Apart from that everything I have stated did happen

Including my Dad being shot by either the Germans or the Russians?

8: Your Dad Gnome cannot get to Britain (No point) has the following probable avenues open to him:

a) He gets killed by the Germans either in the attack or during the ensuing occupation
b) He gets killed by the Russians in the attack or during their occupation (That was the fate of quite a number of Poles)
c) He survives to work out what would be a fairly short life as slave labour for the Germans.
d) Escapes to somewhere else either to be killed as the Germans attack Russia

Wow! How did I get here then? Did I imagine meeting him or something?

What are you on? I want some!

:D tG