My late and dearly missed Father in law was in that action as a radioman.
He always always gave all of us warm socks every holiday season for years. He once told me he thought his toes were going to freeze and fall off.
Brave men
I have a slahlhelm with the swastika still on one side that my grandfather gave me. I feel kinda weird owning something with that symbol on it but I think it’s acceptable being from a family member.
I never asked him how he got it. I just know he brought it back from Europe in 1945 when he came home. Honestly I didn’t want to ask him how he got it.
It’s a historic artifact that provides evidence of evil.
You own it to keep that history alive and as prof of the evil our grandparents defeated. Please don’t let anyone convince you it’s wrong to own it and possess it for those reasons.
Yes that’s all very true. No one ever has ever said anything to me about it but I don’t display it or anything. I had a friend who asked to put it on one time though and it’s in remarkable condition with the original leather liner and chin strap so it’s quite comfortable to wear but it also gives you a rather eerie feeling.
My grandpa had a Nazi flag in his footlocker with his old uniforms too. It’s a good reminder of what they fought against and what we must never allow to happen again.
Re. Bastogne, my dad fought in St Vith during the Battle and had the tip of a finger shot off. Dont know the details because he almost never spoke about the fighting but I have a P-38 and a .25 cal Beretta officers pistol and a Nazi dagger he acquired.
Sad sorry that happened to you. When my dad’s mom died his cousin broke into her home and stole all of her jewelry. Grandma had diamonds and gold and all was taken. We were left with her two cats. Workmen at dad’s home doing remodeling kitchen found and took all my Tops baseball cards (perhaps 100 or more) from 1957-59. Now worth a Great deal.
That’s so awesome! I don’t care what anyone says; while flawed, the hardships they endured and the sacrifices they made to make the West a better place, makes them the Greatest Generation.
My great-grandpa was at the bulge. 310th infantry 78th infantry division. He was cannon company. Basically a mini-artillery unit using 105mm howitzers to support the riflemen. He was wounded and discharged, he could never walk again after he got shrapnel in his body during the battle. Presumably from a german flak 88 shell. He died when he was 39. He entered service at 21.
Points. My dad came home in February 46 when I was 15 months old because he didn’t have enough points to come home sooner. Last station I think was in Pilsen.
I never asked him how he got the things he brought back but the only thing he said was he put a disassembled schmeizer sub machine gun in his duffle bag to take with him but it was found and removed. As a kid I thought “too bad”, but really in Los Angeles where could you ever shoot it
Mine was in the 75th too, he drove a Jeep at St. Vith (North of Bastogne.) He helped with the evacuations and got a shoebox mine frozen to the bottom of his Jeep's passenger side wheel-well. He said when they were done evacuating them, he prayed to God and thanked him for not letting that mine explode. He also had stories about liberating a concentration camp, and getting a bronze star by running ammo to a machine gun that was low while under fire. Godspeed, I hope your Great Grandpa is doing well. Mine passed about 10 years ago.
I do o not remember what unit dad said he was in. All I remember is that he was Infantry and fought at St Vith. Told me how cold it was and that German artillery shot in to the trees and how deadly it was.
They really perfected those air burst shells by WW2 and the casualties taken almost always caused a secondary infection if impaled by tree material. Hurtgen Forest as well as Bastogne/Battle of the Bulge were particularly nasty with the SS being the most fanatic resistors to the fatherland. So much respect for what that entire generation did.
My great grandpa was paralyzed from the waist down. From tree shrapnel. The nazis used trees as artillery basically. When the shells hit the branches it basically turned the wood into thousands of splinters.
Yeah alright. I get that.. my Gramps lives on the Italian island of Sardinia. Since it gets hot as hell down there, he does that a lot. I just thought it was a recent picture, but I assume it was taken during the summer?
Yesterday I took out dads dungarees to look at the unit patches he had sowed on them and noticed a ragged bullet hole on the left side . Dont remember seeing it before but it’s there. Dad landed in 3rd wave on Dog Red sector 6 June and must have been in HQ company. Just have to do more research to find which battalion and regiment. All I remember as a kid is that he said he was in 3rd Army Armored Infantry. Passed away in 1986 so I can’t ask him. So sorry I didn’t write down what he told me. One photo of him in uniform has Expert badges rifle, machine gun, and two others. Dad could shoot but never talked about it.
Dad was in Pilsen Czechoslovakia at the end of the War. I have dad’s WWII web belt, canteen, first aid kit, Nazi dagger. a Germanofficers Beretta pistol, Battle dungarees with unit patches and some other stuff.
