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1.12.40 [George Orwell]

December 1, 2010 in Balbo, Chiappe, Political, War-time, fascists by orwelldiaries

That bastard Chiappe is cold meat. Everyone delighted, as when Balbo died. This war is at any rate killing off a few Fascists.

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3.7.40 [George Orwell]

July 3, 2010 in Africa, Government, Hitler, Near East, Political, War-time, fascists, invasion by orwelldiaries

Everywhere a feeling of something near despair among thinking people because of the failure of the government to act and the continuance of dead minds and pro-Fascists in positions of command. Growing recognition that the only thing that would certainly right the situation is an unsuccessful invasion; and coupled with this a growing fear that Hitler won’t after all attempt the invasion but will go for Africa and the Near East.

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10.6.40 [George Orwell]

June 10, 2010 in Allied troops, Germans, Italy, Madrid, Narvik, Norway, Paris, Political, Spain, War Office, War-time, fascists, taxi-driver by orwelldiaries

Have just heard, though it is not in the papers, that Italy has declared war…. The Allied troops are withdrawing from Norway, the reason given being that they can be used elsewhere and Narvik after its capture was rendered useless to the Germans. But in fact Narvik will not be necessary to them till the winter, it wouldn’t have been much use anyway when Norway had ceased to be neutral, and I shouldn’t have thought that the Allies had enough troops in Norway to make much difference. The real reason is probably so as not to have to waste warships.

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