Tac:
The German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1940 is the source of one of the most incredible photos I have of WW2. It’s on pages 6-7 of the Time Life WW2 series book “The Battle of Britain”. In this photo, it shows two British bobbies on the Channel island of Guernsey, watching over the harbor area while a German soldier calmly walks toward them. Another photo shows a German sentry with a 98k rifle in front of the RAF headquarters on the island. He’s got a smirk on his face. Other photos show English and Germans mingling freely. It never ceases to amaze me the amiable attitude that the Germans and the English sometimes had toward each other during WW2. It’s a fact that Spitfire and ME-109 pilots showed chivalry toward each other during the Battle of Britain. And both Hitler and Rommel left written accounts that they regretted having to fight and kill the English. Speaking as an American, I find this cultural phenomenon most interesting and amazing.
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