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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Regardless, I'm pretty sure most French don't even remember WWII. It is for this same reason that I hold no grudges against Germans, despite the fact that Germans were responsible for shooting my grandfather out of the sky and fed him rotting potatoes and filthy water for weeks before they had to release him. Doesn't make me mad, simply sympathetic.
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My grandma's neighbor is an old woman, but back when bombs were falling in Normandy she was a young teenager. (that area where her and grandma lived and still live is Calvados, where Caen and many other war-affected towns are).
She told me her and her family found a wounded soldier (I don't recall if he was british or american) in their yard. They hid him in the house and tried to take care of him (the Vichy gov't would've arrested/deported them if they knew they were helping out Allies), but he eventually died in front of them, right on the kitchen table.
My grandpa watched his friend get crushed by a falling building.
It's certainly going to be strange when all the people who remember those days are dead. It's just impossible for me to imagine. I've never witnessed war with my own eyes.
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Originally Posted by kevpdx
The French are mad that we kicked their asses in WWII.
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If you are American, the French are grateful that your ancestors liberated our country from Nazi Germany occupation.
If you are German, the French aren't mad at you. They might be mad at those who orchestrated the invasion, and those who collaborated with them.
WWII history is very interesting. I really do think you should learn about it, and I'm not saying that to be mean, or condescending.