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Subject: Opinions wanted
From: (Ryan M.) Date: 1/8/04 3:19 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: P.S. Art, I know your probably going to attack me as some kind of Nazi apologetic *******, but I understand why you feel the way you do and I will respect you all the same Nope. No attack. Have a nice day. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:47:14 -0000, "Simon Robbins"
wrote: First off, the neutrality of the country should be questioned diplomatically and openly if it is knowingly supplying war equipment to a hostile government on either side. Neutral status does not preclude the trade with the belligerents. Neutral country can freely choose with whom it is going to trade. Drax remove NOSPAM for reply |
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On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 00:18:13 -0000, "Keith Willshaw"
wrote: No but Holland was and that didnt prevent Rotterdam being bombed by the Luftwaffe By the time Rotterdam was bombed, Netherlands was no more a neutral country. The German invasion (without declaration of war) was already taking place. Drax remove NOSPAM for reply |
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"Drazen Kramaric" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 00:18:13 -0000, "Keith Willshaw" wrote: No but Holland was and that didnt prevent Rotterdam being bombed by the Luftwaffe By the time Rotterdam was bombed, Netherlands was no more a neutral country. The German invasion (without declaration of war) was already taking place. Which was rather my point Keith |
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Uzytkownik "Ryan M." napisal w wiadomosci
m... The Germans made efforts to avoid bombing Warsaw and Rotterdam from the historical documents I have read. I don't know what kind of historical documents you cite, but they are not true - at least in Warsaw case. WWII began 1. September 1939 at 4:45 am Warsaw time. Polish cities (including Warsaw) were bombed from the first day with He-111 and later (as the front moved) Ju-87. First German troops achieved Warsaw neigbarhood on 8. September, so between 1. and 8. September Warsaw WAS NOT defended, because WAS NOT directly attacked. Maybe I should read your statement 'IF Poland would have been surrended on 1. September till 5:00 am THEN Warsaw were not bombed'. Sorry, I could not share your point. Rotterdam for example, was being used as a defensive position by the allies and there was actual house to house combat taking place in the city. In 1939 Warsaw was not defended house to house. The city suffered damages and surrended on 28. September. Wounds were deep but Warsaw was still alive. House to house combat took place in 1943 (19. April-8. May; Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), in 1944 (1. August-2. October; Warsaw Uprising) and 1945 (17. January; liberation of Warsaw). German aerial attacks were limited to dive bombing (in other case they could hit their own troops). After that Warsaw was 80% destroyed. [snip...] Warsaw and Rotterdam were both cities that were bombed because of the fact that the defending troops had bunkered themselves down in the city itself. About Warsaw - see above. [snip...] Sincerely, Ryan Muntener I hate to tell you that you are not alone. Many 'historicians' claimed recently that Poland (and Holland in this case) were guilty by themselves that were attacked. Strange thinking, indeed... If Germans were worried about destroying Warsaw (Rotterdam, London etc.) THEY COULD SIMPLY NOT TO INVADE POLAND!! NO regards, EOT JasiekS [Jan Skowronski] Warsaw, Poland |
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Hello Jan,
I'm sorry you were so offended by my statements. I only briefly mentioned Warsaw as I did not have any good information at hand to further clarify on it. And for this reason I should not have said that there was house to house fighting in Warsaw, my mistake. I stuck mostly with mentioning the conditions with the bombing of Rotterdam instead. However, I understand that there are many sources that exist which blatently contradict themselves on topics such as these. I would still like to quote three sources I found with a quick search off the internet.