The war left mass destruction across Europe, with heavy reparations for the vanquished nations resulting in resentment and fuelling the rise of nationalism and fascism during the decades to come.
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"Major D. H. Nott DSO MC... was dressed in a sheepskin jacket and an Indian Army cap, similar to an Australian hat with the left side brim up and an emerald grass green diamond supporting the regimental badge on the turned up part of the brim. I soon acquired similar headgear".
2nd/Lieutenant Hugh Knowles Edwards, 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, 1942. Source: The Worcestershire Regiment |