Daisy: The war ended over 65 years ago, long before any of us were born. What's the point in all those people dieing while fighting for peace when all this hatred continues among people who weren't even born then. My Dad told me something only the other day. Dad was a submariner, not during the war, long after. However, about 15 years ago Dad got a phone call from the steward of the Naval association club, who like Dad was also an ex submariner. He said to Dad "Can you get down here now, there's someone I want you to meet" When Dad arrived an ex U-boatman was there, he was on holiday from Germany and had walked into the Naval association club introduced himself and said he would like to meet some British submariners, so the steward phoned around every submariner he knew, some of them also having served during the war. The old U boatman was the third and last survivor of a U-boat that had been torpedoed many stories were swapped between the old man and the British submariners who had served during the war, my Dad had many stories from his father who was in the Navy during the war. These men had fought each other at sea during the war, yet in peacetime they drank together and shared stories.
Soldiers do have a certain honour. After war, they are able to meet and talk because to a certain degree they respect the other soldier/apponent etc. However, young people are still bitter because the civilian murders, torture, humiliation, material distruction can not be forgiven. In Poland's case - 6,000.000 - and they did not ask for it. Give it a few more generations.
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