Thread: British war graves attacked in Benghazi
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Old 05-03-2012, 13:13   #9
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Re: British war graves attacked in Benghazi
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Generally I believe families of the dead have a choice over repatriation, but in WW2 too many were dying and the logistics were impractical at a time of total war.

Incidentally, I don't believe these graves were attacked because they were British. The attackers seemed more interested in the fact that there were Christian and Jewish emblems on them.
Yes, but were there soldiers on that site that were Muslim, Hindu and Sikh?
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