(no books as I am not at home to cite them) 1. http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/tgmwc...08-77-06.shtml From the Nuremberg Trials...see link for more citation info: Q. "You never saw any such reactions on their part on these bombings [Warsaw, Rotterdam, and Coventry], I take it?" A. "I only know that Warsaw was a fortress which was held by the Polish Army in very great strength, provided with excellent pieces of artillery, that the forts were manned, and that two or three times Adolf Hitler announced that the city should be evacuated by civilians. That was refused. Only the foreign embassies were evacuated, while an officer with a flag of truce entered. The Polish Army was in the city defending it stubbornly in a very dense circle of forts. The outer forts were very strongly manned and, from the inner town, heavy artillery was firing towards the outskirts. The fortress of Warsaw was therefore attacked, also by the Luftwaffe, but only after Hitler's ultimatum had been rejected." 2. http://www.fpp.co.uk/History/Churchi...s_replies.html Visit this link and scroll down to the area shaded in grey which discusses the Luftwaffe attacks on Warsaw as well. 3. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/es...mbing/AP27.htm Citations used for the writing of this WEB page on also found at the link above: "World War II began on September 1, 1939, in Poland when the German Luftwaffe began to bomb military targets. When Warsaw continued to fight, German leader Adolf Hitler approved the dropping of five tons of bombs on the city, hastening Poland�s surrender. As German tanks rolled through the rest of continental Europe, Hitler used the example of the bombing of Warsaw to encourage submission. But with minor exceptions, there were no more bombings of civilian targets on either side. Hitler even released War Directive #2 that forbade bombing attacks on France or England except as reprisals." You wrote: I hate to tell you that you are not alone. Many 'historicians' claimed recently that Poland (and Holland in this case) were guilty by themselves that were attacked. Strange thinking, indeed... If Germans were worried about destroying Warsaw (Rotterdam, London etc.) THEY COULD SIMPLY NOT TO INVADE POLAND!! I never said I believe the Polish were guilty themselves of being attacked and could not agree with you more that if Hitler had not invaded Poland the bombing of Warsaw would not have happened. However I was not and am not trying to debate if Germany should have or should not have invaded Poland. The point of this respons is not to start an argument about this topic, simply to let everyone know that I have read sources that contradict what was stated by Keith in the prior post regarding Rotterdam. We could all continue argueing by stating all the sources which back up our opinion, but this is not my intention by any means. History is the interpretation of the past and therefore will always be dependant on how "we" as individuals interpret it. Finally, You wrote: NO regards, EOT JasiekS [Jan Skowronski] Warsaw, Poland I'm not sure why you would write "NO regards" but I will end my response... WITH regards, Ryan Muntener Vancouver, Canada "JasiekS" wrote in message ... Uzytkownik "Ryan M." napisal w wiadomosci m... The Germans made efforts to avoid bombing Warsaw and Rotterdam from the historical documents I have read. I don't know what kind of historical documents you cite, but they are not true - at least in Warsaw case. WWII began 1. September 1939 at 4:45 am Warsaw time. Polish cities (including Warsaw) were bombed from the first day with He-111 and later (as the front moved) Ju-87. First German troops achieved Warsaw neigbarhood on 8. September, so between 1. and 8. September Warsaw WAS NOT defended, because WAS NOT directly attacked. Maybe I should read your statement 'IF Poland would have been surrended on 1. September till 5:00 am THEN Warsaw were not bombed'. Sorry, I could not share your point. Rotterdam for example, was being used as a defensive position by the allies and there was actual house to house combat taking place in the city. In 1939 Warsaw was not defended house to house. The city suffered damages and surrended on 28. September. Wounds were deep but Warsaw was still alive. House to house combat took place in 1943 (19. April-8. May; Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), in 1944 (1. August-2. October; Warsaw Uprising) and 1945 (17. January; liberation of Warsaw). German aerial attacks were limited to dive bombing (in other case they could hit their own troops). After that Warsaw was 80% destroyed. [snip...] Warsaw and Rotterdam were both cities that were bombed because of the fact that the defending troops had bunkered themselves down in the city itself. About Warsaw - see above. [snip...] Sincerely, Ryan Muntener I hate to tell you that you are not alone. Many 'historicians' claimed recently that Poland (and Holland in this case) were guilty by themselves that were attacked. Strange thinking, indeed... If Germans were worried about destroying Warsaw (Rotterdam, London etc.) THEY COULD SIMPLY NOT TO INVADE POLAND!! NO regards, EOT JasiekS [Jan Skowronski] Warsaw, Poland |
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Ryan M. wrote in message ...
