I'm so stunned.
 

So this morning before work I was having a cigerette with my pa and Yesterday channel was on so it was stories on WW2 and this and that and we was talking about it..
I then found out that Rudolf Hess (German Nazi who travelled to England to declare peace between England and Germany and got inprisoned a life sentence) was guarded by my uncle.
I'm so facinated now!

It's crazy how some of us know so little about our family tree and what they did!

P.S. R.I.P to my uncle - I'm sure you was an amazing person and an amazing soldier. :love:

Re: I'm so stunned.
 

Surprisingly enough, the war wasn't between England and Germany. There were soldiers from Scotland, Ireland and Wales in the British Army who fought and died for their country.

Also, Hess didn't bail out over England. It was actually Scotland.

Interesting story, but please get your facts right. My grandad also fought in the war, and he wasn't English! Scottish, actually.

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And also from various countries of the British Commonwealth.

:salut:

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Also America turned up at the end, probably to make the tea and have a tidy up.

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Dont forget the Russians :)

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Yes, he did fly over to scotland to make peace.

Like I said, I know very little and I found out this morning. It just stunned me, that's all.

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Via my two aunts I found out my great great granfather use to own about a lots of property in and around Chatham in Kent. Had disagreemetns with the rest of his family and so gave away or just left old houses and alike to who ever lived there at the time. So instead of being filthy rich Im just an ordenary person. I think I like being of normal standard rather than having a silver spoon stuck up my ****.

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They perfected the art of dying for their country alright.

Thank god us brits didn't have to do so much, there'd have been no one left.

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Point being made is

Britain = England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

England != Britain

Trust the Jockanese to get their kilts in a twist :p

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I think theres a clue in the title of the war.