Remembrance ...

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That is a beautiful picture. Says more than words really.

Bad British planning, they say now.

Just like Galipoli, 30 yrs prior.

The Pommy Military have a lot to answer for during the last century.

Thinking of the surrender of Singapore too......

Prat!!!

If you're not Canadian, you may not know the significance of Dieppe.  The Dieppe raid occurred on Aug 19 1942.  About 6000 troops, mostly Canadian under British command.  It was considered a trial run for D-day.  It was a total failure.  1000 dead, many more wounded and taken prisoner.  Bad British planning, they say now.

Mountbatten was the idiot that ordered the strike in defiance of the real army leaders, if what I've read over the years is true. He wanted to prove himself to be a 'real' military expert and thought Dieppe would make him look good, in spite of the real brains in our military saying it would be a catastrophe. 'Dickie' got his way (probably because he was royalty ) and the disaster unfurled before everyones' eyes. I remember him on The World at War (a series in the UK some years back) babbling about how it was a good raid and how 'we learned a lot of useful information'. Uh-huh!

"The World at War" was a brilliant documentary series. I've never come across a record of war as exceptional as this one. I wish I could find the series here in Thailand...not a likely DVD set to be found in Patong.

Mountbatten was the idiot that ordered the strike in defiance of the real army leaders, if what I've read over the years is true. He wanted to prove himself to be a 'real' military expert and thought Dieppe would make him look good, in spite of the real brains in our military saying it would be a catastrophe. 'Dickie' got his way (probably because he was royalty ) and the disaster unfurled before everyones' eyes. I remember him on The World at War (a series in the UK some years back) babbling about how it was a good raid and how 'we learned a lot of useful information'. Uh-huh!

"The World at War" was a brilliant documentary series. I've never come across a record of war as exceptional as this one. I wish I could find the series here in Thailand...not a likely DVD set to be found in Patong.

I have most of it from the internet and it IS available in the UK on DVD (my brother has a legit copy. Either you look for it on the web or ask me nicely.

Hey guys....thanks for the offer...not sure I could afford legit copies at the moment. I'll have a look on the bit torrent sites, or when I get home. But once again, thank you for your kindness.

Bad British planning, they say now.

Just like Galipoli, 30 yrs prior.

The Pommy Military have a lot to answer for during the last century.

Thinking of the surrender of Singapore too......

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Prat!!!

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Dear Jack / Dave

It's a shame that you had to resort to infantile name calling when you didn't agree with my post, particularly in this thread!

I mentioned 2 major cockups by the M.O.D. There are many more.

Am I correct in saying that Galipoli and Singapore were historical British military disasters.

Yes or No?

Bad British planning, they say now.

Just like Galipoli, 30 yrs prior.

The Pommy Military have a lot to answer for during the last century.

Thinking of the surrender of Singapore too......

Prat!!!

Dear Jack / Dave

It's a shame that you had to resort to infantile name calling when you didn't agree with my post, particularly in this thread!

I mentioned 2 major cockups by the M.O.D. There are many more.

Am I correct in saying that Galipoli and Singapore were historical British military disasters.

Yes or No?

With your worthless post, I think I gave the most appropriate response. They've got f all to answer for mate. As Chon says, who stood up to the Nazis??

Dear Jack / Dave

It's a shame that you had to resort to infantile name calling when you didn't agree with my post, particularly in this thread!

I mentioned 2 major cockups by the M.O.D. There are many more.

Am I correct in saying that Galipoli and Singapore were historical British military disasters.

Yes or No?

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Singapore, yes. Gallipoli, no. Contrary to the impression given by films and other so-called information sources, we killed far more of their forces than they did of ours and tied down a lot of their personnel. That it failed in its initial objective hardly makes it a disaster.