What a turn up for the books!!
Bet Silberkreuz didnt expect that to happen. ... the man hisself!
What a turn up for the books!!
Bet Silberkreuz didnt expect that to happen. ... the man hisself!
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
I recently photographed the war diary for my grandfather's unit for May-December 1944 and one of the squadrons was at Calais. It's noted that an officer watched the coastal guns firing their last shells at Dover, he was only 500 yards away. The guns were captured the next day (26/9/44). A map of the fortifications/minefields was also contained within the diary.
Tony
Here's a part of the map, maybe it shows the area where Bob captured the Germans.
If you could get a copy of it, i could send it down to him
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I took some photos of it, send me your email by pm and I'll get them off to you.by HistoryMan
If you could get a copy of it, i could send it down to him
Cheers
Tony
I have kept in touch with Bob since our meeting in Dunkirk. Thought I would post this picture of Bob and his English Rose, as he refers to her, Vera, they were married Dec 14th 1945. I do have another nice picture of Bob with other veterans on the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, last year at the 70th, he was second to set foot on the beach with the North Shore Regiment NB, it may have some copyright issues so will look into that first.
Hope you don't mind me posting these
Cheers
Hi HM, of course we do not mind you posting. It's a nice pic, and they have done very well being married and still together for nearly 70 years. :-)
Hello SK,
Thank you for the interest, unfortunately Bob's wife Vera passed away in 2010 after 65 years of marriage
My friend Bob has been in the news again today
5ft 3in soldier who captured Germany's tallest Nazi awarded highest French honour - Telegraph
Cheers
It's great to see Bob is still with us, i wonder if the big bloke is still alive?.....
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