Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale
by RalfWausE on Saturday September 24, 2022 @02:51AM
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Also a german saying: "Der Soldat der beizeiten flieht, der kämpft auch noch im nächsten Krieg"... if you flee in time you can be able to fight in the next conflict.
Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale
by renewiltord on Saturday September 24, 2022 @02:54PM
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An old saying from early in the first Millennium at least, through Menander apparently, but common in many cultures.
Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale
by kevinventullo on Saturday September 24, 2022 @11:55AM
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FWIW, the length of time between D-Day and the German surrender was less than a year.
Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale
by WalterBright on Saturday September 24, 2022 @02:13PM
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The Germans knew long before D-Day that they were going to lose.
I suspect that WW2 went on for an extra year because the Allies announced they wanted "unconditional surrender", which meant death for the leaders.
The Germans had a saying, "enjoy the war because the peace will be hell".