Pic. of Giant German Soldier in Normandy.
Hi all , this picture was in a newspaper from Ireland on Thursday..
sorry for the quality of the picture...
The caption below says..British soldier has his hands full, searching captured german soldier, The seven foot gaint was captured after a battle in Normandy...
No other real information given...
I wouldnt like to fall into his slit trench.....
Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.
Joseph Stalin
Re: Pic. of Giant German Soldier in Normandy.
He didn't remain hidden for very long
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I woudn't like to have to dig his slit trench !!!
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
Re: Pic. of Giant German Soldier in Normandy.
probably was a sniper...
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He was employed as a machine gun watch tower in POW camps
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Re: Pic. of Giant German Soldier in Normandy.
maybe in a balloon posted as an observer
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No guys, he was a painter.....he used to paint the V2 ROCKETS...
Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.
A H
Re: Pic. of Giant German Soldier in Normandy.
imagine him being a fallshirmjager, he,d hit the ground half hour before his chute did
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He'd have been good for a beach landing.His head could have well been above water. But then again, did the Germans do such amphibious landings as those by Americans on Europe and N.Africa?
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What if the tommy was a runt?
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