This coming 30th April is the 64th anniversary of the final end

of A. Hitler and the subsequent conclusion of the war in Europe

sixty-four years ago. It's a time for remembrance for those who
died during those hellish years of between 1939 to 1945.

Hitler was a megalomaniac who invaded much of Europe and the USSR
in order to provide his Germany with 'living space'. It is no big
surprise really, since all the other major European powers wanted
their own 'living space' as well.

Even today, that big 800 pound gorilla superpower is ever busily
pursuing its own 'living space', what with missile shields here &
there. This strange hunger for such theoretically important assets
is why we have so many wars in modern history.

WW2 chalked up more than 100 million dead in all the theatres of
conflict with the USSR and China taking the most casualties. The
war started with Japan invading China and Germany invading Poland.
The ground battles in the Far East mirrored those of the Soviet-
German battles between Moscow & Berlin, with huge armies clashing
with each other, inflicting tremendous casualties in the process.

Germany could have avoided taking the Hitler route had the Allies
adopted a forgiving stance back in 1918. But the Allies demanded
and got their pound of flesh and Germany suffered so greatly that
Hitler and his group eventually made it to the top of the German
heap. The result was the birth of the German war machine and WW2.

Japan was nurtured by the West and the 'adopted son' turned into
a monster with no parallels in modern history. After US Commander
Perry visited Japan in 1853, the nation was able to modernise and
develop along Western lines. The Europeans helped Japan to build
Western-style naval bases with all the accompanying metal works
and industries. The result was that Japan obtained a modern navy
on par with the West. With this modern navy Japan defeated Russia
and set out to occupy northern China for its own 'living space'.
And the rest is history.

Around 20 April 1945, isolated Soviet units reached the outskirts

of Berlin. Artillery shells hammered the centre of the city and
Hitler, after a stormy meeting with his commanders and realising
that the war was lost, told them to do what they wished. Just ten
days later after he came to know that the city would not be able
to hold out for much longer, he killed himself and the Berlin
Defence Force under General Weidling surrendered on 7 May.

The war in Europe was over but the slaughtering in Asia went on
for a few more months before it too ended in August.

More than 100 million died because of the short-sightedness of

the Allied countries at the Paris peace conference in 1919, the
behaviour of the European powers at the beginning of the 20th
century, the gulf of difference in the way the white man dealt
with the Asian countries in the 19th century. Japan finished
off what the European powers started and the result was a mad
and mindless killing spree in East Asia that took up more than
half the total casualties in WW2.
Today the past lessons of history are largely being forgotten,
and countries are again indulging in forming military pacts and
plotting political and military camps, expanding their 'living
space' and readying for the next one.

The next and final one. The long awaited Armageddon. But for now,
we hold remembrance for those who suffered so much during those
times. All due to the behaviour of former world colonial powers.

For those countries which suffered very cruelly in WW2, it's time
to swear to never let history repeat itself and to make sure that
any future invader would think not twice but twenty times before
trying to resurrect past history. You need the ability to outlast
your potential enemy no matter how superior he might appear to be.
Remember, in war, the occupier is always totally merciless.

History has always taught us that. Thus, there is no excuse for

any ignorance. None at all. Keeping that remembrance of those
times for always and always is very important.