Hubi@feddit.de to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL that in order to avoid having to surrender to the Soviets, the German commander of Bornholm tried to get a single British soldier transferred to the island to surrender toen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in order to avoid having to surrender to the Soviets, the German commander of Bornholm tried to get a single British soldier transferred to the island to surrender toen.wikipedia.orgHubi@feddit.de to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareHolyginz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYour point is? We aren’t talking about the British. Everyone knows they’ve done horrible things. But it doesn’t give a pass for others.
minus-squareFarraigePlaisteach@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTorture camps are awful no matter who is doing it, yes. You are incorrect in inferring that I’m defending either party there. We are talking about history, Germany and Britain here so go and police someone else’s conversation.
Your point is? We aren’t talking about the British. Everyone knows they’ve done horrible things. But it doesn’t give a pass for others.
Torture camps are awful no matter who is doing it, yes. You are incorrect in inferring that I’m defending either party there.
We are talking about history, Germany and Britain here so go and police someone else’s conversation.