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From the starting point in Poland To the hedgerows of France High above the English countryside to the depths of the Atlantic In the sand-ridden dunes of Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to the foothills and mountains of Sicily and Italy From the Pacific to Asia minor we fought Storming the beaches of Normandy to taking back France From Guadalcanal to Okinawa from Burma to China We fought

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Aug 18, 2013

Aug 18, 2013 at 11:16 PM UTC

brodie-corrigan

A Theater of War

From the starting point in Poland To the hedgerows of France High above the English countryside to the depths of the Atlantic In the sand-ridden dunes of Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to the foothills and mountains of Sicily and Italy From the Pacific to Asia minor we fought Storming the beaches of Normandy to taking back France From Guadalcanal to Okinawa from Burma to China We fought

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The Italians dreamed of glory Italian tacticians made many mistakes The british surprised them on Dec. 9 British armor raced along the Libyan coast Coastal towns had been turned into fortresses They proved to be no match for the Highly mobile British forces One after another the towns fell to the British The Italian army was trapped By 1941 the British occupied the eastern half of Libya Feb 12, 1941 Rommel took control of the Africa Corps 2 armored divisions 8000 men and 135 tanks Plus the light infantry division On April 1, the Germans Mark III and Mark IV tanks Outranged the British The British were pushed back into Egypt However one division remained in Tobruk The infamous and stubborn rats of Tobruk Tobruk held on at first Barely enough food and water to stay alive Tobruk was needed by the Germans For their supply chain Rommel said he would finish Tobruk for good It fell on June 1 1942 Montgomery took control at El Alamein Lend lease supplies came in Axis shipping was badly damaged By Allied air strikes Oct 23, 1942 The British forces moved to the assembly areas The First Battle of El Alamein began The British halted the Axis forces from Advancing into Egypt Oct. 24, 1942 A vast troop convoy Set sail from American ports The next day, two convoys left Britain El Alamein was the first great offensive It coincided with the Battle of Stalingrad And the Battle of Guadalcanal The narrator said, "El Alamein had been the end of the beginning. For the Axis powers It was now the beginning of the end." Churchill said, "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alemein we never had a defeat.'

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Mar 2, 2015

Mar 2, 2015 at 12:23 PM UTC

MattG

North Africa

The Italians dreamed of glory Italian tacticians made many mistakes The british surprised them on Dec. 9 British armor raced along the Libyan coast Coastal towns had been turned into fortresses They proved to be no match for the Highly mobile British forces One after another the towns fell to the British The Italian army was trapped By 1941 the British occupied the eastern half of Libya Feb 12, 1941 Rommel took control of the Africa Corps 2 armored divisions 8000 men and 135 tanks Plus the light infantry division On April 1, the Germans Mark III and Mark IV tanks Outranged the British The British were pushed back into Egypt However one division remained in Tobruk The infamous and stubborn rats of Tobruk Tobruk held on at first Barely enough food and water to stay alive Tobruk was needed by the Germans For their supply chain Rommel said he would finish Tobruk for good It fell on June 1 1942 Montgomery took control at El Alamein Lend lease supplies came in Axis shipping was badly damaged By Allied air strikes Oct 23, 1942 The British forces moved to the assembly areas The First Battle of El Alamein began The British halted the Axis forces from Advancing into Egypt Oct. 24, 1942 A vast troop convoy Set sail from American ports The next day, two convoys left Britain El Alamein was the first great offensive It coincided with the Battle of Stalingrad And the Battle of Guadalcanal The narrator said, "El Alamein had been the end of the beginning. For the Axis powers It was now the beginning of the end." Churchill said, "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alemein we never had a defeat.'

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Often not, is prayer In fear of God But of our fellow man

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Jun 2, 2023

Jun 2, 2023 at 7:11 PM UTC

manx-kronos-pragna

Guadalcanal

Often not, is prayer In fear of God But of our fellow man

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An old mans regatta, ancient ships bound for the park , reflect on wartime America in 1944 ! Cheerful for the most part , lips quivering occasionally ! Patriotic . Reflective . Your the same young man regardless of rebellious ways , I was the captain of my ship as well in 1938 ! Four years later , fighting for my life on Guadalcanal in a bayonet charge against a bold , determined enemy force ! The internet and the current culture , the world appears smaller , actually divided from within courtesy of religious faction , fascism and greed , now more than ever ! You may find yourself in my shoes in sixty odd years , convincing young people such as yourself of the fine line between war and peace ! Countries forever on battle footings , leaders pose with smiles while they plot against one another , mutual assured destruction they only thing keeping them from firing the missiles ! Each day more dangerous than the last , soldiers without uniforms , indiscriminate killing of civilians , **** of historical monuments , it's all quite familiar within this war torn mind !

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Nov 2, 2015

Nov 2, 2015 at 11:58 AM UTC

randolph-l-wilson

The Teacher

An old mans regatta, ancient ships bound for the park , reflect on wartime America in 1944 ! Cheerful for the most part , lips quivering occasionally ! Patriotic . Reflective . Your the same young man regardless of rebellious ways , I was the captain of my ship as well in 1938 ! Four years later , fighting for my life on Guadalcanal in a bayonet charge against a bold , determined enemy force ! The internet and the current culture , the world appears smaller , actually divided from within courtesy of religious faction , fascism and greed , now more than ever ! You may find yourself in my shoes in sixty odd years , convincing young people such as yourself of the fine line between war and peace ! Countries forever on battle footings , leaders pose with smiles while they plot against one another , mutual assured destruction they only thing keeping them from firing the missiles ! Each day more dangerous than the last , soldiers without uniforms , indiscriminate killing of civilians , **** of historical monuments , it's all quite familiar within this war torn mind !

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They burnt them alive '44, '45 and those that survived would never forget. Rose in the shelter, went helter skelter before it became famous in another time by some other name. They say that it's water under Guadalcanal running red through the Island, Solomon chained.

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Jan 23, 2017

Jan 23, 2017 at 12:34 PM UTC

john-edward-smallshaw

Post apocalypse

They burnt them alive '44, '45 and those that survived would never forget. Rose in the shelter, went helter skelter before it became famous in another time by some other name. They say that it's water under Guadalcanal running red through the Island, Solomon chained.

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