The Few -

[observer]

Throughout August and September 1940, the Battle of Britain took place in the skies above Britain. Through good forsight, the use of radar and an efficient mobilisation system, and through good fortune, the production of two modern fighter planes (Spitfire and Hurricane); and through the determination of Air Marshal Dowding and 700 planes flown by brave professionals - Britain was saved from Invasion - allowing us to fight on alone (Mr Cameron pls note), until June and December 1941.

[Lt Kije]

I think one of the Polish squadrons shot down more than any other Obs

[observer]

... and your point is?

[Lt Kije]

Just education Obs, You might not want people to know that French and Polish squadrons fought in the battle of Britain. You have been known to be economical with the truth

[observer]

You should know that I know; small numbers of foreign contigents fought with us against the Nazis; so are you claiming this justifies their grandkids living here or what? In the case of the Poles (listening to intervews with veterans), it was ultimately to free their own Country, so they could return, sadly in their case, one oppressor was exchanged for another.

[Lt Kije]

As I said Obs just education

[observer]

such as the fact that many "Europeans" joined SS units, to fight on the Eastern Front?!

[Lt Kije]

And some British Obs

[observer]

Think you could count them on your hands - most POWs were asked but refused.

[Lt Kije]

It was about 59 men in all

[observer]

Not even Company strength, other (EU!) countries contributed a lot more.

[Lt Kije]

But the other countries were under occupation Obs, the only fair comparison would be Sweden, and alot of them joined because they were very afraid of the Russians. Mosley had support in the Uk Obs.

[observer]

I know.

[Lt Kije]

You could have put it in your post saved me the bother

[observer]

I could have put a lot more about foreign SS units, but I didn't want to bore you!

[Jerry]

Wow, I learned a lot in this exchange. I have the DVD "Battle of Britain" movie dramatized version -- Henry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Ian McShane (ugh!), Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, Susannah York, and Edward Fox and now I have a new phrase to use when it is called for -- "economical with the truth."

 

If there is one thing American media is today, 2010 , it is economical with the truth, and overly generous with diversionary nonsense.

 

(I suspect Curt Jurgens dramatized the Nazi version of the air war)

 

Thank you fellows.

[Lt Kije]

Thanks Obs for your concern

 

Jerry, I to have a copy of the battle of Britain, it is a fantastic film.

 

As to being economical with the truth, I think a man called Sir Robert Armstrong used the phrase during the Spycatcher book farse in the 1980's. Although it is probably older than that