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Are Poles returning?

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  • b0rker
    b0rker Posts: 479 Forumite
    LizEstelle wrote: »
    I'm just very pleased that this country finally did something for Poland after allegedly going to war in 1939 over their loss of freedom and then sitting by when the Russians moved in for 45 years. Some of the debt repaid, if you like.

    Nice post.
  • Thrugelmir
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    LizEstelle wrote: »
    I'm just very pleased that this country finally did something for Poland after allegedly going to war in 1939 over their loss of freedom and then sitting by when the Russians moved in for 45 years. Some of the debt repaid, if you like.

    If you know your history. Then you would know that Germany and Russia had agreed to carve up Poland prior to the outbreak of WW2.


    Poland is the only EU country not to have gone into recession. Says a lot for there money management.
  • b0rker
    b0rker Posts: 479 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    If you know your history. Then you would know that Germany and Russia had agreed to carve up Poland prior to the outbreak of WW2.


    Poland is the only EU country not to have gone into recession. Says a lot for there money management.

    And Britain had agreed to this prior to WWII?

    No...
  • StevieJ
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    edited 18 November 2009 at 8:41PM
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    If you know your history. Then you would know that Germany and Russia had agreed to carve up Poland prior to the outbreak of WW2.


    Poland is the only EU country not to have gone into recession. Says a lot for there money management.

    According to my Polish friend they did not expect (or deserve) to be abandoned by the west and left to the mercy of the Russians :eek: BTW what has an agreement between Russia and Germany got to do with it:confused:
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • Thrugelmir
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    According to my Polish friend they did not expect (or deserve) to be abandoned by the west and left to the mercy of the Russians :eek:

    Um........ firstly we had the disaster of Dunkirk.

    Secondly how could we have directly helped Poland at the end of the war?

    The greater concern would have been the Russians invading even more of Europe. The line was drawn in Germany not on the Polish border.

    If the Japs hadn't of bombed Pearl Harbour, the US may not joined the war. Even then the battle of Medway was a turning point.

    So many if's. :beer:
  • Thrugelmir
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    b0rker wrote: »
    And Britain had agreed to this prior to WWII?

    No...

    Not sure of your point ?
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Even then the battle of Medway was a turning point

    If we'd lost Gravesend, :eek:then surrender would have been the only option ;)
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • ess0two
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    According to Carol they've gone from here way,take its as gospel stevie the article is b olx.
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  • b0rker
    b0rker Posts: 479 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Not sure of your point ?

    You stated that Russia and Germany had agreed to carve up Poland prior to WWII as if they having done so meant that Britain had no choice in what happened to Poland at the end of WWII.

    I pointed out that Germany and Russia making a decision on Poland before WWII had little to do with what Britain decided to do at the end of WWII.

    In fact I think StevieJ was making the same point above...
    StevieJ wrote: »
    :eek: BTW what has an agreement between Russia and Germany got to do with it:confused:
  • b0rker
    b0rker Posts: 479 Forumite
    ess0two wrote: »
    According to Carol they've gone from here way,take its as gospel stevie the article is b olx.

    Aye Carol comes across as someone who moves in Eastern European circles often...
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