My understanding is the American soldiers would take this stuff off dead nazis. I’ve got some old Nazi stuff from my grandfather that he brought back from the war.
My grandfather took a Luger pistol off dead German soldier he killed.
He then traded it to the medical officer so he could get the ok - lied on paper work - to be transfered to the Pacific theatre. This was after North Africa, surviving the Dieppe raid, smashing the Gothic Line in Italy (BCD) and surviving a torpedo sinking his ship. (Which is what I was imagining when watching that scene in Dunkirk)
He heard of the atomic bombings and the end of the war on a train to Vancouver.
After all that he was prepared to storm the home islands, but he didn't have a great life growing up the son of an alcoholic lumber jack or railway man or w.e my great grand father was in what is now a ghost town in the forests of Canada.
GuyNamedLindsey on November 30th, 2023 at 03:56 UTC »
My understanding is the American soldiers would take this stuff off dead nazis. I’ve got some old Nazi stuff from my grandfather that he brought back from the war.
IRedditAllReady on November 30th, 2023 at 05:44 UTC »
My grandfather took a Luger pistol off dead German soldier he killed.
He then traded it to the medical officer so he could get the ok - lied on paper work - to be transfered to the Pacific theatre. This was after North Africa, surviving the Dieppe raid, smashing the Gothic Line in Italy (BCD) and surviving a torpedo sinking his ship. (Which is what I was imagining when watching that scene in Dunkirk)
He heard of the atomic bombings and the end of the war on a train to Vancouver.
After all that he was prepared to storm the home islands, but he didn't have a great life growing up the son of an alcoholic lumber jack or railway man or w.e my great grand father was in what is now a ghost town in the forests of Canada.
I just wanted to share this random story.
Any-Pop-6363 on November 30th, 2023 at 06:01 UTC »
Charlie?