Australian and two Germans share a trench...funny

[II./JG27_Rich]

Great story

 

 

[Mastermariner]

Common people dont want war or killing other people. Here is what Goering thought about it in Nurnberg

 

"Göring: Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship."

 

 

Master

[Feathered_IV]

That was a fantastic documentary.  Really enjoyed it when it first aired over here.  There's another great story there from another Australian who met a young woman in a club in Cairo.  I won't ruin it for you, but you'll remember it for a long time. 

[II./JG27_Rich]

Roger I know what you mean. 

Edited December 25, 2014 by II./JG27_Rich

[Emgy]

Haha, excellent. Is the full docu on youtube or something? I did a quick search and couldn't find it.

[AA_Engadin]

That's what life should be about in the end: live and let live. 

 

AA_Engadin

[Beazil]

It's a miracle the guy didn't get knifed by the Germans out of fear for their own safety.  When it started it sure looked like it was going that way.  I couldn't imagine the stress these guys must have been under.  Had the timing of those artillery volleys been off just a bit, this might have been a very different story.  What an experience.

[II./JG27_Rich]

Haha, excellent. Is the full docu on youtube or something? I did a quick search and couldn't find it.

I couldn't find it Cavamos. I tried but no go.  Buy it like I did it's worth it.

 

http://booksonwaraustralia.com/dvd-on-war/1125-desert-war-tobruk-el-alamein-dvd.html

 

 

Edited December 28, 2014 by II./JG27_Rich

[FlatSpinMan]

Loved the account of being buzzed by a 109. That must have been so incredible to see, and it was great to here how the Aussie veteran wanted so much to meet the pilot after the war. A good clean fight, eh.

[sturmkraehe]

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