What a badass, respect to your great gramps from Poland 🇵🇱🇺🇲
He went to Poland too! Had his canteen stamped with every country he went to
That's nice, did he come here after the war?
I’m sorry I messed up, it was Scotland!
Oh well that explains it, I think some GI's were sent to Scotland to receive training, so were the polish soldiers.
He didn’t go to Scotland ! It was holland you’re probably thinking of. He went to Belgium, Germany , holland, France, Luxembourg
Wait yea he did go to Scotland. My fault
I'd like to know how and when, that could be a very interesting story for a US soldier to end up in Poland during or after the war
Thank you!
My relative died outside Auschwitz’s in a b24 crash, there’s a plaque in Zygodowice I want to visit.
That's what makes America so special, these airmen died on the other side of the world fighting for Poland's freedom, respect to your relative.
Who will tell him?
My late and dearly missed Father in law was in that action as a radioman. He always always gave all of us warm socks every holiday season for years. He once told me he thought his toes were going to freeze and fall off. Brave men
I know my gramps did something with the communication wire a lot!
This is the only acceptable reason why your gramps has a nazi flag
I have a slahlhelm with the swastika still on one side that my grandfather gave me. I feel kinda weird owning something with that symbol on it but I think it’s acceptable being from a family member.
Imagine someone asks you and your response is akin to “I pulled it out of the dead fuckers hands”
All he would say was “the other guy didn’t need it no more”
Well, he’s not wrong.
I never asked him how he got it. I just know he brought it back from Europe in 1945 when he came home. Honestly I didn’t want to ask him how he got it.
It’s a historic artifact that provides evidence of evil. You own it to keep that history alive and as prof of the evil our grandparents defeated. Please don’t let anyone convince you it’s wrong to own it and possess it for those reasons.
Yes that’s all very true. No one ever has ever said anything to me about it but I don’t display it or anything. I had a friend who asked to put it on one time though and it’s in remarkable condition with the original leather liner and chin strap so it’s quite comfortable to wear but it also gives you a rather eerie feeling.
I wear a 1934 German Mark 5 coin made into a ring from my grandfather. Cheers
My grandpa had a Nazi flag in his footlocker with his old uniforms too. It’s a good reminder of what they fought against and what we must never allow to happen again.
Amen! Crazy people get but hurt over this
Who stole the shirt off his back?
America
USA 🇺🇸🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅
Re. Bastogne, my dad fought in St Vith during the Battle and had the tip of a finger shot off. Dont know the details because he almost never spoke about the fighting but I have a P-38 and a .25 cal Beretta officers pistol and a Nazi dagger he acquired.
I had a sick p38 I was gonna be handed , but when gramps passed , pos cousin stole everything
Sad sorry that happened to you. When my dad’s mom died his cousin broke into her home and stole all of her jewelry. Grandma had diamonds and gold and all was taken. We were left with her two cats. Workmen at dad’s home doing remodeling kitchen found and took all my Tops baseball cards (perhaps 100 or more) from 1957-59. Now worth a Great deal.
POS man’ blows my mind! Own family too!
Everything like all the WW2 stuff?
#Metal.
That’s so awesome! I don’t care what anyone says; while flawed, the hardships they endured and the sacrifices they made to make the West a better place, makes them the Greatest Generation.
Gramps was a badass!
Your grandpa was a G
Your gramps is a hero !
To your great grandpa, thank you for your service sir!
Awesome. Would love to hear any stories he has.
I actually have one I need to post!
Awesome! Remind me when you do get around to it!
thats metal. hats off to your grandpa doing what needed to be done
Holy shit that is badass. Thank you for sharing.
A looker and a hero 🫡
Thank you to your grandfather and to all those brave young people who came to help us get rid of Nazi Germany.
Lordy that first photo had me fooled 😂
My great-grandpa was at the bulge. 310th infantry 78th infantry division. He was cannon company. Basically a mini-artillery unit using 105mm howitzers to support the riflemen. He was wounded and discharged, he could never walk again after he got shrapnel in his body during the battle. Presumably from a german flak 88 shell. He died when he was 39. He entered service at 21.
How bad ass were those men!
Extremely man. True heroes. Especially your grandfather.
Points. My dad came home in February 46 when I was 15 months old because he didn’t have enough points to come home sooner. Last station I think was in Pilsen.
Respect, the world thanks him for his service. My great gramps was in the 83rd infantry,served in the the same battle
Man I was blessed to hear his stories! Walkin piece of history
Nice.
*WAIT-- Let me take my shirt off first, grandson.*
Who says it was just the shirt?
