http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/05/08/63-years-ago-it-was-victory-in-europe-day/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:02:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/05/08/63-years-ago-it-was-victory-in-europe-day/#comment-20248 mikestallard Thu, 08 May 2008 16:45:02 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1059#comment-20248 Thank you for your timely reminded of this awesome day. No, it was not inevitable. It was won by a tougher generation who really put themselves on the line for us, their progeny. If they had lost, the Far East would now be completely barbaric and very dangerous - miles and miles of Burma/Myanmar. Russia West of the Urals would now be a wasteland with huge German latifundia run by slave owning, arrogant men in uniform. Western Europe would be a terrible dictatorship run on racist lines and at permanent war with America by narrow minded bigots. We had good reason to fear the Germans. Ever since the Frederick William (18th century) period when the King liked nothing better than smoking and reviewing his giant grenadiers, Prussia/ Germany had been utterly militaristic. Hitler, of course, presented himself as the new Frederick the Great. It was in their history. Today, the Germans seem to have swung far too much the other way. Thank you for your timely reminded of this awesome day.
No, it was not inevitable. It was won by a tougher generation who really put themselves on the line for us, their progeny.
If they had lost, the Far East would now be completely barbaric and very dangerous - miles and miles of Burma/Myanmar. Russia West of the Urals would now be a wasteland with huge German latifundia run by slave owning, arrogant men in uniform. Western Europe would be a terrible dictatorship run on racist lines and at permanent war with America by narrow minded bigots.
We had good reason to fear the Germans. Ever since the Frederick William (18th century) period when the King liked nothing better than smoking and reviewing his giant grenadiers, Prussia/ Germany had been utterly militaristic. Hitler, of course, presented himself as the new Frederick the Great.
It was in their history.
Today, the Germans seem to have swung far too much the other way.

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