This cannot be a serious post. Obviously we haven’t always been good people but I don’t think we could have sided with the Germans in either World War even if our royal family is German. I’d hope no one has the same philosophy as Hitler and his gang.
Hitler might had viewed us as allies but I don't think the British ever had any intention of siding with him. Hitlers two big mistakes were invading Russia and declaring war on the USA after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour as for the Russians it was really a case of my enemy's enemy is my friend.
Since apparently there are now only 22 countries left in the world that we haven't invaded or fought over, we have a lot of former adversaries.
There are also 54 countries of 2.4 billion people who live in the Commonwealth though. I was reading a facebook post the other day from a history graduate who said that the British Empire was as bad as the Nazis, and I couldn't help thinking "How many countries occupied by the Nazis would be happy living in a Commonwealth of former Nazi occupied nations headed by a German chancellor??Since apparently there are now only 22 countries left in the world that we haven't invaded or fought over, we have a lot of former adversaries.
l wholeheartedly agree, however l would just amend your last paragraph to "all allied servicemen"
You must remember that there were many people across the country who had sympathies, in many parts of Europe the Nazis were quick to find friends even after walking over their country.
Obviously Hitler had his supporters in the UK but I don't think many would have been happy to join in the invasion of France etc. The Vichy French were an example of a Quisling state happy to hand over Jews and send workers to Germany and yes the Germans would have been better treating the Ukrainians and the people of the other parts of occupied Russia better as generally they weren't friends of Stalin but Nazi theology wasn't keen of that.
Yes it can be and is a serious post, a lot of posts have been about the UK's contribution to the war and I think the UK made more contribution than some give credit for, had the UK joined the other side [not that I ever said it would have done] it may still have been on the winning side given the strategic position it occupies not to mention anything else
Picking a side sounds a bit like picking a team to support and in the case of the two world wars there would have never been the slightest chance of the UK supporting the Germans
I like to think you are right, but sadly I think it was a very close run thing. Many on both sides of the political spectrum came under his spell.
never said there was
I don't personally think there was ever any likelihood that the UK would have ever actively sided with the Nazis. There was however a very real possibility after the fall of France that we would sue for peace (or possibly enforced neutrality) under hopefully less harsh terms than the French.
The answer to that is that nobody knows.
I am not doubting for a minute that some people did like what that "nice Mr Hitler" had done to get Germany back on its feet but whilst there was a large anti war sentiment amongst the population I don't believe throwing our lot in with the Germans would ever have been particularly popular.
Have you read the first source? There is some evidence of a plot to overthrow Churchill and install a Nazi friendly government involving the royals.
There was an author/historian type who made an entire series of books about that possibility..
SS GB by Len Deighton. They execute Churchill as a war criminal is one.
