Quote Originally Posted by SinceSept1959 View Post
True and he insisted on leading the Victory parade through Paris !
Apparently CDG said to Eisenhower " I want all American soldiers off French soil ASAP "
Eisenhower curtly and rightly replied " including all the dead ones ?"
The Allied forces including, American , Russian and Commonwealth troops freed Europe from tyranny and rebuilt their industries to the detriment of our own.
So much for gratitude ,
( especially as Gordon Brown, is reported to have cancelled the war time debts which France owed to the UK)
A similar amount to the repayments made by the UK to the USA for lend lease agreements ?
The Russian's were quite happy to tag team with the nazis to carve up Poland.
SAS pows shot in cold blood by Ukrainian SS in France 44
They deserve each.