65 Years Ago Today

[snwbrdr435]

I actually have two diaries that i acquired both were started a few weeks before d-day one is by a paratrooper in the 82nd and the other is by one of the rangers that had to scale Point Du Hoc. Pretty crazy stuff, i have a German pistol some cameras and various odds and ends from the second world war as well.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Let me know if you need to translate anything, I'm almost fluent in German (I need to spend about 2 weeks in Germany before I consider myself fluent again).

[Mr1der]

I watched Saving Private Ryan last night...

I got something in my eye again.

[LongBeachCoupe]

He explained clearly that just because he was a Nazi, didn't mean he believed in everything Hitler did... in fact, he didn't even know about it, he was just doing his duty as a countryman...

Its important to remember that type of stuff... just because they were on the other side, doesn't mean they were very different from us... they were just following orders.

Dangerous statement, common sense and humanity need to come before "following orders"...

They were VERY DIFFERENT from the "us" (American and Allied forces), total opposites even....they killed innocent unarmed civilians...

Im not a military guy, but I think that anyone who served would be upset by your statement to some extent.

Ive spoken with 5 or 6 Holocaust survivors, some of them while I was traveling in Israel... It seems like its all good stuff to make movies and games about etc, but it becomes REAL really fast when you see a number tattooed on someones arm.

Hearing the war stories from a soldier who fought for the US is moving, hearing the stories of a Jew who survived the death camps is terrifying.

[Initial_R90]

Dangerous statement, common sense and humanity need to come before "following orders"...

They were VERY DIFFERENT from the "us" (American and Allied forces), total opposites even....they killed innocent unarmed civilians...

Im not a military guy, but I think that anyone who served would be upset by your statement to some extent.

Ive spoken with 5 or 6 Holocaust survivors, some of them while I was traveling in Israel... It seems like its all good stuff to make movies and games about etc, but it becomes REAL really fast when you see a number tattooed on someones arm.

Hearing the war stories from a soldier who fought for the US is moving, hearing the stories of a Jew who survived the death camps is terrifying.

If you look back almost every nation has done ethnic Cleansing not saying its right by any means. Look at the American Indian's for instance US soldierswhen they killed all then they were doing was just "following orders".

As for former soldiers being upset i doubt this. When you join shortly after you realized your pretty much a pawn on a very big chess board and the only hatred you have for them is because there killing you buddies. You dont do it for your country, nor the flag or for mom back home its done for the guy next to you

there's alot more i can say on this topic but i'd rather not ,its touchy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_Cleansing
Modified by Initial_R90 at 12:47 AM 6/7/2009

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Dangerous statement, common sense and humanity need to come before "following orders"...

They were VERY DIFFERENT from the "us" (American and Allied forces), total opposites even....they killed innocent unarmed civilians...

Im not a military guy, but I think that anyone who served would be upset by your statement to some extent.

Ive spoken with 5 or 6 Holocaust survivors, some of them while I was traveling in Israel... It seems like its all good stuff to make movies and games about etc, but it becomes REAL really fast when you see a number tattooed on someones arm.

Hearing the war stories from a soldier who fought for the US is moving, hearing the stories of a Jew who survived the death camps is terrifying.

VERY TRUE!

But you also have to consider the fact that a lot of the soldiers that were fighting the war (as in, the soldiers that were fighting us) were unaware of the type of s*** that was going on in the camps...

so yeah, some of those f***ers knew exactly what was going on... but the average guy that was on the german front lines didn't... which is what I was talking about.

[C-Kwik]

I watched Saving Private Ryan last night...

I got something in my eye again.

This thread makes me want to watch the Band of Brothers series again.

[Initial_R90]

you know there making another called "the pacific"

[snwbrdr435]

This thread makes me want to watch the Band of Brothers series again.

I watched have the series yesterday at work and today im going to watch the rest.

[Rev_D21]

I rented a DVD about the Battle for Midway a couple months ago. There was a bonus section about war photographers. Some of the photographs they showed were very moving. WWII was an incredible war, all hands on deck on all fronts war. The DVD was put out by National Geographic and details Robert Ballards hunt for the USS Yorktown lost during the Battle at Midway.

[snwbrdr435]

^ I remember watching that a while back, there is also one the Bismark. They had veterans from the HMS Hood as well as survivors of the Bismark.

[snwbrdr435]

Bumping this, another year has passed and the Greatest Generation is fading. 66 years since.

[snwbrdr435]

[Pieceofsand]

Ring made from a original NAZI coin from 1937


Original ring from WW II that belonged to an NAZI officer

I'm going to wear both of them today

[USMCgetsome]

bad azz thread! All those brave young brothers that we all share our bond with. I miss you my fallen USMC BROTHERS! There isn't one day that goes by that i don't remember you in someway.

[PyR0NiAk]

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I'm going to wear both of them today

I know it's not your intentions by any means (at least I hope not), but wearing those would almost seem like you were a fan of the NAZIs... Just sayin'.

[snwbrdr435]

Im a fan of the Nazi's equipment( tanks, planes, U-boats, small arms, artillery etc) A dream of mine is to have a Stug III or IV.

[PyR0NiAk]

I know what you mean snwbrder, but wearing their apparel is a little different than having one of their guns or something of that nature.

[USMCgetsome]

i'm a fan of the nazi... kinda weird but i do enjoy the display of the SS soilders regiment. Those were some admirable opponents

[Pieceofsand]

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I'm going to wear both of them today

I know it's not your intentions by any means (at least I hope not), but wearing those would almost seem like you were a fan of the NAZI

Well, I have both of these items are appreciation of a historical item, I don't practice any biased political believes so my intention of should of had been clarified a little. I also owe a veteran metal for Chinese solders that fought in the Korean war from the late 50s

Im a fan of the Nazi's equipment( tanks, planes, U-boats, small arms, artillery etc) A dream of mine is to have a Stug III or IV.

Stug IV is the shat haha. I actually play Company of heroes and Commandos, those two PC games both take time in WWII I believe. So I too myself find quite a bit of items familiar

[4cefed]

Excellent post, thank you to all our veterans.

[audtatious]

WWII in HD that is showing on the History Channel is amazing

[snwbrdr435]

Another year has gone by. Not many of them left.

[BusyBadger]

I just started up "The Longest Day" on the DVR that I recorded back on Memorial Day for just this reason.

John has a long moustache.

[Encryptshun]

I came in because I thought it was a Hitman birthday thread.

[snwbrdr435]

Thread title didnt say 65 million years ago today chad, come on now....

[numbnuts240]

[snwbrdr435]

Wow i forgot about this, He passed in '06.

German Wermacht Private who manned one of many of the machine guns on the bluffs of Omaha, It is said that he killed over 2k US troops that day.

link
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/th ... 31147.html

[carloslebaron]

65 years ago! that is a lot!

65 years ago is ancient history...it belongs to the BC* era...

(*Before Castro)

[asoomal]

Those pictures just gave me the chills.