Mandrake wrote
Russia was never actually against England, France etc in WW2, they only signed a non agression pact with Germany. That is, of course, until Germany invaded the USSR.
I remember, as a child listening to the news.
I remember that England declared war on Germany in 1939 as England had promised Poland they would step in, if Germany attacked.
I remember the day Germany attacked Poland.
I remember when England declared war against Germany.
Poland took a beating, England wasn't prepared for what was to follow.
Hitler had built roads all over Germany.
Polish people fled to Russia with the Germans right behind them if not in front. Many Polish people were killed. Families wiped out.
As soon as the Polish people reached Russia, Germany was not far behind and Russia joined in, squeezing the Polish people.
Russia was an ally of the Germans for a couple of years.
Italy also did the same thing when it saw that the Germans seemed to be winning the battle.
France capitulated, and Sir Winston Churchill cried.
Once the Americans joined in the battle, of course they won the battle, just watch any movies that Warner, MGM or 20th Century as well as all the others put out, they won the war. We knew different in Canada.
Once the tables started to turn so did Russia, Italy, and all the other countries that were afraid of getting wiped out, by Germany.
They wanted to be on the winning side.
The Americans were mostly in Africa, chasing Gen. Rommell.
That was good, as he was a sneaky one, I think they called him the Desert Rat. He buried weapons and fuel in the sand dunes.
But in Europe and in England, they were bombed and bombed.
The blitz, or the "Battle of Britain" was notorious.
That is something I will never forget.
Only England could have survived such devastation and bombing.
They practically withstood it alone, with help from the Commonwealth.
-Lorraine
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