You didn't need to read german to understand what was going on. Patton actually believed he was reincarnated several times and had fought in major wars prior to his WWII experiances. To quote the Three Stooges.."You have a point there, but if you comb your hair right, it won't show". Quoted only in jest to lighten the subject.
Mark
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Ade, come on: You know very well, zat ze British were ze aggresors in Norway (the Altmark incident, Operation Wilfred, Operation Archery, Narvik battles etc etc). Germany was forced to rush to Norways aid to protect the Norwegian population against the Anglo aggresion!
Purely a protective measure!
That the Norwegians did not all see it as such (and fired on the Blücher etc) is of minor importance!
And as always: I read it in the Völkischer Beobachter, so it must be true!!
My point was and is simply this...you did not need to meet them personally to know of them. I have some rare artifacts from the 5th SS, some from Gen Gille and some other high officers. I never met the men but I know a lot about them. End of story. I have friends in Germany who's fathers served with them and I have corresponded with and still do weekly. I only study the Eastern front and consider the 5th SS to be honorable men in a very troubled time. This is getting way off track.
six actual....out
Mark
It's all about posting correct , factual and historical information , unfortunately this thread has been taken off track by the posting of info that didn't include any !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Nobody need to get their knickers in a pinch, because there are valid points on both 'sides.'
Monty certainly studied Rommel (he had to or he would have been thrashed (even more) before the end).
I have no doubt, that Rommel likewise studied his adversary, as Rommel was not known to have been stupid
(not the best German general/field marshal of WWII, but certainly not stupid).
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Surely, I had his replacement's personal SS dagger, OBSBF Hans Bunning, who replaced Gille as head of the 5th SS WIKING artillery. I also have an Iron cross document signed by Gen. Gille, OBSTF Bunning and issued to another member of the 5th SS. The dagger, a full inscription Rohm can be seen on pages 70-71 of Tom Whittmann's SS book. The document I will have to take out of safekeeping and photograph. Look at that book and you will see Gille and Bunning together.
I think I have posted this dagger on this site in the past, but I will look and be sure.
Mark
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