I have one of these structures in my house , I call it Da Rugby Bunker .
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Originally posted by Flamingo View PostThe German plan, I believe, was to start in Dungarvin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oper...reen_(Ireland)
Cork was too heavily defended and Waterford too far upstream with the estuary overlooked and a fort at Duncannon on the estuary, New Ross the same problem and Wexford too shallow.
Dungarvan itself again too shallow , Youghal had possibilities but could very easily by blowing the bridge on the Waterford border. The employment of Paratroopers to secure any port was subject to them making it there in the first place....under the eyes of the RAF.
Yeah we were pretty safe in hindsight.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by Flamingo View PostThe German plan, I believe, was to start in Dungarvin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oper...reen_(Ireland)
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Originally posted by Pegasus View PostIf the Germans had won the war by landing on the East coast of Ireland, would they have produced a movie called "Saving Private Reinhardt"? Filmed in Normandy because it is an exact replica of the original landing site in Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe Strand, County Wexford."He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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But what would they do for extras?'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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Originally posted by Pegasus View PostIf the Germans had won the war by landing on the East coast of Ireland, would they have produced a movie called "Saving Private Reinhardt"? Filmed in Normandy because it is an exact replica of the original landing site in Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe Strand, County Wexford.
However if you were to launch an amphibious operation against Ireland using the equipment available in 1944 it is ideal.
Germans used a differnt concept of ops , so they would have needed to occupy a working port.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Well if the Germans had invaded I hope they would have brought their own maps , imagine them asking some of the locals for directions and getting several different opinions as to the best way to Athlone . Apperantly the Romans did land on our shores and the Legions are still wondering around from the directions they first got from the locals .Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .
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Originally posted by Laners View PostWell if the Germans had invaded I hope they would have brought their own maps , imagine them asking some of the locals for directions and getting several different opinions as to the best way to Athlone . Apperantly the Romans did land on our shores and the Legions are still wondering around from the directions they first got from the locals .'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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Originally posted by Flamingo View PostWell, they did land in Loughshiny...
*runs off to google romans in Loughshinny*"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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Originally posted by morpheus View PostIts Loughshinny (dad grew up there) and ... What? that old promontory fort? that was most likely Irish Celtic origin!
*runs off to google romans in Loughshinny*'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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