Sir C. A thousand thanks for the links to thon loon.

[Berni]

Some of my personal faves:

"His sister Kit served in the Western Desert Campaign and won the Croix de guerre while serving with the Hadfield-Spears Unit." *My italics*

"When the Germans started using tanks to cross the bridge, Digby led a bayonet charge against them wearing a bowler hat."

"He later disabled a German armoured car with his umbrella, incapacitating the driver by shoving the umbrella through the car's observational slit"

"Digby then noticed the Padre pinned down by enemy fire while trying to cross the street to get to injured soldiers. Digby got to him and said "Don't worry about the bullets, I've got an umbrella". He then escorted the padre across the street under his umbrella. When he returned to the front line, one of his fellow officers said about his umbrella that "that thing won't do you any good", to which Digby replied "Oh my goodness Pat, but what if it rains?"

Most amusing, but clearly the man was dangerously unhinged.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

surrender was a composite of him and another chap whose name escapes me.

Johnny Frost is also well worth reading up on; he had quite the career. When acting as advisor to the film he objected heartily to a scene where he was portrayed running between fascines under the bridge, dodging for cover en route, saying, "One never did that. One strolled out openly in order to display one's contempt for the enemy."

[Berni]

had these chaps been a bit more grounded and a bit less insouciant, the thing might have been better run.

[Classic Jorge]

['Neg]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/24/vitesse-arnhem-ki t-pays-tribute-battle-of-arnhem_n_1908747.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/24/vitesse-arnhem-kit-pays-tribute-battle-of-arnhem_n_1908747.html)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I wouldn't even know where to start on that, to be honest, except to say that the failure of the operation had nothing whatsoever to do with the conduct of the officers and men of 2 Para, whose gallantry and professionalism in taking the bridge with a third of their planned numbers, and holding it for 4 days instead of the expected 24 hours, despite the presence of ll Panzer Korps is unsurpassed in the history of the British army.

I can only point you in this direction, just to make a start:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arnhem-1944-Airborne-September-Pengu in/dp/0140143424 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arnhem-1944-Airborne-September-Penguin/dp/0140143424)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

There were paras in town wearing the shirt the next day.

[Berni]

healthy.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Robert Duval was, I believe, an actor?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

Probably had a spare Nazi outfit just in case

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You don't understand any of those words, do you?

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

It's rather rude. :-(

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

If you're on their side, you're one of them.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

and mock anything decent.

:shrug:

[Berni]

better is quite an important thing imo. It's egalitarianism, not socialism.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

That's the arrogance of the socialist demonstrated rather nicely.

[Dutch Gooner]

fantastic time , I was 10 and passing them on my chopper shaped bicycle....good times...

[Berni]

suggests something lunatic, then I'm afraid I cannot and will not agree with you.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

into some kind of Class War struggle.

Congratulations, Comrade.

[Dutch Gooner]

this you could not have known...we hate Gelderlanders ,even though the nature in Gelderland can be riveting...

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

I simply refuse to believe there is a single scumbag in the whole country, especially now Van persie has left.

[Dutch Gooner]

cheers for the compliments...though we hardly deserve suchpraise...I have left the country too, denmark is far more pleasant imo

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Does courage in battle make you uncomfortable?

Don't tell me, I actually don't give a f**k.

[Classic Jorge]

Good old Wim

[Dutch Gooner]

fantastic player Ajax 70-73....3 european cups!

['Neg]

[Dutch Gooner]

:hehe:

[Classic Jorge]

I really liked Brugge, Antwerp and Brussels not so much

[Classic Jorge]

we briefly bonded over a shared love of dennis and a mutual appreciation of each others countries.

['Neg]

['Neg]

Or at least he would certainly have DuckDuckGo'ed it quickly and would have pretended to know.

[Ashberto]

[Classic Jorge]

I used to work a few days a month in Amsterdam and know and love the place in equal measure.

[Classic Jorge]

I've read Brilliant Orange, neg. Don't worry about me.