Why didn't Ireland Fight in World War 2? Documentary
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Date: 2022-07-19
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Nancy
It's a shame that USA had more soldiers KIA in a war over 2, 000 miles away, whilst Ireland were totally fine with speaking German, Nazism, fascism, & the destruction of Christianity. WW2 was less than 100 years after millions of Irish came to USA, during The Great Irish Famine. The brave Irish, were the American Irish. Although, the brave Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland should be proud of their courage, gallantry, & bravery in defeating the Nazi's & Axix powers. After WW2, Catholic Ireland still begged Lybia, A strong German ally, for weapons & guns to kill their Northern neighbors. It would not bother me as much, except the fact that UK, France, Poland, & The poor Jews blamed & some still blame USA for not getting in the war sooner. At least they did, & had a higher KIA count than UK. The US fought on 2 fronts, although many UK soldiers also fought Imperialism from The Japanese as well. Before our involvement, USA was in full production mode, providing tanks, ammunition, planes, & other weapons of war for The Allies. To this day Ireland is not even a member of NATO. It's just mind blowing that they were not concerned about becoming Nazi's if Germany would have won. Other than Ulster Ireland was a free country, & still would not allow US Military Strategic landing ports on their island. I know there was plenty of resentment of The UK, but you would think Christian neighbors would come together to destroy such an Dark Evil Power, stretching around the world. All the good, brave, & moral Irish had immigrated to Canada, USA, & Australia during that time. I still hope some went north to volunteer to fight Facisism, Nazism, Imperialism, & Communism as good Christian soldiers would definitely have.
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It's a shame that USA had more soldiers KIA in a war over 2, 000 miles away, whilst Ireland were totally fine with speaking German, Nazism, fascism, & the destruction of Christianity. WW2 was less than 100 years after millions of Irish came to USA, during The Great Irish Famine. The brave Irish, were the American Irish. Although, the brave Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland should be proud of their courage, gallantry, & bravery in defeating the Nazi's & Axix powers. After WW2, Catholic Ireland still begged Lybia, A strong German ally, for weapons & guns to kill their Northern neighbors. It would not bother me as much, except the fact that UK, France, Poland, & The poor Jews blamed & some still blame USA for not getting in the war sooner. At least they did, & had a higher KIA count than UK. The US fought on 2 fronts, although many UK soldiers also fought Imperialism from The Japanese as well. Before our involvement, USA was in full production mode, providing tanks, ammunition, planes, & other weapons of war for The Allies. To this day Ireland is not even a member of NATO. It's just mind blowing that they were not concerned about becoming Nazi's if Germany would have won. Other than Ulster Ireland was a free country, & still would not allow US Military Strategic landing ports on their island. I know there was plenty of resentment of The UK, but you would think Christian neighbors would come together to destroy such an Dark Evil Power, stretching around the world. All the good, brave, & moral Irish had immigrated to Canada, USA, & Australia during that time. I still hope some went north to volunteer to fight Facisism, Nazism, Imperialism, & Communism as good Christian soldiers would definitely have.
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SIG442
Having Ireland join the Allies would have been helpful in more then just the ports. Also for aircraft it would be a lot better to have additional land to land on and the U-boat hunters would have gained so many more ports to sail from to protect the merchant fleets. Along side with the aircraft that were attached to this task. For North Ireland and Ireland to be joined together, this would indeed be a huge problem and turn into a civil war. However if the people could figure out a way to just get along thanks to the war or something that happened after it, then it would make Ireland a much stronger nation in the British Islands which would have been beneficial for Europe as a whole.
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Having Ireland join the Allies would have been helpful in more then just the ports. Also for aircraft it would be a lot better to have additional land to land on and the U-boat hunters would have gained so many more ports to sail from to protect the merchant fleets. Along side with the aircraft that were attached to this task. For North Ireland and Ireland to be joined together, this would indeed be a huge problem and turn into a civil war. However if the people could figure out a way to just get along thanks to the war or something that happened after it, then it would make Ireland a much stronger nation in the British Islands which would have been beneficial for Europe as a whole.
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Eamon
An interesting topic to read about would be Franklin Roosevelt and his conversations with Francis Aiken. FDR and his wife were very friendly with several members of the Irish representatives in the US but the Irish fears of British invasion irked FDR and on many occasions, he became angry with any Irishman who suggested the negatives of being a former British colony or becoming another Iceland.
Frank Aiken apparently also had massively unrealistic ideas on what Ireland could do militarily and that caused many in Washington to lose respect and disregard him
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An interesting topic to read about would be Franklin Roosevelt and his conversations with Francis Aiken. FDR and his wife were very friendly with several members of the Irish representatives in the US but the Irish fears of British invasion irked FDR and on many occasions, he became angry with any Irishman who suggested the negatives of being a former British colony or becoming another Iceland.
Frank Aiken apparently also had massively unrealistic ideas on what Ireland could do militarily and that caused many in Washington to lose respect and disregard him
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Chloe
Ireland isn't a decent country. First, the majority of it's people abandoned it due to a potato famine, the British came in to support it and get it going again under British rule. After the British did this, the Irish stabbed them in the back (get this) while the UK was fighting the First World War. They didn't join because they aren't interested in anyone else but themselves, and they just want cause trouble and slag off the British, they have 0 culture and are a disgrace. Northern Ireland, now there is a decent Irish country
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Ireland isn't a decent country. First, the majority of it's people abandoned it due to a potato famine, the British came in to support it and get it going again under British rule. After the British did this, the Irish stabbed them in the back (get this) while the UK was fighting the First World War. They didn't join because they aren't interested in anyone else but themselves, and they just want cause trouble and slag off the British, they have 0 culture and are a disgrace. Northern Ireland, now there is a decent Irish country
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Ted
Considering it was the British, the French, and racist Woodrow Wilson who set up the disastrous Treaty of Versatile that insured WW1 part 2 would happen, the Irish were wise to stay out of the conflict. The Brits and the French got what they deserved for their arrogance and denial of how secret agreements made a candle into a conflagration.
