Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals

[CSORuger]

BBC News - Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals

I never knew this.

It's sad to think this is what happened to those of us who went to Vietnam. I remember comming home to an America that was changed by those who did not understand.

" Do not put on a job applaction that you were in that war or they will not give you a job."

It took until the first gulf war to feel good about what we did their!


"They didn't understand why we did what we did."

 

[jeremy]

How sad....

I have no words to express how I truly feel about this...

 

[Sylvain]

WOW They can be proud of their medals.

 

[PriestEG]

horrible that someone can be treated negatively for only doing a job and protecting the world fromt the spread of opression and cruelity!! those men that hide their honered service, deserve to be honered in public imo

 

[Cemetery-man]

It's sad to think this is what happened to those of us who went to Vietnam. I remember comming home to an America that was changed by those who did not understand.

That's exactly what I was thinking as I read the article.

 

[edporch]

Interesting that the article says that 60% of the Irish wanted Germany to defeat Britain.

I understand why the Irish hated the British.
But didn't those morons see that if Britain was defeated and enslaved that they were likely next?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

horrible that someone can be treated negatively for only doing a job and protecting the world fromt the spread of opression and cruelity!!

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Nazis were fighting the English, they then become Ireland's friend (at least that was the thinking).

 

[Kirk Freeman]

But didn't those morons see that if Britain was defeated and enslaved that they were likely next?

Not if you become an island Independent State of Croatia.

There are always silvershirts or BUFs seeking the demise of the current government.

 

[jedi]

Interesting that the article says that 60% of the Irish wanted Germany to defeat Britain.

I understand why the Irish hated the British.
But didn't those morons see that if Britain was defeated and enslaved that they were likely next?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Nazis were fighting the English, they then become Ireland's friend (at least that was the thinking).

Kirk beat me to it.
England had for a very l-o-n-g time done bad things to Ireland.
You are looking at this from a US-ally lens and not an Irish lens.
Those men (the ones blacklisted) signed up to join the English army (which was the enemy of Ireland! They are traitors to the Irish people for signing up with the enemy.

It's all about perspectives really.

-Jedi

 

[jbombelli]

Not if you become an island Independent State of Croatia.

There are always silvershirts or BUFs seeking the demise of the current government.

Just as there are always those willing to don the Black and Tan.

Come out ye Black and Tans.

 

[45calibre]

they deserted their own army. picture it from today's standards.

 

[edporch]

Quote:
Originally Posted by edporch
Interesting that the article says that 60% of the Irish wanted Germany to defeat Britain.

I understand why the Irish hated the British.
But didn't those morons see that if Britain was defeated and enslaved that they were likely next?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirk Freeman
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Nazis were fighting the English, they then become Ireland's friend (at least that was the thinking).

Kirk beat me to it.
England had for a very l-o-n-g time done bad things to Ireland.
You are looking at this from a US-ally lens and not an Irish lens.
Those men (the ones blacklisted) signed up to join the English army (which was the enemy of Ireland! They are traitors to the Irish people for signing up with the enemy.

It's all about perspectives really.

-Jedi

As i said, "I understand why the Irish hated (hate) the British".

But sometimes fighting alongside my enemy to defeat a much GREATER enemy is the SMARTER move.

Especially when WW2 ended, it should've been realized how close the Irish dodged the Nazi bullet themselves and given these guys some slack.

So I stand by my belief that the Irish were self defeating morons to punish these men for fighting to protect Ireland in the long run.
Which was LIKELY their motive for joining the Brits in the fight.