The Empire - The Only Opposition To Hitler

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Colonel Merritt gives significant credit to the efforts of the armed forces of the British Empire in the early years of the Second World War.

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Up until Hitler invaded Russia the only country or countries that stood up against the German’s were the countries of the British empire and this is not really appreciated. France had gone, Belgium gone,

Interviewer: Poland

Poland, Norway

Interviewer: Czechoslovakia, Denmark

The whole lot.

Interviewer: Yes

And if it had not been for the British people we’d have lost the war.

Interviewer: And when you say British people, Colonel Merritt, you are referring to Canadians as well.

Yes, and the Australians, New Zealanders, principally and then of course a lot of the smaller colonies.

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