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Considering it was the British, the French, and racist Woodrow Wilson who set up the disastrous Treaty of Versatile that insured WW1 part 2 would happen, the Irish were wise to stay out of the conflict. The Brits and the French got what they deserved for their arrogance and denial of how secret agreements made a candle into a conflagration.
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Lorna
De Velera was President. Not Taoiseach. The relations with the UK didn't take a hit post WW2. They were already poor because of the atrocities inflicted on the Irish by the English for so many years simply for being Irish. We also remained neutral because we were a recently formed Republic rebuilding a nation from said atrocities.
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De Velera was President. Not Taoiseach. The relations with the UK didn't take a hit post WW2. They were already poor because of the atrocities inflicted on the Irish by the English for so many years simply for being Irish. We also remained neutral because we were a recently formed Republic rebuilding a nation from said atrocities.
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Murray
Ireland only removed all ties with the United Kingdom in 1949. Ireland was independent, but somehow King George VI was still the de jure head of state even though there was a President of the Republic. Also Ireland was still a member of the Commonwealth until the aforementioned 1949.
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Ireland only removed all ties with the United Kingdom in 1949. Ireland was independent, but somehow King George VI was still the de jure head of state even though there was a President of the Republic. Also Ireland was still a member of the Commonwealth until the aforementioned 1949.
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Nagora
Ireland was broadly speaking on the Germans' side (enemy of my enemy) but not in a position to really say so. They were so uncooperative that they ended up building a line of bunkers along the Boyne in case AMERICA invaded! Which would at least have been funny.
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Ireland was broadly speaking on the Germans' side (enemy of my enemy) but not in a position to really say so. They were so uncooperative that they ended up building a line of bunkers along the Boyne in case AMERICA invaded! Which would at least have been funny.
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Phil
Could he not have got it in writing, witnessed & counter signed at the highest international level? That was the one & only opportunity for a united Ireland. Far more blood has been shed since then, they could have had NI with no outside involvement.
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Could he not have got it in writing, witnessed & counter signed at the highest international level? That was the one & only opportunity for a united Ireland. Far more blood has been shed since then, they could have had NI with no outside involvement.
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Robert
Why should the Irish EVER help the English?
They are still occupied even till this day, F England, let them fight their own fights.
You happily conquer a country, let them starve and then ask for their help?
Go to hell England
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Why should the Irish EVER help the English?
They are still occupied even till this day, F England, let them fight their own fights.
You happily conquer a country, let them starve and then ask for their help?
Go to hell England
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Mark
Ireland wasn't entirely neutral in WW2. Under a secret agreement with Britain, De Valera allowed planes based at Lough Erne to fly along the Donegal Corridor, to defend allied shipping from attack by German U-boats.
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Ireland wasn't entirely neutral in WW2. Under a secret agreement with Britain, De Valera allowed planes based at Lough Erne to fly along the Donegal Corridor, to defend allied shipping from attack by German U-boats.
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Albert
So in short, Ireland was opportunistic. They sat on their hands while the others went to win the war. No wonder they weren't taken seriously by the big ballers for a long while.
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So in short, Ireland was opportunistic. They sat on their hands while the others went to win the war. No wonder they weren't taken seriously by the big ballers for a long while.
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Squareheed
Fun fact; Northern Ireland has never enacted a draft for either world wars, yet Ulstermen signed up in droves when the both wars broke out due to their sheer patriotism.
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Fun fact; Northern Ireland has never enacted a draft for either world wars, yet Ulstermen signed up in droves when the both wars broke out due to their sheer patriotism.
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10p6
Pause. Sweden non belligerent? Sweden were assholes and made a deal to sell the Nazis steel and iron so it could be turned into bombs and weapons against the allies.
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Pause. Sweden non belligerent? Sweden were assholes and made a deal to sell the Nazis steel and iron so it could be turned into bombs and weapons against the allies.
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Alan
Ireland was too busy supplying the German submaries to joing England, besides Ireland and the UK never did get along and to this day still have their problems.
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Ireland was too busy supplying the German submaries to joing England, besides Ireland and the UK never did get along and to this day still have their problems.
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glynth
In spite of neutrality, as we have already seen, about 70, 000 southern Irish volunteers joined the British armed forces during the Second World War.
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In spite of neutrality, as we have already seen, about 70, 000 southern Irish volunteers joined the British armed forces during the Second World War.
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Big
They refueled UBoats and turned on lights to help guide bombers to Manchester and liverpool. They also helped Nazis escape to America. Not reply neutral
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They refueled UBoats and turned on lights to help guide bombers to Manchester and liverpool. They also helped Nazis escape to America. Not reply neutral
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dublin
Thousands of Irish men died in WW2! and the ones that did come back were forgotten about! Get your so called facts straight It is a neutral country!
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Thousands of Irish men died in WW2! and the ones that did come back were forgotten about! Get your so called facts straight It is a neutral country!
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pete
Although island didn't officially fight in ww2 alot did join the British army a mate of my dad told me and he fought from Dunkirk to Berlin Rasc
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Although island didn't officially fight in ww2 alot did join the British army a mate of my dad told me and he fought from Dunkirk to Berlin Rasc
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stonehold42
And the government of Ireland punished men who joined the British army, for life. They wanted England to lose.
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And the government of Ireland punished men who joined the British army, for life. They wanted England to lose.
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