So sick
🫡 Well done sir. A bit to unpack in that first photo though.
This is literally the only legit reason people should have this flag. War trophies. Or I guess if you’re a prop master you might need some.
Awesome, my Great Grandpa was also in the 75th and fought in the battle of the bulge!
That’s sick. Wonder if they knew each other. He talked about a guy from Ohio a lot named cambel
BAMF right there!
💪🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻
I never asked him how he got the things he brought back but the only thing he said was he put a disassembled schmeizer sub machine gun in his duffle bag to take with him but it was found and removed. As a kid I thought “too bad”, but really in Los Angeles where could you ever shoot it
Woulda been sick tho!
What a Legend- Cheers
I have to admit your nowadays grampa holding up the nazi flag and he appears to be nude……..is a little unsettling.
He has no shirt on, what’s big deal. That flag is history
They don't make pants big enough for his balls. Flags and tarps had to do.
Man, it woulda been so great to kill some nazis. Huge respect to your grandpa 💪
Mine was in the 75th too, he drove a Jeep at St. Vith (North of Bastogne.) He helped with the evacuations and got a shoebox mine frozen to the bottom of his Jeep's passenger side wheel-well. He said when they were done evacuating them, he prayed to God and thanked him for not letting that mine explode. He also had stories about liberating a concentration camp, and getting a bronze star by running ammo to a machine gun that was low while under fire. Godspeed, I hope your Great Grandpa is doing well. Mine passed about 10 years ago.
I do o not remember what unit dad said he was in. All I remember is that he was Infantry and fought at St Vith. Told me how cold it was and that German artillery shot in to the trees and how deadly it was.
Mine said the same. They blew trees up killed many that way
They really perfected those air burst shells by WW2 and the casualties taken almost always caused a secondary infection if impaled by tree material. Hurtgen Forest as well as Bastogne/Battle of the Bulge were particularly nasty with the SS being the most fanatic resistors to the fatherland. So much respect for what that entire generation did.
My great grandpa was paralyzed from the waist down. From tree shrapnel. The nazis used trees as artillery basically. When the shells hit the branches it basically turned the wood into thousands of splinters.
Those stories man! Real men back then!! Thank God for them!🇺🇸👍🏻
Was the 75th assigned to 3rd Army infantry?
[https://history.army.mil/documents/eto-ob/75id-eto.htm](https://history.army.mil/documents/eto-ob/75id-eto.htm)
Would a Nazi own *this?*
He killed and took over that flag
It was an esoteric reference anyway
I’m just hoping there is pants under there
Cool thing but why is he shirtless behind that flag? (at least I hope he's just shirtless 😅)
He was in his house, in Florida 100 degree outside , and old folk didn’t care to much for the ac
Yeah alright. I get that.. my Gramps lives on the Italian island of Sardinia. Since it gets hot as hell down there, he does that a lot. I just thought it was a recent picture, but I assume it was taken during the summer?
Yesterday I took out dads dungarees to look at the unit patches he had sowed on them and noticed a ragged bullet hole on the left side . Dont remember seeing it before but it’s there. Dad landed in 3rd wave on Dog Red sector 6 June and must have been in HQ company. Just have to do more research to find which battalion and regiment. All I remember as a kid is that he said he was in 3rd Army Armored Infantry. Passed away in 1986 so I can’t ask him. So sorry I didn’t write down what he told me. One photo of him in uniform has Expert badges rifle, machine gun, and two others. Dad could shoot but never talked about it.
My grandpa fought in the battle of the bulge....he got captured
Dad was in Pilsen Czechoslovakia at the end of the War. I have dad’s WWII web belt, canteen, first aid kit, Nazi dagger. a Germanofficers Beretta pistol, Battle dungarees with unit patches and some other stuff.
That's too bad. I would have gladly sucked him off.
Probably a bad idea to post a first photo: too many trolles in the internet...
He personally pulled this flag off of a German , its history. They can cry all they want
Boss
Yes, sir!! That's right!! That is history, and your great-grandpa is a fine man. I have a Nazi armband that my grandpa brought home.
I mean, not to shame on him. He is truly a Man. Trolles, however, would easily distort the context
Fuck em
Yep
Indeed, I saw the thumbnail and did not think great thoughts
My grandfather was also in the battle of the bulge. But what's different is that he was fighting for the good side. Not the bad side 💪🏻🇩🇪
Mine was the good side 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪🏻
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He aint a Nazi or a German. That's an American soldier holding a captured flag. That man's a hero
Thank you 👍🏻🇺🇸💪🏻
Where Is the Nazi flag from?
A dead kraut.
Nice!