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> Somehow, Battle of Britain is celebrated as a multi-national cooperation. Not that I've ever noticed. I don't think I learned until I was 17 or 18 that there
by mathw 6y ago
> Somehow, Battle of Britain is celebrated as a multi-national cooperation.
Not that I've ever noticed. I don't think I learned until I was 17 or 18 that there were non-British pilots involved on the British side. And I live in England! We should know!
I'm glad the article isn't quite as blunt as the headline suggests. If GCHQ are saying that public perception of Bletchley's role is overrated... well, they're entirely correct about that. But if you actually go to Bletchley Park they're quite clear about the role of Polish intelligence in breaking the Enigma machine.
- yread 6y agoThey weren't just "involved" - 5 of the top 10 aces were not from Britain (2 not even from Commonwealth) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Few#Leading_aces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Few#Leading_aces
- ksec 6y agoAs some other comments have mentioned, officially Brits didn't write off any polish contribution from any official or unofficial Documentation. And in all Historic account or documentary, Poland were often mentioned for their early effort in braking the enigma. It is just the mainstream media never report it, for all sort of reasons. It is like Thomas Edison invented the Light bulb. Everything gets dumped down to easily understandable pieces for public consumption.