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Re: Perhaps the last question on the forum - The Battle of Heligoland Bight, 18 December 1939
Dan
Robin Holmes wrote a book about it in 2009
The Battle of Heligoland Bight 1939
Cheers
Stig
PS: A question for Nick Beale
Why did the British add (keep?) the i in Heligoland? In Sweden we have the word 'helig' meaning holy, which
of course is what the Island is all about, 'Holy Land' (Heilig Land (rough German) or Heligt land (correct Swedish).
This if course makes me wonder what was so holy about the place.
For me as a bird watcher I have been there three times and there are still plenty of bombcraters on top....
Last edited by Stig Jarlevik; 31st August 2025 at 23:40.
Reason: PS added
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