Modern Wales Owes the Generation Who Signed Up to Fight Hitler One Hell of a Lot ; First Minister Reflects On How the Nation United Against Nazis On 70th Anniversary of World War Ii
Western Mail › September 03, 2009
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FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan yesterday described the debt of gratitude modern Wales owes to the generation who made sacrifices and served in World War Two in battle and on the Home Front.
With the 70th anniversary of Britain's involvement in the war marked today, Mr Morgan contemplated what it meant for people to go on missions where death was by no means a distant prospect.See the full content of this document
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Modern Wales Owes the Generation Who Signed Up to Fight Hitler One Hell of a Lot ; First Minister Reflects On How the Nation United Against Nazis On 70th Anniversary of World War Ii
He said: "What would have happened if all those guys hadn't been willing to go up in those fighter planes to hold off the German bombers? The attrition rate was so horrendous - very few survived the Battle of Britain as fighter pilots.
"Why were people willing t...See the full content of this document
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