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Offline Bong40

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Otto Carius Has Passed
« on: January 26, 2015, 08:14:52 AM »
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4e1_1422257468



150+ Tank kills Germany's Top tank ace Passed away 1/24/15  :salute

Offline bozon

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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2015, 08:43:26 AM »
I am sorry, but I cannot help it - Otto Carius sound like a terrible medical condition...
A: "what I'd wrong with him?"
B: "He has Otto Carius".
A: " Poor guy".
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2015, 12:27:23 PM »
He wrote a book, "Tigers in the Mud" If any of you GV gents want a good book to read.

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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2015, 01:13:38 PM »
Is that a deaths head on his uniform?

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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 01:21:00 PM »
Is that a deaths head on his uniform?



FFS, let it be :salute
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 02:18:28 PM »
Thanks for posting! I had never heard of him.

Quick question. When you scroll down on the page there is a video that plays some music and shows picture of the gentleman. What is the song being played? I am guessing a military tune similar to US Taps or Amazing Grace.

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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 02:24:40 PM »
Is that a deaths head on his uniform?



All German tankers wore black uniforms with Totenkopf insignia.
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 03:17:44 PM »
He wrote a book, "Tigers in the Mud" If any of you GV gents want a good book to read.



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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2015, 06:29:01 PM »
Sorry to hear this.  Being kinda a German tank afficienado, I knew of Otto Carius from way back.  His Book "Tigers in the Mud" is an excellent read.  I was actually going to name my present German Shepard dog after him but my wife over ruled me.  May he rest in peace :salute.

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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 08:46:13 PM »
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2015, 01:45:27 AM »
RIP  :salute
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 09:53:24 AM »
Patriots/ warriors of any country, who fights for the honor of his country, as well as for the man next to him, deserve respect and honor. R.I.P  :salute

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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2015, 02:07:12 PM »
I have deleated my reply

Shameful :old:
« Last Edit: January 28, 2015, 02:08:46 PM by zack1234 »
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2015, 02:12:23 PM »
Edited
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Re: Otto Carius Has Passed
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2015, 08:46:49 PM »
Friend or foe, he deserves respect.  I HIGHLY recommend "Tigers in the Mud".  Read it and you'll have a much better appreciation for him and others like him..

RIP Otto.   :salute
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