D-Day , 75th anniversary.

[Viktoria]

Well tomorrow it is 75 years since one of the most important events in our
history took place.
BBC 1 have coverage at 9-15 am to 1 pm.
I do not have clear memories from the time as I would be 7 and still evacuated and I do not remember a radio .
There was a Saturday newspaper which I could read but nothing comes to mind.
What a stupendous feat , and it never fails to astonish me how we could do it only 26 years after WW1ended,  and after years of unemployment and real want and deprivation in the depression.
My daughter and son in law are in France,they go every year at this time.
At Aromanches today.
It will be something to be remembering actually there.
Viktoria

Duplicate threads merged , header edited.

[CarolA3]

Hi Viktoria

I wasn't around at the time, but I think we're commemorating D-Day 1944 this week aren't we?  The Dunkirk evacuation happened in 1940.

Carol

[Viktoria]

Today is the 75th anniversary of the landing of Allied troops on the beaches to push the Germans right back and start the regaining of all the ground the Germans took ,right to the coast when we had to retreat in 1940 and our lads 
were stranded on the beaches and dunes between the Germans and the sea and every little boat that could went to bring as many as possible back to England but the losses were tremendous.
It seems a pity that the programme is on so early,perhaps the time of the landings was early but those who remember it may see part of it as it is on until1pm.
Not many left now,and they must be 85 years old,twenty in 1944.
For many who are left and very old we may not get the chance to say  “Thankyou “again.

At the Tourist Info Office at Dunkirk we asked,some years ago for a street map to find the Dunkirk memorial or could the member of staff( a young girl) direct us.
She said she did not know what we were talking about!,.
I explained ,” Oh you mean when you ran away”—————was her retort.
WOW! Did I explode,I may even have said Baiser with the z instead of s sound.
The utter cheek, I explained in words of one syllable then said very loudly and menacingly slow” Now  tell  me  where  it  is”.
She did .
Cor The French!
Viktoria.

[KGarrad]

The Dunkirk Evacuation (as mentioned in your subject header) took place in 1940.
To describe it as "that's when you ran away" is reasonably accurate, but not a nice way of putting it.

D-Day (being celebrated today) took place in 1944, and presaged the Allied Invasion of France; which ultimately led to the end of the war.
It took place on the beaches around Caen, some 400km from Dunkirk.

[Skoosh]

Anent all the wee boats that were sent to Dunkirk to rescue "our lads!" Meanwhile the Highland Division & Co were abandoned by Churchill and fought at St Valery till the ammo ran out, were marched into Germany & spent the duration in POW camps!

Skoosh.

[Viktoria]

I apologise for the mix up, D Day and Dunkirk, I knew what I meant ( )
Thanks for the clarification..
But as for running away - what else was sensible to do?
Stay there and be captured? Killed?
The thing is the troops  went back.
They would not have seen into the future in 1940 .
Viktoria.

[Viktoria]

Anent all the wee boats that were sent to Dunkirk to rescue "our lads!" Meanwhile the Highland Division & Co were abandoned by Churchill and fought at St Valery till the ammo ran out, were marched into Germany & spent the duration in POW camps!

Skoosh.

Well Skoosh,my Dad was taken prisoner in May 1917, which meant he missed Passendale and it is no exaggeration to say it may well have saved his life.
Not very glorious but he had no control over it as he was wounded.
I hope the lads ,and lads they would be for the most part, got home and received the recognition they deserved,prisoners of war do use resources,manpower etc so have some effect .
They all deserve our thanks and respect.
Viktoria.
Just heard on TV about the Scottish Meterologist who stood his ground and argued against several others to get Eisenhower to delay by one day,then checking everything again advised him to act today as there was an 8 hour slot when the sea would be  calmer and landing safer.
Thought I would mention it as it really was vital.
V.

[Gadget]

Have you edited your posts, Viktoria.?

You started off with Dunkirk as the subject heading and content and now it's changed to D-Day.

[CarolA3]

Have you edited your posts, Viktoria.?
You started off with Dunkirk as the subject heading and content and now it's changed to D-Day.

I apologise for the mix up, D Day and Dunkirk, I knew what I meant ( )

Viktoria has put things to rights; the subject was always the D-Day commemorations (with a side helping of Dunkirk spirit!) 

Carol