Anglo-German relations have come a long way since June 1996, when Piers Morgan’s Daily Mirror published a front page screaming “ACHTUNG! SURRENDER. For you Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over!” adding for the benefit of casual readers: “Mirror declares football war on Germany.”
The subtle illustration featured Paul Gascoigne and Stuart Pearce in Tommy helmets. Even at the time, the paper’s cover caused consternation.
Morgan – the man who thought a moral compass was camping equipment that you could buy at Mountain Warehouse – later apologised, before going on to show peerless judgement for the rest of his career in public life.
Nevertheless, his willingness to publish the parody in the first placeindicated there was an audience who found it funny. Such cultural references can, of course, reflect British insecurities, harking back to a time of national triumph.
Back on 90s British TV, Blackadder Goes Forth and ’Allo ’Allo! had followed (muddily) in the footsteps of Dad’s Army and Fawlty Towers. Although the butt of the joke was always more likely to be found on the Home Front.
The only reason any of this remains relevant is to show younger readers how the climate has changed. My own generation would know the history in detail, then continue our German lesson on Duolingo.
Today we report on stories that Germany has hinted at a new economic union with the UK and France. Even more important, culturally: Britain and Germany have signed an agreement to build a direct rail link and facilitate school exchanges. Never underestimate the capacity of younger generations to react against the beliefs of their elders!
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