tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post2379466289553552270..comments2024-03-22T11:31:12.985+00:00Comments on Wargaming Girl: Arnhem 75th, Day Four: Black Soldiers at ArnhemTamsinPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-40536181642182248022021-02-25T21:35:00.979+00:002021-02-25T21:35:00.979+00:00Nice post Tamsin
SeanNice post Tamsin<br />SeanSean Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408502869576722122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-87729531616697734942020-05-16T19:42:17.300+01:002020-05-16T19:42:17.300+01:00Thanks for that information. I wasn't aware of...Thanks for that information. I wasn't aware of him.TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-86720753905562707832020-05-16T19:29:47.886+01:002020-05-16T19:29:47.886+01:00While not in 1st airborne but KIA during market ga...While not in 1st airborne but KIA during market garden, <br />James Hyde was a black pilot in the RAF from Trinidad.<br />https://monument.marketgarden.com/person/1886/james-j-hydemahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397348266384127586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-80166084346810806662019-09-21T15:29:25.739+01:002019-09-21T15:29:25.739+01:00@ Nick - thanks! It wasn't something I was awa...@ Nick - thanks! It wasn't something I was aware of until quite recently.<br />Of the three black soldiers I have confirmed, only Trooper Bolton was a POW. I imagine that the Germans wouldn't have dared to treat him badly as he would have been with other Paras and they would have had a riot on their hands. It was also a very different situation in 1944 as defeat was clearly imminent. There is also the fact that he was British, whereas the black POWs taken in 1940 were Africans in French service and Germany was winning at the time.<br />As for books on Market Garden, I'll be making some recommendations in a post next week :)<br /><br />@ Mattblackgod - cheers, glad you enjoyed it! :)<br /><br />@ Moif - thanks! It was certainly fascinating for me to look into this and try to find out more. I've got no idea why these aspects don't seem to get considered; maybe the small numbers involved and lack of records or witness accounts? :)<br /><br />@ Michael A - cheers! I just wish these posts didn't take so long to write - I'm having trouble fitting in painting (and cooking, eating...)! :)<br /><br />@ Graham C - thanks! This post has probably taken the most time and effort to track down information; the other posts have been easier as I've got the war diaries and some books :)TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-23041968653918935892019-09-21T12:28:19.225+01:002019-09-21T12:28:19.225+01:00Tamsin,
Really enjoying this series. Thankyou for...Tamsin,<br />Really enjoying this series. Thankyou for taking time out to tease out all the snippets that are often overlooked- fascinating Graham Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229770388869939725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-54910880566431373922019-09-21T08:29:52.325+01:002019-09-21T08:29:52.325+01:00Another cracking read Tamsin, so many stories that...Another cracking read Tamsin, so many stories that I hadn't heard before. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-35158652452226427742019-09-21T00:43:52.468+01:002019-09-21T00:43:52.468+01:00It's always interesting to learn something new...It's always interesting to learn something new and I've often wondered why stories like these don't get more traction. I'd love to see a modern movie about a lesser known Commonwealth unit for example. I once saw a photograph of Sikh troopers in WW1 and I wondered what that must have been like for them. A few years ago there was a movie which dealt with the aftermath of the German occupation of Denmark, and how young German men, many of whom were barely more than children, were used to clear out the mine fields the Germans had left behind. It's stories like these that add so much more nuance and context to the war. Nice post :) moifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478350237996551732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-71615209668424555352019-09-20T21:48:06.892+01:002019-09-20T21:48:06.892+01:00Interesting read. Interesting read. mattblackgodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611987054053476126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908829430234339181.post-44600475970294620102019-09-20T20:45:18.178+01:002019-09-20T20:45:18.178+01:00Again a very interesting read and something I wasn...Again a very interesting read and something I wasn’t aware of at all. Thinking about how we (the Germans) treated the black soldiers we took prisoner in france in 1940 I wonder how these boys were treated when captured. <br />Would you mind sharing some recommendations on good books for Market Garden?Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.com