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the British Army Gurkhas
(they're not British though, lol)

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Decima MAS
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When ancient Rome was near defeat,
the invincible Tenth Legion was raised:
they beat the barbarians on the battlefield
and Rome gained peace with honour again.
When the traitor, on September the eighth,
left the fatherland in infamy,
the Tenth Flotilla was raised from the sea
and it brought weapons at the cry for honour!

Oh our Tenth Flotilla,
you that mocked England,
you victorious on Alexandria,
Malta, Souda and Gibraltar,
you already victorious upon the sea,
now even on the dry land
you will win!

To you Italian ships, stolen from us
not in battle but by treason,
and to you, our prisoners and dead brothers,
we swear:
we swear that we'll came back,
let this be God's and the Flag's will.
We swear that we'll fight
until we obtain an honourable peace!

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All the best
Marib Hashib

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Ive been to Vimy. It is one of those places they gave to the country who fought there. Vimy Ridge isnt in France it is in Canada. The area is canadian soil, the french gave it to them.

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All the best
Marib Hashib

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After that, every damn Somalian on earth could die of starvation and I wouldnt care. We tried to help them and they slapped us down so they can all starve to death and burn in hell and all you Blame America whiners can provide their gravy train from now on and send in your soldiers to help these "innocent starving people".

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Whooped those Mexicans Ass didnt they. Go Texas.

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Or something like that.

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Operation Lightfoot launched on October 24, 1942, was designed to break through the supposed "weak" Italian-held southern sector of the Alamein line where the Bologna, Brescia, Folgore and Pavia Divisions anchored the right flank. The British attack began with a devastating artillery barrage, followed by an all out assault by the 7th Armored and 44th Infantry divisions. However, all that was achieved by the Commonwealth at a high cost of life and equipment was a small lodgment, which was soon to be regained. In the following assaults between October 25 and November 4, 1942 units such as the 50th, 7th, 44th divisions, 1st and 2nd Free French and the Royal Hellenic Brigades, supported by artillery and armor, had not broken nor would they break through the southern sector. The Folgore used all the means at their disposal including the tactic of letting the enemy advance into a "cul-de-sac" and then counterattacking from all sides. They also used their 47mm AT guns from enfilade positions and Molotov cocktails to knock out even Matildas and Grants. In the initial British assault alone the Folgore had managed to destroy over 120 armored vehicles, inflicting over 600 casualties.

In the end, during the Rommel-imposed retreat, the Folgore led several bayonet charges rather than surrender. The Folgore's fate was similar to that of the Bologna Inf.Div. which marched in the desert fifty hours without water, during the withdrawal from Alamein, chose to form a square against armor, holding the enemy off for many hours in the open, before surrendering exhausted and dying from dehydration. This, however, only after having beaten off three different assaults by infantry and armor in three days. Colonel Dall'Olio, commanding the Bologna, surrendered saying, "We are not firing because we haven't the desire but because we have spent every round." In a symbolic act of final defiance no one in the Bologna raised their hands. The Folgore's fate was shared by the Bologna, Pavia, Trento, and the Brescia divisions. General Hughes of the 44th Infantry Division offered what was perhaps a simple and fitting eulogy for those truly extraordinary men, "I wish to say that in all my life I have never encountered soldiers like those of the Folgore."

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They fought off Britsh tanks with nothing but their personal weapons and heroic courage...

AVANTI SAVOIA!

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Decima MAS
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When ancient Rome was near defeat,
the invincible Tenth Legion was raised:
they beat the barbarians on the battlefield
and Rome gained peace with honour again.
When the traitor, on September the eighth,
left the fatherland in infamy,
the Tenth Flotilla was raised from the sea
and it brought weapons at the cry for honour!

Oh our Tenth Flotilla,
you that mocked England,
you victorious on Alexandria,
Malta, Souda and Gibraltar,
you already victorious upon the sea,
now even on the dry land
you will win!

To you Italian ships, stolen from us
not in battle but by treason,
and to you, our prisoners and dead brothers,
we swear:
we swear that we'll came back,
let this be God's and the Flag's will.
We swear that we'll fight
until we obtain an honourable peace!

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Originally posted by pdykstra600:
any soldier who stormed the beaches of normandy or fought on iwo jima

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i agree

[ August 11, 2002, 02:34: Message edited by: -gbotto600- ]

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Originally posted by pdykstra600:
any soldier who stormed the beaches of normandy or fought on iwo jima

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Dido man.


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Originally posted by Hienz Guderian:
On medics: The German snipers picked them out and try to kill as many as possible.
On the Highlanders:The Brits always send 'em first, to do the fighting for them. (plus, i'm 1/3 scottish)

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Not always .. but I could see why we sent them in first ...

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Originally posted by Hienz Guderian:
WE SOULDN'T BE!! . SCOTLAND!
You Numpties from down south are boggin' and boughin' aye. Give us back the country you bampot. We got more bollocks than you do becuase you yahs. FUDS!!
AYE!!!!!!!!!
WILLIAM WALLACE!!!

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LOL ... the funniest thing most scots have never heard of William Wallace unless they have seen the grosley un-historical farce of a film called Braveheart.
If you have more bollocks, why did you never get your freedom ... ? Why do you still report to Downing street?
I actually have nothing against the scots, but some of you have a serious inferiority complex and are prone to anti-English outbursts as such.

[ September 26, 2002, 23:34: Message edited by: Junglist ]

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Originally posted by Hienz Guderian:
The US save your ass in WW2. and monty was the worst general, yet he is your national hero. Go eat some crumpets you Yah.

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Well, lets think about this.
Your Scottish, they helped save us, because the German forces would have gone into Scotland too. You are half Jewish so your entire culture owes a debt to the world, especially America and Britain.
Your Jewish homeland is only your homeland because Britain gave it to you. Your homeland can only defend itself because of mainly American and English arms deals.

In the beginning stages of the war, even with the might of man power and industry the Americans had, which by means of attrition won the war, the American force did not have the logistical skills to mount landings in the Vichy and Nazi controlled northern Africa and needed British help.

In fact the American forces had played a very small roll in northern Africa because of their lack of Experience. Monty is not a national hero as such, but if it was not for Monty, beating Rommell … the supposed greatest General of all time the invasion of Italy would not have been possible during the summer. Which would have given the Axis powers more time to develop the latest rockets, planes and tanks, which would have been used on the battle fields of the east and the skies over England. Winning the war in Russia and loosing the platform for a French invasion that was England.

I am by no means playing down the role of the American forces, their actions in the pacific were simply amazing, especially for an as such un prepared navy and a fleet of subs that had absolutely no tactics as such at all.
If Monty had not won in Africa and the British code breakers at Bletchley with the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, as I said before the invasion of Italy would not have been possible and bought the German forces more time.
If during the battle of Britain a place where Scots are a part of and who were fighting for our vastly out numbered fighters had not won there never would have been even chance for the Americans to come in and save not only Britain, but themselves and the rest of the world from the evil of Nazi Germany.

If you were such a fucking WWII buff as you said you would know this.

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