I was only an Erk during my time in service, never rising to the cerebral ranks of Commisioned life. I honestly believe that whatever the members of our armed forces did during WW2, was necessary for the good of the whole of Europe. We, the British, owe a lot to our friends from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and many more allies who flocked to our shores to stop the Nazi threat. It seems that the "guilt complex" is easily worn by modern political thinkers, like Blair and others, often quick to apologise on our behalf, for actions taken by our forbears. Not in my name I say, compared with the blitzkrieg inflicted on Warsaw, Civentry, Liverpool and other cities across Europe by the Germans, the "whirlwind" that they ultimately reaped was fitting and proportional. I really suspect though that current "forelock tugging" is designed to gain favour with the National Socialist EU, rather than apportion blame where it truly lies.
Smudge