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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix
Posted by: Peter Chadburn
Date/Time: 18/02/19 16:49:00

A friend's Father was from the part of Poland that was recognised by the Germans as part of Germany and so got conscripted into the German army. He was eventually captured and ended up in Britain and when he and his colleagues were interrogated by the Free Polish they were described to the British as hating the Germans more than we do. He and other all ended up in the British Army. At the end of the war they knew they could never go home as being in the German army meant certain death. So when the Polish resettlement act came in and they became British he and his best friend decided that as they are now English Gentlemen they will never speak Polish again. He kept up some contact with family but had to be very careful. He also married an Irish Lady and had 2 children. Not a Pilot but ended up involved in Bomb Disposal. But my memories of Ealing involve the Polish Landladies of the big houses that us newcomers rented rooms in.

I saw the film last night and enjoyed it. Their contribution must always be remembered. I once visited the War memorial with a Polish friend and she was quite illuminating with the History.


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Hurricane on Netflix08/02/19 08:40:00 Andy Jones
   Re:Hurricane on Netflix12/02/19 11:55:00 Paul Corcoran
   Re:Hurricane on Netflix13/02/19 06:54:00 Graham Weeks
      Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix13/02/19 16:44:00 Jim McCauley
         Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix14/02/19 14:26:00 Tricia Arbuthnot
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix14/02/19 18:20:00 Graham Weeks
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix16/02/19 13:54:00 Andy Jones
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix16/02/19 14:50:00 Graham Weeks
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix18/02/19 16:49:00 Peter Chadburn
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix18/02/19 16:59:00 Graham Weeks
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix20/02/19 09:40:00 Paul Corcoran
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hurricane on Netflix20/02/19 12:19:00 Peter Chadburn

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