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Bratwurst Boy   
18 Apr 2010
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

Switzerland was surrounded by territory controlled by the Axis Powers from 1940 to 1944.

Why overlooked?

You claimed that the Swiss was so feared by the Axis that they didn't dare to invade the tiny country because every able Swiss man got a rifle....

Fact is that the german machine would had overrun the Swiss like any other country if they had wanted to.
But they could sell unique advantages and possibilities to both, Axis and Allies, which secured them their neutrality and their peace...and that weren't the rifles!
Bratwurst Boy   
18 Apr 2010
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

The article agrees....

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It was, however, precisely because of its neutral status, of considerable interest to all parties involved, as the scene for diplomacy, espionage, commerce, and as a safe haven for refugees.

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Switzerland's most important exports during the war were precision machine tools, watches, jewel bearings (used in bombsights), electricity, and dairy products. During World War II, the Swiss franc was the only remaining major freely convertible currency in the world,[citation needed] and both the Allies and the Germans sold large amounts of gold to the Swiss National Bank.
Between 1940 and 1945, the German Reichsbank sold 1.3 billion francs worth of gold to Swiss Banks in exchange for Swiss francs and other foreign currency.[18] Hundreds of millions of francs worth of this gold was monetary gold plundered from the central banks of occupied countries. A total of 581,000 francs worth of "Melmer" gold taken from Holocaust victims in eastern Europe was sold to Swiss banks.[18]

Switzerland was much more useful uninvaded...
Bratwurst Boy   
18 Apr 2010
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

Why didn't Germany invade Switzerland in World War II?

They took care of the Nazi money/Gold....they did nothing to disturb them and were willing to help and go along.
There was no reason to invade them!
Bratwurst Boy   
12 Apr 2010
News / Polish President Lech Kaczynski and gov officials die in a plane crash in Russia [686]

Not so sure about that. Anyway, you almost never end up with "The pilot was a f*ck up". That doesn't answer why it happened. Was it training, stress, rest, etc...

I'm sure.
As I said before I have a relative who worked for decades at the airport and knows all about it.

If it is found that the pilot is to blame the family loses every claim of the insurance and the airline doesn't has to pay a dime....

There are actually not many categories...it's always either "technical error", something like "unpredictable event" (like a terrorist attack for example) or "human fault"....and it doesn't matter why the "human" "faulted"....if it's called that then the pilot's family is busted!
Bratwurst Boy   
12 Apr 2010
News / Polish President Lech Kaczynski and gov officials die in a plane crash in Russia [686]

One only knows what one is taught - and later, what one chooses to learn. Sorry, indeed.

Oh I know that killing off your smart people is bad news for your, for ANY country because you are going to miss them. In what way did it help Germany for example???

I would wish for smart Jews coming to Germany again...look with what we have to fight today...
Bratwurst Boy   
12 Apr 2010
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

Well, Britain and Germany no longer have conscription.

Germany still has conscription....
Bratwurst Boy   
9 Apr 2010
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

that is something I would agree with and I think there is a social theory re: the influence of the spoken language on the persons patterns of thinking, values etc. Language carries much more then just words.

That is not only a theory but proven. I remember reading articles about studies concerning this.
Bratwurst Boy   
9 Apr 2010
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

What's wrong with being exact and precise??? Using the german language might be a reason for the continued success of german inventors and engineers over the centuries...

Just because a language is "easy" doesn't make it better..."easy" is for stupids!
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

Will do, for now it looks kinda iffy, who did they sent an invitation to exactly, did they get a reply and if so was it positive etc, no such facts for now.

Well, the Brits have officiall accepted already.. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8575911.stm

The US too I've read...

And Poland!
thenews.pl/international/artykul127145_poland-in-moscow-for-victory-day-celebrations.html
thenews.pl/national/artykul128654_dignified-representation--demanded-at-ww-ii-ceremony.html

Again, that's the newest news: themoscowtimes.com/vedomosti/article/nato-members-invited-to-victory-day-parade/403325.html

Really a popcorn moment! ;)
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

ktvu.com/news/22931945/detail.html

If they really pull this off....letting Nato troops parading under Stalins portrait...*gapes*

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MOSCOW -- Posters of Josef Stalin may be put up in Moscow for the first time in decades as part of the May 9 observance of Victory Day -- the annual celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

This year, the 65th anniversary of Germany's defeat, a contingent of U.S. troops is expected to march on Red Square, a striking sign of vaunted "reset" of American-Russian relations.

Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

France was in the war? :)

*scratches head too*

Looks like someone tries to drop a bomb, cant find any confirmation in our press.

Keep me updated yes? That will be really interesting!
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

I wonder about the french though....

65 years after the war and still marching...

Wonder if they really leave the huge Stalin portraits out which were actually planned for the veterans...

dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1258905/Moscow-British-troops-march-Red-Square-Stalin-portrait.html
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

Hey...no reaction to a soon-to-be-seen image of polish soldiers parading besides russian soldiers! :)

themoscowtimes.com/vedomosti/article/nato-members-invited-to-victory-day-parade/403325.html
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

Apropos, I just read that there will be polish troops parading alongside russian troops in Moscow this 9th May...is this right? Woah what a development! :)

(And that there will be a russian parade in Kiev/Ukraine too...) Things are changing fast!
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

Why should they Torq, peoples/countries view of history will never become congruent...just accept that. These endless discussions to convince the other of the own version bring on only more bitterness and new hate...what for?
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

Och nöööö....come on guys, we had these discussions already before a thousand times...

When we all agree Poles only sh*it gold and all others sh*it stinks can we move on then?
Bratwurst Boy   
6 Apr 2010
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

Their army should have no offensive capabilities.

How should such an army look like? Tanks without tracks or what??? ;)
Jets flying only backwards? U-boats stopping automatically on the invisible water border???

Germany is now third biggest arms dealer in the world - we still make fine stuff the world wants to buy, using it is another thing.
Bratwurst Boy   
5 Apr 2010
News / Should Poland made an energy bridge deal with Russia? [122]

Well, land needs to be worked on to produce something, farmers need to earn money to make a living from their work...the fishers need money for their work too...well...having huge oil reservoirs is luck but somehow your paradise Turkmenistan has oil and still half of it's people living under the poverty limit...so...
Bratwurst Boy   
5 Apr 2010
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

I think you underestimate the Russians...maybe even overestimate the Germans.

Somehow I think so too....wearesuchpussycatsnow! ;)
Bratwurst Boy   
5 Apr 2010
News / Should Poland made an energy bridge deal with Russia? [122]

So, this means you want to pay for breathening air also.

Yeah of course...gimme the adress of the people who produce and work for this air and I will gladly do my duty....I'm not a free rider, our societies would break down if everybody would prefer it "free"!
Bratwurst Boy   
5 Apr 2010
History / The great mistakes of Poland's history? [216]

The region was so poor because it had poor management under Bismarck.

Well, I remember this differently...I learned that Silesia was a rich and developed region compared to others...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Silesia

This seems to support my memory:

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As a Prussian province, Silesia became part of the German Empire during the Prussian-led unification of Germany in 1871. There was considerable industrialization in Silesia, and many people moved there at that time...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia

...
Silesia, a region of rich soils and prosperous manufacturing towns, greatly increased the area, population, and wealth of Prussia....