Music #98 - WW2 war songs -UK

 

 

The Battle of Britain, aka the Air Battle for England,

was fought in the air mainly over the English Channel, 

to ward off the Nazi invasion.

 

(L) theme from the Battle of Britain (1959 movie)

 

Colonel Bogey March 

made popular by “Bridge on River Kwai” (1957 movie):

 

 

Battle of Dunkirk

330,000 servicemen were rescued 

from Dunkirk (France) to England, 

mostly by patriotic civilian yachts, fishing boats, etc. 

Later, they returned to France, 

to liberate western Europe. 

(Hitler might have been overconfident that this huge troop was well locked down at Dunkirk and would be a huge ransom to bend UK to his knees. 

Meanwhile the Nazi troops were busy heading towards Paris.)

(L) The inspirational leader whose speeches motivated the Britains during the war.
 
(R) The mathematical genius and his team who broke down the Nazi code, aided by his electro-mechanical computer. "It is estimated that breaking Enigma shortened the war by several years, and that around 14 to 21 million lives were saved due to Alan Turing's work."

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Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
- nicknamed "Monty" and "The Spartan General"

- about him in WW2

After Monty had led the Allies gain an upper hand in the European Theater, Eisenhower took over his command.

(L) Victory Parade, on 10 June 1946, at London

 

(R) D-Day 75 : D-Day plus 75 years, at Portsmouth

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"Europe first", aka "Germany first"

"Since it was difficult for the USA to wage an effective fight on both the European and Pacific fronts simultaneously, Eisenhower proposed a defensive strategy on the Pacific front until the war in Europe was won." 

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"By the end of WWII, 

45,000,000 civilians had died worldwide and 

15,000,000 died in battle (including 

  416,800 U.S. military deaths,

  383,600 Great Britain military deaths, and

  5,533,000 German military deaths.)"