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During the Second World War

When millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable British soldier smuggled himself into Auschwitz to witness the horror so he could tell others the truth.
Denis Avey is a remarkable man by any measure. A courageous and determined soldier in World War II, he was captured by the Germans and imprisoned in a camp connected to the Germans' largest concentration camp, Auschwitz.
Mr Lobethall traded two packs of Players cigarettes in return for getting his shoes resoled. It helped save his life when thousands perished or were murdered on the notorious death marches out of the camps in winter in 1945.
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This was during the Second World War. My question is on the words 'when millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable ...
Is the above fine?
Is this subjunctive?
Maybe it is simple past tense.
What is the meaning of 'Players cigarettes'? Is it a brand?
  

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This was during the Second World War. My question is on the words 'when millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable ... Is the above fine?

  • This was during the Second World War.
  • My question is on the words 'when millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable ...
  • Is the above fine?
  • Yes.
  • Is this subjunctive?
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This was during the Second World War. My question is on the words 'when millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable ...
Is the above fine? Yes.
Is this subjunctive? No.
Maybe it is simple past tense. No. It's a modal perfect with would. A "co

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