you have problems remembering what day it is.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 3 hours ago, bobsharp said: Was anyone at Haymarket today, I am curious when speakers were talking about men who died did they add sentiments for the German soldiers who killed them. I also would like to ask is there anywhere a War Memorial where the names of all the dead from both militaries are listed together. I am honestly unaware of one, and would be curious to know where it is. I am reprimanding myself for my too many comments on this thread, but I really am just c urious if we should have sympathy for the members of armies for whom their sole purpose was to remove from us the way of life we wanted. We in both World wars were defenders as opposed to being the aggressors. not sure about this at all Bob. ..a heavy price was paid, for defending Belgium and Poland respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Remembrance should be a personal thing. Choose to do it or not to and remember who you want to or don't want to. The policing of it and the glorification of Britain has made it a bit of a sickly affair at times. Today, I went to my local towns remembrance and didn't enjoy the feel of it when it started so headed back to my village and observed the silence alone at our war memorial as that's what made me feel more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 09/11/2019 at 23:14, Old Hearts said: "For your tomorrow, we gave our today"..... Reading some of the rubbish on this thread, I think they must wonder why they did. So you're saying they wasted their time? That's pretty disrespectful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 18 hours ago, XB52 said: Totally wrong. Remembrance Sunday is to remember the dead no matter what country they were from. That's today. Yesterday was for our own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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