"Not our finest hour" - the British betrayal of the Lienz Cossacks

Number24

Since this dark part of history is a key part of the plot of GE I posted this video here. The video is interesting and short, less than 13 minutes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiCdWFaQRH0&t=635s

sinlum

I like learning about history so this was really interesting. Thanks for sharing

Xando

Hi, as an austrian and tyrolean this is interesting and very tragic to learn.

Interstingly, in the German dubbing of Goldeneye, they are called Linzer cossacks wrongly, which is a totally different city!

Number24

Most in the western powers didn't know or understand how cruel Stalin was. Even the Swedes sent people from the Baltic states back to Stalin. The most heartbreaking scenes took place as they were loaded on the boat. I think there was an Estonian joke back Soviet times:

What's the largest country on earth?

Estonia. It has a Baltic coastline, the capital is in Moscow and the population is in Siberia ...