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Re: [RC] My take on Aladinn - Teamnellie

In a message dated 05/04/05 06:48:42 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), 
paus@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< If I recall my history correctly, the Russians didn't just "import" their 
Polish Arabs, they stole them, taking them as spoils of war in WW2. Gen. 
Patton rescued some of the Polish horses from the Germans (including Witez II) 
and 
the Russians took the rest of them. >>

So.... the Russians 'stole' them but General Patton 'rescued' them?

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