Scotland Versus Hitler [I Love History]

The German air raids on London are well known, but few people know that the second most bombed town in the UK was Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Or that the first Nazi raid on Scotland was on the Firth of Forth, when two Scottish RAF squadrons chased the Germans away, downing the first German plane to be shot down on British soil. The Clydebank Blitz is fairly well known, when the Nasties sought to cripple Scotland and Britain's capacity for building and repairing shipping, but few people know about what was probably the last air battle in Western Europe in April 1945 when Mosquitoes from Banff intercepted a German force of 18 planes and shot down 14 of them.
Lots of forgotten history there.

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milkymum1 · 31-35, F

Sadly you won't all the time UK History is mostly written by the English and let's face it they ONLY say about the good things they did.

helensusanswift · 26-30, F

@milkymum1 Well, the Scots, Welsh and Irish did more than their bit over the last few hundred years.

milkymum1 · 31-35, F

@helensusanswift Yes they have without a doubt which is why under English rule its glossed over in Schools.

helensusanswift · 26-30, F

@milkymum1 Can't argue with that. But our own hierarchy in Scotland tend to ignore great chunks of our history as well.

milkymum1 · 31-35, F

@helensusanswift Oh I didn't know that; that's very strange. I mean here they never ever mention how Churchill decided to starve the people of Jersey and how he left them to fend for themselves, sidelined them completely but under Boris and co we were all in it together

helensusanswift · 26-30, F

@milkymum1 Churchill was going to abandon Scotland if the Nazis invaded. "Ignore the screams from the north" I think the phrase was "Defend the English heartland." He was also going to hand Ulster to Eire in return for the use of Irish ports. Not at all the man of legend.