tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2377325917359458429..comments2024-03-28T07:40:20.999-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The CostOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71732306927026171842021-03-09T02:48:32.190-08:002021-03-09T02:48:32.190-08:00It was miraculous.It was miraculous.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39788664800488345902021-03-08T19:52:58.064-08:002021-03-08T19:52:58.064-08:00(Don McCollor)...Considering Cologne suffered more...(Don McCollor)...Considering Cologne suffered more than two hundred sixty bombing raids by the British dropping more than thirty four thousand tons of bombs, at night, with rudimentary navigation aids, dodging searchlights, flak, and night fighters, it was a miracle that the Cathedral remained standing (although damaged)... Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60944190259169953232021-03-08T12:24:47.918-08:002021-03-08T12:24:47.918-08:00Been meaning to...Been meaning to...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23699991285939978782021-03-08T10:33:19.844-08:002021-03-08T10:33:19.844-08:00There's a great book about that Pershing crew ...There's a great book about that Pershing crew titled "Spearhead" highly recommend it.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45166575793961551212021-03-08T05:50:48.637-08:002021-03-08T05:50:48.637-08:00I've seen my father's pictures of Berlin, ...I've seen my father's pictures of Berlin, he was there 1945-1948 as part of the Occupation Forces, shells of buildings, streets with piles of masonry and brick all along the side. Trashed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84587638783807454582021-03-08T05:47:56.306-08:002021-03-08T05:47:56.306-08:00I would not have wanted to be a Berliner in 1945.I would not have wanted to be a Berliner in 1945.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36517648771987252752021-03-08T03:01:03.391-08:002021-03-08T03:01:03.391-08:00it could be worse though, like defending Berlin vi...it could be worse though, like defending Berlin vis-a-vis Zhukov's and Konev's vengeful armies...<br />Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12399102608325920692021-03-07T19:18:54.298-08:002021-03-07T19:18:54.298-08:00A bit about the Cologne Cathedral. Years ago, I sa...A bit about the Cologne Cathedral. Years ago, I saw an eerie picture. That of Cologne, completely flattened with rubble as far as the eye could see, except for the Cathedral, which rose majestically a mile away. Bomber crews were given explicit instructions to avoid the cathedral. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51434580056459560432021-03-07T18:27:20.429-08:002021-03-07T18:27:20.429-08:00It certainly looks dire for the 5. Kompanie.It certainly looks dire for the 5. Kompanie.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35683466582067437012021-03-07T18:26:51.696-08:002021-03-07T18:26:51.696-08:00Bingo!Bingo!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57928536337391261342021-03-07T18:26:37.534-08:002021-03-07T18:26:37.534-08:00Pershing vs. Panther.Pershing vs. Panther.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65904650833669064442021-03-07T18:26:24.523-08:002021-03-07T18:26:24.523-08:00I watched it a couple of months ago, a pretty good...I watched it a couple of months ago, a pretty good movie.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77782176175384979702021-03-07T17:36:01.691-08:002021-03-07T17:36:01.691-08:00Also the entire fighting around Koln reminds me on...Also the entire fighting around Koln reminds me one of the of the most famous ww2 tank duels:<br />https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/cologne-cathedral-tank-duel.html<br />Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8278521738469291832021-03-07T17:33:01.887-08:002021-03-07T17:33:01.887-08:00Germans just might end up being forced to take the...Germans just might end up being forced to take their decision by state of the bridges. <br />If they are cut off on the wrong side of river, with no way to get even meagre resupply, it is last stand for them. And when they run out of ammo, white flag time.Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17360338632918627292021-03-07T17:24:33.249-08:002021-03-07T17:24:33.249-08:00Once Germans were stopped at gates of Moscow, and ...Once Germans were stopped at gates of Moscow, and Japanese triggered the Sleeping Giant it was all matter of time. Kinda like once detonator is triggered, all there is to explosion is distribution of physical forces...<br />Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81847191584212564662021-03-07T17:20:37.217-08:002021-03-07T17:20:37.217-08:00Damn I need to rewatch The Bridge at Remagen...Damn I need to rewatch The Bridge at Remagen...Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30558937806408641852021-03-07T17:04:38.588-08:002021-03-07T17:04:38.588-08:00It's a sad song, but a good one for rememberin...It's a sad song, but a good one for remembering one's comrades-in-arms.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-734402225295455482021-03-07T16:14:57.821-08:002021-03-07T16:14:57.821-08:00Hey Old AFSarge;
I figured you would know it,...Hey Old AFSarge;<br /><br /> I figured you would know it, LOL. I never knew the backstory, just the quote while in a gasthaus drinking bier in a town near Geoppingen during my first tour.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62626389357746111592021-03-07T15:57:34.473-08:002021-03-07T15:57:34.473-08:00The war is definitely coming to its final, violent...The war is definitely coming to its final, violent, conclusion.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45112929300688027412021-03-07T15:56:55.357-08:002021-03-07T15:56:55.357-08:00Yes.Yes.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81492756268004996002021-03-07T15:56:42.353-08:002021-03-07T15:56:42.353-08:00Logistically the West had it all over their enemie...Logistically the West had it all over their enemies.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54357737449913941232021-03-07T15:37:21.467-08:002021-03-07T15:37:21.467-08:00Well put, Beans!Well put, Beans!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-441740712477929342021-03-07T15:33:38.343-08:002021-03-07T15:33:38.343-08:00Every time I read a section in a book or story lik...Every time I read a section in a book or story like this, I always think of "Beau Geste". Thanks for writing a nice close to Stump's departure.<br /><br />And I think things will be heating up again....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28286162821361922692021-03-07T15:20:45.842-08:002021-03-07T15:20:45.842-08:00There was a story about the big air attack the Luf...There was a story about the big air attack the Luftwaffe launched during the Bulge. They destroyed most of the airplanes at a P-47 base; but one of the German pilots was shot down and captured. They held him at the base for a week. As the story goes, he was first baffled as to why the attitude of the Americans to the loss of the airplanes was basically "oh, well". By the time he was taken to the rear, the airplanes had been replaced and the airfield was humming again. That was when he knew the war was over, for he knew that the Luftwaffe would have been crippled by such a loss.<br /><br />There's a video about uncrating and assembling a P-47. all it takes are fifty guys and hand tools. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noqms4AhTJAComrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20545510873363798812021-03-07T11:24:51.875-08:002021-03-07T11:24:51.875-08:00The film was balanced, showed the U-Boat crews in ...The film was balanced, showed the U-Boat crews in an honorable light.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com