I'm sorry you were so offended by my statements. I only briefly mentioned Warsaw as I did not have any good information at hand to further clarify on it. And for this reason I should not have said that there was house to house fighting in Warsaw, my mistake. I stuck mostly with mentioning the conditions with the bombing of Rotterdam instead. However, I understand that there are many sources that exist which blatently contradict themselves on topics such as these. I would still like to quote three sources I found with a quick search off the internet.(no books as I am not at home to cite them) 1. http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/tgmwc...08-77-06.shtml From the Nuremberg Trials...see link for more citation info: Q. "You never saw any such reactions on their part on these bombings [Warsaw, Rotterdam, and Coventry], I take it?" A. "I only know that Warsaw was a fortress which was held by the Polish Army in very great strength, provided with excellent pieces of artillery, that the forts were manned, and that two or three times Adolf Hitler announced that the city should be evacuated by civilians. That was refused. Only the foreign embassies were evacuated, while an officer with a flag of truce entered. The Polish Army was in the city defending it stubbornly in a very dense circle of forts. The outer forts were very strongly manned and, from the inner town, heavy artillery was firing towards the outskirts. The fortress of Warsaw was therefore attacked, also by the Luftwaffe, but only after Hitler's ultimatum had been rejected." How about this, a German General at the war crimes hearings says he thought the air operations against Warsaw were military only. 13 September 1939, the Luftwaffe bombing of north Warsaw, operation Wasserkante, 50 50 incendiary/high explosive mix, targets may have included the ghetto. This raid had been intended for 1 September as part of the initial strikes but delayed to the second half of the day, then the second day. It was put back on the agenda by the Luftwaffe as a reprisal for claimed Polish crimes. On 11 September Hitler demanded Warsaw be bombed on the 12th, a days delay was subsequently granted. About 183 bomber sorties, there is evidence the middle ranking officers changed some of the targets from those chosen by the Generals to more military ones. Then for the siege of Warsaw, Low cloud restricted operations on 23 September as the air attacks began. 25 September 1939, Luftwaffe attack on Warsaw although the official targets were meant to be military, the attack method included Ju52s with men literally shovelling incendiaries out of the door. Some 40,000 Polish deaths in Warsaw with 10% of buildings destroyed and 40% heavily damaged due to air strikes. Note this second strike was so inaccurate some incendiaries fell amongst the German troops whose commander asked for the bombing to stop, Hitler ordered them to carry on. The smoke from the fires was also hampering the artillery. Some 1,150 bomber sorties dropping 560 tonnes of high explosive and 72 tonnes of incendiaries on this day. Warsaw surrendered on 27 September. 2. http://www.fpp.co.uk/History/Churchi...s_replies.html Visit this link and scroll down to the area shaded in grey which discusses the Luftwaffe attacks on Warsaw as well. This is David Irving's web site, and a court has found him to be a very unreliable historian, quoting him is a good way of giving yourself zero credibility. 3. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/es...mbing/AP27.htm Citations used for the writing of this WEB page on also found at the link above: "World War II began on September 1, 1939, in Poland when the German Luftwaffe began to bomb military targets. When Warsaw continued to fight, German leader Adolf Hitler approved the dropping of five tons of bombs on the city, hastening Poland�s surrender. As German tanks rolled through the rest of continental Europe, Hitler used the example of the bombing of Warsaw to encourage submission. But with minor exceptions, there were no more bombings of civilian targets on either side. Hitler even released War Directive #2 that forbade bombing attacks on France or England except as reprisals." Yes on the internet you can generally find a piece of text that is wrong but suits the purpose. For example the article goes on to describe the German radio navigation aids as radar guidance systems. It also repeats the lone German bomber over London on 24/25 August 1940 myth, "After dark on the 24th the attacks were stepped up, and some 170 German aircraft ranged over England from the borderland to Kent. Largely due to bad navigation bombers directed to Rochester and the Thameshaven oil-tanks dropped their loads on the City of London. For the first time since the Gothas of 1918, Central London was damaged in an air raid. Fires burned at London Wall, and boroughs like Islington, Tottenham, Finsbury, Millwall, Stepney, East Ham, Leyton, Coulsdon and Bethnel Green all received their share." The Narrow Margin, Wood and Dempster. The Peoples War by Angus Calder, notes "considerable fires". Lot of damage by one bomber. Flying well over 1,000 sorties over several days of strikes to drop 5 tons of bombs makes the Luftwaffe the most inefficient military air force around. Just think what the army would make of that level of support as it tried to attack the city. The point of this respons is not to start an argument about this topic, simply to let everyone know that I have read sources that contradict what was stated by Keith in the prior post regarding Rotterdam. We could all continue argueing by stating all the sources which back up our opinion, but this is not my intention by any means. History is the interpretation of the past and therefore will always be dependant on how "we" as individuals interpret it. Changing 600 tonnes of bombs to 5 tons is not reinterpretation. Using David Irving as a source indicates a preference for fiction. See Lying about Hitler (or Telling lies for Hitler) by Richard Evans, who was a historian for the defence when David Irving sued for libel and lost very badly. Geoffrey Sinclair Remove the nb for email. |
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I have to add only that Warsaw was not the only Polish city bombed.
First city bombed was Wielun, totally undefended small city, and first target was hospital with huge painted red cross on it. Great paactising target for Luftwaffe pilots. I happened in early morning of 1939. |
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Subject: Opinions wanted
From: "Geoffrey Sinclair" Date: 1/16/04 11:03 PM Pacific stop, Hitler ordered them to carry on. The smoke from the fires was also hampering the artillery. Some 1,150 bomber sorties dropping 560 tonnes of high explosive and 72 tonnes of incendiaries on this day. Warsaw surrendered on 27 September. Proof bombing works. And if Germany had long range heavy bombers and fighters they may have well bombed England into sueing for peace. We should all be greatful for Germany's short sightedness, Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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