My father has written down his story of the war for my two sons (and me)
I translated some of the more important details and posted them here some time ago.
If any of you are interested in a part of WWII one seldom hear about. The war in the occupied countries, you can read it here...
I am with you on the intersting family histories, Phantomfixer.
Here's one from Denmark:
My father was a young man - from a ordinary, conservative family - when the Nazis occupied Denmark.
A lot of danes (civil as well as armypersonnel) had signed up to help Finland against the Soviet...
If you are american, it's obviously a very intersting question.
But being from Europe...well....I don't know.
99,9% of our German and Austrian members families were probably on the socalle "wrong side"
Chances are that a lot of member families from other occupied (or pro nazi countries) in...
God påske - happy easter!
Allthough not the most religious country of them all, we danes really understand to get the full benefit of easter.
Thursday, friday, sunday and monday are all holidays.
Saturday - of course - is a holiday allready.
(Warning: Don't visit Denmark during easter -...
So it was premier night over here, and I've just seen the first part.
I hope it gets better.
The characters did not grab me, the story did not grab me, so whats left?
I'll give it another chance next sunday - and then we'll see.[huh]
Yes - thanks for the recommendation, Tim.
It's waiting for the easter hollidays - looking so much forward to dig in.:)
(Just had a sneakview on the Lewis-bits)
Great pictures from all of you!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap
- Panache: Love the one with the Morgan!
- Gracie Lee: Love all the pictures:) (Are there more where they came from?)
- Thes FlishThngs:;) ;)
- warbaby: Soooo Cool!:)
Nick - stylish as allways!
dhermann - you are my hero!
...and...
I have some more information from Lewis on the last day in France from the book: Twelve days in may.
I tried to edit them into the origianl story at the top, but it was impossible. So here it is:
Monday 20 May, 1940 Lewis flew back to England in one of the only 3 Hurricanes still usable from...
Well - it could be: April 1955.
But then on the other hand, if "Str" stands for size, it's kind of strange.
Size: April, 1955. ???:eusa_doh:
Size 4 could be a internal/military sizesystem - but then 55 sounds strange, since all sizes in Denmark follow the european system: -40-42-44-46-48...
:D :D :D (just trying to keep the thread on track, in my ordinary polite way)
re. why americans loved name tags...How should I ever know? I am neither American nor British.;) Do you know?
You are British! You should know!;)
And I think we are all just guessing here.
American A2 s had...
Second picture.
It looks like it says Str.
If that is right it might be of danish/scandinavian origin.
Str. is short for Størrelse (Size).
Might be a clue - but what it's been doing in france is still a puzzel.
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