by Blitzkid » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:44 am
This may be in the wrong place. But to understand ww2, we need to see how it came about.
HITLER came to power in 1933, he immediately said Germany was now a fascist state, he also brought in Conscription for young men. Europe became alarmed, the amount of meetings endless.
The White Lion pub, the oldest pub in Coventry at 50 Smithford street was thinking money, all these political meetings, so 1934 they acquired no 51 S.S refurbished and extended the pub, now with restaurant, extra bar, function room, kitchens and live in staff, the tills rattled, the fascist party used the function room for political meetings, the communist published the daily worker, the tory party, labour party, and Irish party, the city a mixed bed of political of unrest. Families split up, friends became enemy's and so forth.
1936 Spanish General Franco was Fascist so Hitler lent him a few Bombers, he was still building a mighty war force, so Russia sent tanks in opposition, and we started to see black and white photo's at cinemas of the killings and destruction,-- 2,200 brits went to Spain, for three years there was war.
Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, due to be thought next P.M, visited Germany. Halifax returned from the trip, visibly enjoyed, Liked all the Nazi leaders, He thought there regime was fantastic. England was a mish-mass of political apprehension.
The Gov't had no idea what the people wanted, so they set up Mass Observation of two thousand people to spy and report, (Sussex University have the archives) and took note of there findings.