Defunkt 431 Posted December 25, 2016 On 12/24/2016 at 2:26 PM, Tonci87 said: Yeah, I know, its terrible. What the allies, and especially the British did to German cities during WW2 is nothing short of a war crime. Believe they were simply responding in kind; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz#/media/File:Liverpool_Blitz_D_5984.jpg Germany should have surrendered. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted December 26, 2016 On 25.12.2016 at 0:30 PM, Defunkt said: Believe they were simply responding in kind; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz#/media/File:Liverpool_Blitz_D_5984.jpg Germany should have surrendered. The difference is that Germany bombed English cities when the war was still undecided. I agree that it was also a war crime, but the British continued to annihilate German cities when the wars outcome was already decided, even shortly before the war ended. And it was absolutely clear to the British at that time that the bombing of the cities would not make Hitler surrender. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oxmox 73 Posted October 17, 2017 German Towns Filled With Refugees Ask, ‘Who Is Integrating Whom?’ Earlier influx of foreigners feeds concerns about budget, safety, jobs and the quality of education SALZGITTER, Germany—Late this summer, Nadine Langer took her six-year old to her first day at school. The girl was one of two German children in her class, she said, amid 20, mostly Syrian, refugees. “I am not against foreigners,” said Ms. Langer, 41. “But there is a point where we have to wonder who is integrating whom.” Some 140,000 asylum seekers have entered Germany so far this year—a sharp drop from the 1.2 million who arrived in the past two years. But in places such as Salzgitter there is a sense that the government, having housed and fed the newcomers, is failing in the longer-term effort to integrate them in German society. This unease, pollsters say, boosted the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany at last month’s election, making it the first far-right party to enter parliament in half a century. A national school report released Friday showed a correlation between rising numbers of migrant schoolchildren and a deterioration in academic performance. In 2016, the share of foreign fourth-graders rose by one third to 34% from 2011, according to the education ministry, while the number of children who passed standard writing requirements dropped to 55% against 65% five years earlier. more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-towns-filled-with-refugees-ask-who-is-integrating-whom-1508074522 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oxmox 73 Posted December 6, 2018 Famous HESCO company a.o. for military base fortification (Hesco MIL): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesco_bastion Protecting Berlin Christmas Market Two years after the terrorist attack on the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market, Berlin, authorities have taken action to increase ground security at this year’s events. TERRABLOCK is designed to protect against possible attacks by vehicles and will provide unrivaled perimeter protection throughout this high-risk season. https://www.hesco.com/more/news/protecting-berlin-christmas-market/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
