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13-01-2010, 00:24 #11Senior Member
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Re: Miep Gies dies aged 100
Miep also went round to the Gestapo headquarters after the Franks had been arrested and gave them rock all! Quite some woman really.
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13-01-2010, 01:16 #12Junior Member
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Re: Miep Gies dies aged 100
What truly remarkable lady Miep Gies was ,It so sad she as passed away .
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13-01-2010, 03:42 #13Senior Member
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Bit of a boring read though
We should remember the tremendous contribution of the Queen Mother to the war effort:
As the BBC pointed out, she 'bravely remained in London beside her husband' during the war.
This contrasts sharply with the actions of my grandfather who, on the declaration of war immediately left his wife and children and pissed off, first to France, then North Africa, Italy, France (again) and finally Germany.
The shame will always be with us.
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13-01-2010, 05:50 #14Senior Member
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She went on the record stating that she was not a "hero" - she was simply doing her duty as a human being. After all, she said, heroes are rare, and it should not take heroes to do what any normal person should do.
Granted, Gies was a modest woman, but her statement deserves wide dissemination.
BTW, for those with sprogs, the Ann Frank Museum is definitely recommended.Britain's bloodiest post-WWII battle - the full story is told at last:
http://tothelastround.wordpress.com/
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13-01-2010, 06:34 #15Senior Member
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Originally Posted by the_boy_syrup
Bit of a boring read though
Aye and the ending's a bit shit too. She could have worked on that a bit more, maybe left scope for a sequel.
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13-01-2010, 06:37 #16Senior Member
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Yes I would much rather she lived forever and ruled the world from a throne made of daisys. Originally Posted by Abbey
Oh and fuck off chubb.
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13-01-2010, 09:28 #17Senior Member
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I read somewhere her biggest regret was giving in to teenager pester power and getting Anne and her brother that drum kit they always wanted.
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Chuckle Originally Posted by the_boy_syrup
Bit of a boring read though
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW.........
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW ........
FFS Pass me the bloody matches.
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13-01-2010, 12:58 #19Senior Member
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Agreed, well worth a visit. Originally Posted by Andy_S
Think all kids should visit here, somewhere like Sachsenhausen or Auschwitz, and do a battlefield tour in France/Belgium too.
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Yes, last member of European Hide and Seek Championship support Crew dies...1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1944...legend.
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