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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish With Germany
When it comes to Irish who served the belligerent powers of the Second World War, the vast, vast majority served with the Allies. Whether it was with the Irish named regiments who fought in just about every British theatre of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged brady, britain, germany, history, hungary, ireland, joyce, oder, propaganda, romania, second world war, SS, stringer, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: U-Boats Off Ireland
Irish territory was a battleground during the Second World War, in different ways. That can be seen in the way that Irish land was bombed by the German Luftwaffe on multiple occasions, or in how German spies were implanted in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged atlantic, britain, germany, history, ireland, second world war, u-boats, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Long Watch
One of the longest campaigns of the Second World War, one that perhaps encompassed the totality of the war as it pertained to Europe, was the Battle of the Atlantic. As had been the case in the First World War, … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic, britain, germany, history, ireland, irish pine, kerlogue, mercantile marine, second world war, war, war at sea, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Allies
We move now from the more select observations of Ireland in the Second World War back to the larger picture. Far more than they needed to with the Axis powers, Ireland was obligated to have a great deal of interaction … Continue reading
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Tagged britain, churchill, de valera, germany, gray, history, ireland, maffey, neutrality, roosevelt, second world war, USA, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Second World War In 1942
1942 is often seen as the year of the turning point in the Second World War. At the start of that twelve months the Axis powers seemed in a position so ascendant as to arguably be unbeatable: knocking on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1942, britain, burma, history, ireland, madagascar, north africa, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: “Britain Alone” And 1941
When we last discussed the progress of the war proper, it was in the context of the early stages of the conflict, which were characterised by a series of German successes in Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Low Countries and France. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1940, 1941, axis, britain, germany, history, ireland, irish regiments, italy, malta, north africa, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Irish Neutrality During The Second World War
It is an unfortunate reality that I have to open this entry of the series with a warning. Over ten years ago I wrote a post on this general topic entitled Suicidal Obstinacy: Max Hastings And Irish Neutrality During The … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged britain, de valera, fianna fail, germany, history, ira, ireland, neutrality, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Plan W
We round of this trilogy of entries on the theoretical aspects of Ireland’s involvement in the Second World War with a look at that which both the British and Irish leadership came up with in the same period as Plan … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940, britain, de valera, germany, history, ireland, irish defence forces, northern ireland, plan w, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Operation Green
The Nazi conquest of the Low Countries and France brings us to a critical point of the Second World War. Much of Ireland’s strategic position at the outset of the conflict was based around the simple reality that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940, britain, de valera, germany, green, history, ira, ireland, irish defence forces, second world war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Phoney War And The Fall Of France
Having looked at the initial Irish reaction to the Second World War and the early activities of the IRA for the same, it is now time to take a closer look at the war itself. Ireland was not a belligerent … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940, britain, fall of france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, norway, phoney war, second world war, war, ww2
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