I did not realise thay Lord Haw Haw was from Galway and buried up bohermore.
You learn something every day.
Germany calling Germany calling
A scumbag for sure, but always found it interesting that he was hanged for treason despite not being a British citizen, having lied about his nationality in order to get a British passport. From Wiki:
“Inquiries in the US, adduced in evidence at his trial, found that Joyce had never been a British subject, and it seemed that he would have to be acquitted based upon a lack of jurisdiction; he could not be convicted of betraying a country that was not his own. The trial judge, Mr. Justice Tucker, directed the jury to acquit Joyce of the first and second charges.
“However, the Attorney General, Sir Hartley Shawcross, successfully argued that Joyce’s possession of a British passport, even though he had misstated his nationality to get it, entitled him until it expired to British diplomatic protection in Germany and therefore he owed allegiance to the King at the time he began working for the Germans.
“The historian A. J. P. Taylor remarked in his book English History 1914–1945 that “Technically, Joyce was hanged for making a false statement when applying for a passport, the usual penalty for which is a small fine.””
>Some German planes returning to base, but running low on fuel, and thinking they were still over the sea, offloaded their bombs over fields in west Mayo. Joyce apologising for the incident, actually named the town lands affected.
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Very interesting. What a cunt. Can’t wait to read the next part
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I did not realise thay Lord Haw Haw was from Galway and buried up bohermore.
You learn something every day.
Germany calling Germany calling
A scumbag for sure, but always found it interesting that he was hanged for treason despite not being a British citizen, having lied about his nationality in order to get a British passport. From Wiki:
“Inquiries in the US, adduced in evidence at his trial, found that Joyce had never been a British subject, and it seemed that he would have to be acquitted based upon a lack of jurisdiction; he could not be convicted of betraying a country that was not his own. The trial judge, Mr. Justice Tucker, directed the jury to acquit Joyce of the first and second charges.
“However, the Attorney General, Sir Hartley Shawcross, successfully argued that Joyce’s possession of a British passport, even though he had misstated his nationality to get it, entitled him until it expired to British diplomatic protection in Germany and therefore he owed allegiance to the King at the time he began working for the Germans.
“The historian A. J. P. Taylor remarked in his book English History 1914–1945 that “Technically, Joyce was hanged for making a false statement when applying for a passport, the usual penalty for which is a small fine.””
>Some German planes returning to base, but running low on fuel, and thinking they were still over the sea, offloaded their bombs over fields in west Mayo. Joyce apologising for the incident, actually named the town lands affected.
<doubt>
Very interesting. What a cunt. Can’t wait to read the next part