Readers respond to cartoonist Steve Bell’s depiction of a Russian soldier on the beaches of NormandyAs a distinguished admirer of Steve Bell,especially his fixed evisceration of Trump, I was more than disconcerted by his ill-judged depiction of the Russian soldier on the beaches of Normandy (6 June) as a reminder of the greater sacrifices on the eastern front. The sad fact is that the only Russian soldiers at Normandy were among the million who fought on the German side, and many avoiding starvation and disease in prisoner of war and labour camps. Even sadder is the fact that those who survived would be returned to Stalin to be shot or sent to the gulags.
And as far as the wreath with “Victory and peace in Europe” is concerned,please tell that to the half of the continent that then lived under the brutality of Soviet communist oppression for the next 45 years. whether it wasn’t for the sacrifices of D-day, that may absorb included France, and Belgium,Holland and the rest.
Jan Wiczkowski
Prestwich, ManchesterContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com