We tend to forget that when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 they were not alone - Rumania, Italy, Finland, Hungary and Slovakia were also active participants. As the war proceeded SS units from the Baltic states, Ukraine, France, Spain, Bosnia, Croatia, Scandinavia, Belgium and the Netherlands were also involved. Is it any wonder that the present war against Russia - just as Nato's previous onslaught against Serbia - can be seen as a continuation of the Second World War. The only difference being that the Anglo-Saxons have this time thrown in their lot with the fascists.
For old timers like myself this is all pretty obvious, youngsters not so much. I happened to catch a quiz programme on TV the other day where a second year geography student claimed never to have heard of the River Rhine. Not much chance of understanding even the basics of world history there.
