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May 6th, 2008, 01:03 AM
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true Erich, its still frustrating to me that this man is lost to us now (died 1992) and so is his legacy and his experiences in the war. as near as I can find out he served in the 5th ss panzer division Wiking as a tank commander with the rank of oberstleutenant. Yes, the 'we lost' sentiment probably kept him from talking about things, he fled to the states after the war and lived a quiet life working for U.S.Rubber which later became Uniroyal as a sales vice president.
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Thats quite a shame. He must have had some interesting stories to tell  .
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well I will answer this question briefly: my dad has been out of my life since I was seventeen. And he hated my obsession with ww2. paricularly the nazis. My fathers father was in the Waffen SS. both of my parents tried to keep this from me as they were ashamed of the fact. I wish I could have talked to this man about his wartime experiences but he wasn't the loquacious type. actually, he wasn't very pleasant at all.  |
Opps, I am sorry about your father, I didn't mean any offence by my post, it was more of a rethorical question.
Well you should feel very welcome here and we are privlaged to have you and to know that your grandfather although an SS soldier was still a soldier of Germany, who knows maybe he was a pleasant SS man, who had no choice but to join them, better to think that then that he was like all the SS men we read about.
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yup!  2 of my favorite weapons side by side...and real ones at that...sweet!
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You gotta keep an eye out for Sir Martin Bull, he always gives us some tasty tidbits.
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Thats quite a shame. He must have had some interesting stories to tell .
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I am here waiting with that tea! and yes, he would have had many a good story to tell. EK 1 and EK 2 holder who saw some action. families can be a bit weird about stuff like this 
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A very warm welcome to the Forums, Katrina....you should find plenty of stuff on here to interest you ! 
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ah, london...so your weapons must be deactivated? I missed this the first time around....still, nice pairing. 
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Welcome to the forum. I don't usually reply to this thread but what attracted my attention was your statement about Sgt. Rock. That comic character was mainstay of my comics reading time when I was a kid.
I'm sure you'll enjoy this forum.
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Wie gehts dir, mein freund?
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Glad to see Kathrina has already made friends with some of the finest rogues.
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really?other women into ww2? I am amazed! I thought I was the only one! gotta love the internet! thanks for the welcome guys!  ...I am still in awe...other women who are into this? wow.. |
Welcome, Kate! Always nice to have other women on the forum so I don't seem such an anomaly! They're a pretty good bunch of Rogues, though. I see they have welcomed you as warmly as they welcomed me.
Like you I've always been interested in WWII. In my case, because my Dad was with the Canadian Army and my Mother was a Londoner. Interesting that you mentioned the comic books as I'd not thought about them in years, but when I was a kid amongst the comic books were the military ones too.
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macrusk (Michelle) is very active. She's going to be off for a few weeks, school or something like that.
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 I smell better!!! Now that's a phrase I didn't expect - better than the opposite I suppose....
I'm probably able to spend a bit more time again, still have to finish one more assignment for my university class and that's done. The competitive process at work went well on the knowledge side and I lost out because I didn't have the experience. I'll be happy to be back here! I've come across some interesting bits while doing some research so shall be back by the weekend to post again.
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actually, I am sick...really sick with a lousy cold...and I had a job interview today  nebelwerfer? you're the first one I have met who has mentioned that 
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I smell better!!! Now that's a phrase I didn't expect - better than the opposite I suppose....
I'm probably able to spend a bit more time again, still have to finish one more assignment for my university class and that's done. The competitive process at work went well on the knowledge side and I lost out because I didn't have the experience. I'll be happy to be back here! I've come across some interesting bits while doing some research so shall be back by the weekend to post again.
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no problem Michelle and I am glad to find other women who are into this topic. I really figured that I was the only one. 
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May 10th, 2008, 09:17 PM
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Welcome, Kate! Always nice to have other women on the forum so I don't seem such an anomaly! They're a pretty good bunch of Rogues, though. I see they have welcomed you as warmly as they welcomed me.
Like you I've always been interested in WWII. In my case, because my Dad was with the Canadian Army and my Mother was a Londoner. Interesting that you mentioned the comic books as I'd not thought about them in years, but when I was a kid amongst the comic books were the military ones too.
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amongst the comics were:Losers, Sgt Rock, Sgt Fury, G.I.Combat, Unknown Soldier, fightin' army, Weird War, GI Joe, Red Sonja, and more I can't think of right now...
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So is the cold any better? Weather here is cold and rainy. So much for warm May weather.
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So is the cold any better? Weather here is cold and rainy. So much for warm May weather.
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weather here is cloudy,cold and windy and I am a bit better but not great so I am staying home today and catching up on stuff around the house. yeah, spring is gone for now...its like winter here!
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Joe I dont like Tiger tanks. They are typically German, big usually a blondish colour and many a time I have come down to the pool and found one parked on my poolside chair in the hotel with no driver, always at breakfast but leaves his tank on the chair. Dontcha just hate that.
Oh and welcome to the new female member.
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Joe I dont like Tiger tanks. They are typically German, big usually a blondish colour and many a time I have come down to the pool and found one parked on my poolside chair in the hotel with no driver, always at breakfast but leaves his tank on the chair. Dontcha just hate that.
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thanks...I think I like the aesthetics of the tiger. and the panther. and the mustang. and the stuka. I'll have 2 tiger tanks for breakfast please, with zimmerit paste applied and in normandy camo also. tank you very much!
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And what's wrong with the Matilda mark 1. Does all the things a Tiger can do, has tracks smallish gun, much better colour scheme and made in Britain, no dont answer that I think I just did. Panther? Stuka? Im seeing a pattern here. If you look upwards towards the Baltic from Berlin, Poland is just on your right hand side. No sorry welcome, I dont really do tanks and equipment dont like oil on my fingers, on my egg sandwich yes many years of getting handed them. But may see you in other threads.
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And what's wrong with the Matilda mark 1. Does all the things a Tiger can do, has tracks smallish gun, much better colour scheme and made in Britain, no dont answer that I think I just did. Panther? Stuka? Im seeing a pattern here. If you look upwards towards the Baltic from Berlin, Poland is just on your right hand side. No sorry welcome, I dont really do tanks and equipment dont like oil on my fingers, on my egg sandwich yes many years of getting handed them. But may see you in other threads.
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okay, no problem and I am sure we'll meet on other threads as well. I like equipment from all over the world.not just germany. but I am a bit of a fan of most things german...its one of my guilty pleasures! | |
