If anyone done Franco in it was himself by appointing Juan Carlos as his successor. The young prince played a blinder approving of Franco and his regime and as soon as he gained power he set about dismantling the hard liners including the legalization of the Spanish Communist Party. He still however turned out to be a bit a of a cunt himself but like most politicians âHe has done the state some service, they know it, no more of thatâ
I recently finished Anthony Beevorâs book on the Spanish Civil War. It outlines how fucked up a country it was and It kinda still isâŠ
Operation Kathleen which the IRA brought to Germany was deemed so ludicrous that the Nazis turned them away
According to Görtz, Kathleen consisted of a map, on which was the suggestion of a German landing similar to that at Narvik, in the vicinity of Derry â an amphibious assault. The aim of the plan was the conquest of Northern Ireland via a simultaneous IRA insurgency and use of German forces. The IRA were to be concentrated in the county of Leitrim on the border facing Lough Erne and Upper Lough Erne awaiting the arrival of German forces in Northern Ireland. However, the IRA plan gave no thought to how German troops were to be brought to Derry, how control of the sea approaches was to be obtained or where and how the coast of Northern Ireland was fortified. Görtz described the plan at the time and its limitations thus: "The plan was therefore completely useless. It nearly broke my heart, since it came from the IRA Chief of Staff."
The Germans were far from smart themselves. I believe they landed a number of spys to aid the IRA. One such party was a group of three lads of which only one spoke any english. Unfortunately he was from India and kinda stood out in 1940âs Ireland.
The Germans must still think this when they see the likes of roasters like Enda, Big Phil and Ming being sent over to Europe. God helps us when Minister Michael Healy Rae and European Minister Danny Healy Rae attending European meetings in the new future.
