Where would YOU serve in WW2?

I've been skydiving multiple times... And before you say "while getting shot at?" I'd like to point out I chose the two safest drop zones (in terms of AA fire) in the entire war

 

I would have liked to serve in the 82nd Airborne so that I could have liberated my hometown in NL, or in the Black Watch so I could have done it the second time.
BTW, the Americans and the Canadians had the best food in WWII and the soldiers were the most generous to us kids.

 

I would serve in whatever regiment that allowed me to get into the cockpit of a fighter plane. Preferably, a p-47, but i'd fly p-40s or 51s any chance i could get.





Bill

 

I've heard that from a few differemt sources. Good to hear. Nothing cigarettes and chocalate couldn't do for you during that time, eh?

 

Still though the invasion of Crete cost the German paratroops quite highly don't you know?

 

yes Dusky, Totenkopf is right, the german paratroopers suffered terrible losses taking Crete ......AA fire might not have been a major problem.....but many sticks (groups of paratroopers) went into the sea (blown / miss drops) and drowned, also they droped without out their main weapons, as these were in canisters - which they had to find and open - while under fire from the british.

(because of Crete, Hitler disliked the idea of paratroopers and hence never used large scale drops again - using the Fallschrimjager as conventional infantry for the rest of the war.)

 

IIRC most of the losses were not from AA fire and Im sure that dusky would not be thrilled with the reception that some of the Falschirmjaeger recieved fron the Creten civilians.

 

What do you mean?? Only half of them (roughly) were wiped out...





Cheers...

 

Hey Miguel.......read two posts above ......also " (roughly) 50% wiped out " ......is still a LOT of men, don't you think?

AndyPants

 

It was meant as a jest... It lacks a smilie... my bad. I'll go and sit in my little corner now...



Cheers...

 

Yeah the whole operation and post-op was laden with snags the gave OKW a even bigger migraine then they already had.

 

ah, that makes more sence .......you can come out

 

Oi jeeze... I'll stay in Arnhem then

 

LoL, cause that turned out to be a safer place for the paratroopers

 

Yea, but I'm pretty sure the British paratroopers made it out okay more so than the army members

 

You area aware that the British Paratroopers in Arnhem got cut off from the front lines, and were completely surrounded followed by a large battle which ended with the paratroopers surrendering, Right?

 

Dusky, 2000 men got out of Arnhem. 8000 went in.

 

All the Parachute battalions Within THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT were part of the British army

 

Serving as a US, British, or German paratrooper in WW2 is asking for an likely death or injury- these formations all suffered extreme casualties in WW2.

The Rangers were defeated cut to pieces in Italy by the German forces there (captured and paraded around Rome with 2 ranger battalions destroyed) and most of the Ranger unit that mounted Point Du Hoc got killed or injured.