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    An Irish Soldier describes World War One, 1988


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    Interesting old bloke...


    Despite Ireland wanting to get rid of the British and staging an uprising in 1916, many Irishmen joined the British Army. Same in WWII long after Ireland achieved a partitioned independence in 1921.

    However in WWII the IRA and many others were Nazi Collaborators inviting Hitler to invade Ireland.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Monk View Post
    Interesting old bloke...


    Despite Ireland wanting to get rid of the British and staging an uprising in 1916, many Irishmen joined the British Army. Same in WWII long after Ireland achieved a partitioned independence in 1921.

    However in WWII the IRA and many others were Nazi Collaborators inviting Hitler to invade Ireland.
    Interesting, TIL. I've been curious about Ireland during WWII but never read much about it. I'll have to find a book or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    Interesting, TIL. I've been curious about Ireland during WWII but never read much about it. I'll have to find a book or something.
    I visited there on the 100th anniversary of the Easter Uprising and picked up a lot of history.

    Also, if you can find it, there is an old History Channel documentary on Nazi Collaborators and one episode dedicated to the IRA.

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