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Alfred Wyles Medals WWII

UK: D-Day 81st Anniversary {6.6.1944-6.6.2025] – Remembering Private Alfred Wyles! (5.6.2025)

The infantry would assault the area from the periphery – and the Glider Troops would protect the centre (as if they had just dropped from the sky). As combat can be fluid and all kinds of emergencies can occur – Glider Troops would also train to assault the area from the periphery – and Infantry would defend the area from the centre. The reality on the ground might involve any contingency being used with flexibility being the key. I am told that this might explain how my grandfather came to possess an Airborne badge. When we were first researching this subject, die to the presence of this badge, we first thought Alfred Wyles had landed at Caen in a wooden Glider (this was in fact “D Company” of the 2nd Battalion [Professional] Ox & Bucks – but were later informed that in all likelihood (there is till a niggling doubt) my grandfather landed on Sword Beach as part of the supporting-infantry. Whatever the case, his official War Record is vague on this point.

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London: Souvenir “Grenadier Guard” Lead Soldier! (26.9.2023)

In this sense the ancient ritual of ‘guarding’ is a charade – or a piece of very interesting ‘theatre’ that constitutes a living history. These guards are professional soldiers trained to fight on the modern battlefield – but also ‘volunteer’ to learn all the required skills to ‘march’, ‘stand’ and ‘patrol’ just like a British Infantry Soldier did during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Once upon a time – soldiers in the British Army used march into battle dressed in these uniforms and behaving in this manner – whilst advancing on the enemy standing in straight ranks and moving slowly but precisely forward with fixed bayonet! As the dead and wounded in the front-line fell to the ground – soldiers in the supporting ranks would move up and take their place without effecting the momentum of the attack!

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Normandy: Remembering the Allied Sacrifices of D-Day (6.6.1944) – 79th Anniversary! (6.6.2023)

The British Glider Troops were tasked with seizing local landmarks (such as ‘Pegasus Bridge’) of tactical and strategic importance from the local Nazi German defenders – and hold these assets in the face of the expected Nazi German counter-attack. Meanwhile, Arthur Gibson (as a member of the Royal Navy) was busy protecting Northern Britain by preventing a Nazi German invasion – whilst keeping the sea lanes free of Nazi German ‘mines’ so that Allied Shipping could move (free of this risk) throughout the North Atlantic. This included the assisting of the Russian (Soviet) Arctic Convoys – although the presence of Nazi German U-Boats was an ever-present threat!

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Professional Revolutionaries! (29.5.2023)

This is how the capitalists are using Trotsky to keep the workers ‘stupid’ and always fighting amongst ‘themselves’! If we are distracted by internecine conflict – then we cannot UNITE and turn our collective strength against the filthy Bourgeoisie! Never forget that in 1938 (when he declared his so-called ‘Fourth International’), Trotsky called for his followers to support the anti-Soviet policies of the Catholic Church and any fascist attack upon the USSR! Trotsky also demanded that individual citizens of the USSR should carry out ‘terrorist’ attacks against the Soviet infrastructure! Trotsky was clearly angling for an assassination attempt upon Stalin’s life – and this reality might explain why Trotsky himself was eventually ‘eliminated’ in 1940 (via a pickaxe)! It was simply the dialectical nature of the political game at the time. Of course, Trotsky’s demise would be dramatically eclipsed by the 41 million Soviet losses eventually suffered between 1941-1945!

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China: Zhang Zhilei (张志磊) – Professional Heavyweight Boxer! (16.4.2023)

His punching combinations are fast, fluid, well-timed and accurate – whilst his evasive upper body movement and lower body footwork is both precise and compact! He skilfully makes the opponent miss whilst always staying in range to counter continuously. His fast (combination) hitting is reminiscent of that seen within advanced Chinese gongfu practice – particularly when Zhang Zhilei initiates exchanges! I suspect that somewhere in his training background lies the Internal Martial Arts of China! As he progresses through the ranks, he stoically faces the racist disdain he encounters in the West – and lets his ability and ever-growing tally of victories speak for themselves! Indeed, although 39 years old at the writing of this article – this might work for him in a sport that is usually merciless in its treatment of older competitors! Chinese martial tradition and culture possesses an entirely different approach to interpreting the ageing process!

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UFC Star Zhang Weili Primed for Title Shot! (22.8.2022)

Whereas Old China withdrew from the world and was retiring from all interaction – modern China is now strong and confident and ready to confront Western racism and take its rightful place at the international level of friendly competition! Chinese Socialist expertise possesses the power to overcome any and all prejudice and discrimination at the world level – where a perfected technique will alway overcome the corruption inherent within capitalism and the ignorance that system prefers to embed in its minions! Not so with China’s excellent MMA fighter – Zhang Weili – who will soon be given the chance to regain the title taken from her in nefarious circumstances a few years ago! I

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