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[Bunny Bagger]

It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament - It's the law !

[Bunny Bagger]

Accents change noticeably every 25 miles.

[Bunny Bagger]

The average car in Britain is parked for 96% of the time.

[Bunny Bagger]

When you reach 100, you get a personalized happy birthday card from the Queen (or the King !).

[Bunny Bagger]

The name "Poland" originates from the name of the tribe "Polonie" which means "People living in open fields".

[Bunny Bagger]

Poland has been invaded or has fought for freedom in insurections 43 times from 1600 to 1945.

[wastrel]

Poland has been invaded or has fought for freedom in insurections 43 times from 1600 to 1945.

I think every +16 child in Europe should be made to read `Timebomb` by Gerald Seymour, a shocking account of Sobibor
(bet you`ve never heard of it?)
and more importantly who policed the camps! most of the camps were outwith Germany & not policed by Germans, Nazi officers yes, but not the soldiers- some of whom`s cruelty was so bad- it`d to be kept in check by the Nazi officers
if that aint Damming------!
lucky for them, they could blame the Nazi`s after the war.
seriously guys, I`d never heard of it & without going into too much detail (it doesn`t have too- just peoples treatment is enough) they knew the place was such a timebomb for the Nazi`s -they flattened it to try to cover their behaviour before the war had ended, but `truth will out` & Poland does not come out clean in the wash!

[Bunny Bagger]

One of the last SS units to hold out defending Hitlers bunker in Berlin was comprised entirely of Frenchmen.

[Brooksy]

Wastrel, I didn't quite get the gist there, are you saying that the Poles collaborated in the policing and running of the camps as well as fighting with us against the Nazis?

[Bunny Bagger]

The German WW1 officer that recommended Hitler for the iron cross was Jewish. He was later arrested, then released by the SS once they discovered his identity.