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TheSugarGalaxy OP t1_jad6kqq wrote

Reply to comment by bedlog in The Black Watch Regiment of Canada in Normandy after storming Juno Beach in the second wave. They would go on to fight in 30 more battles in France, Netherlands, and Germany. They endured heavy casualties and were awarded several honours and awards. My grandfather survived but never spoke about it. by TheSugarGalaxy

Just a bunch of kids who volunteered. My grandfather was only 17 when he joined, 18 in this picture.

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J_Patish OP t1_jad5647 wrote

Reply to comment by AnonimousouminonA in 3 of My Uncles, Poland, 1938 by J_Patish

Doing a very bitter LOL. Religion - it’s a disease of the mind. My father always hated religion, very passionately. I learned that when he was a young boy - the youngest of 6 children - his mother was diagnosed with a kidney disease (probably Crohn) and was told by the doctors that she mustn’t have any more children. My own grandad was very religious, and decided to consult with his rabbi. The rabbi had no doubt - “pru urevu” (procreate) was the most important thing, God himself told us to “fill the land”. So she got pregnant; both she and the baby died at birth. Also: when the Nazis invaded the Ukraine, where the family was staying since escaping from Poland, my grandfather decided that he wouldn’t run anymore - God will protect us! We must have faith! So, yeah - him, his second wife, my 8 years-old uncle and 6 years-old aunt were taken out to a field together with other captured Jews, dug a big hole in the ground and were then shot dead by the Germans.

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Pudding_Hero t1_jad48bm wrote

Reply to comment by DoubtsWhatYouSay in Emperor Hirohito at Disneyland, 1975 by Queasy_Monk

Their society has never publicly apologized or acknowledged their WW2 atrocities and therefore doesn’t teach their population about it. Arguably they were just as bad if not worse than Nazi Germany but never admitted to it. Many disgusting people in Japanese high command were given at most a slap on the wrist effectively being rewarded for their barbarism.

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TheSugarGalaxy OP t1_jacyck4 wrote

Reply to comment by PmMeYourLore in The Black Watch Regiment of Canada in Normandy after storming Juno Beach in the second wave. They would go on to fight in 30 more battles in France, Netherlands, and Germany. They endured heavy casualties and were awarded several honours and awards. My grandfather survived but never spoke about it. by TheSugarGalaxy

Oh cool! Do you remember the name of the documentary? The love is mutual neighbor!

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PmMeYourLore t1_jacxvyh wrote

Reply to The Black Watch Regiment of Canada in Normandy after storming Juno Beach in the second wave. They would go on to fight in 30 more battles in France, Netherlands, and Germany. They endured heavy casualties and were awarded several honours and awards. My grandfather survived but never spoke about it. by TheSugarGalaxy

Watched a documentary on them here recently. Absolute beasts, the lot of them, and a testament to how cold and hard the Canadians get when going about war. We should never underestimate our neighbors up there, much love.

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