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To: indcons
Just an additional tidbit. The 20th Century Germans became known as "Huns" to the British as a result of Kaiser Wilhelm's speech during the Boxer Rebellion in China. A German diplomat had been killed and the Kaiser took a firm line:

"When you come upon the enemy, smite him. Pardon will not be given. Prisoners will not be taken. Whoever falls into your hands is forfeit. Once, a thousand years ago, the Huns under their King Attila made a name for themselves, one still potent in legend and tradition. May you in this way make the name German remembered in China for a thousand years so that no Chinaman will ever again dare to even squint at a German!"

6 posted on 12/16/2005 10:07:24 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

Very interesting quote, ClearCase_guy

Surprising the kaiser didn't use the Goths as a reference...they were feared by the Romans too, weren't they?


7 posted on 12/16/2005 10:10:13 AM PST by indcons
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