Author Topic: Don't mess with german paratrooper (Read 827 times)

blitz · « **on:** February 03, 2003, 03:21:12 PM »

Ahoi all

just got a phone call from a very good friend of mine who i see on daily basis.He's 78 years old and still workin about 6 hours a day on very old furniture, just for fun.

He's livin in one of those crowded areas on the outa line of Berlin with lots of big buildings and about a thousand people in each. If ya go there by night you'll think you've landed on mars.
Always reminds me of those chicken farms.....

Today when he was on the way home, two, about 16 year old kids with a dog and bald heads yelled 'Heil Hitler' when he was waitin for the bus.

Then they said:' Give us a cigarette, old man'.

'I'm non smoker' he said.

'Then give us 5 Euro'

No doubt this was a robery . What would he do, weak heart, lungs not the best and 78 years old?

Well, as he told me 1 of the kids was standing right in front of him , so he kikked his knee right into the boys balls, who fall down immediately. Then poor boy got old man's shoe right into his face, bleeding like in the slaughterhouse, the other boy and his dog paniced and run away

Looked to be easy for the kids but they didn't know he's a former german paratroop, who jumped over Crete, fought in russia, Monte Cassino,Normandie, Russia again, then sittin in sibiria for 10 years and finaly came back 1956.
He's a very nice guy , smooth and relaxed with a big heart for everybody Quote: 'Did ya call the police?' Answer:' No, i didn't want to ruin the kids life'. but heh, better don't mess with him, he's got 75 hand to hand combat days

Regards Blitz

btw. What's up with our youth? Damn!

funkedup · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2003, 03:26:34 PM »

Those kids got just what they needed.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2003, 03:28:50 PM »

Blitz, post some pics of your wood work, and his if you get access to a digital camera! I'm very interested in it...thks!

Tell him "WTG on the "knee" and "Boot love"

wulfie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2003, 03:33:58 PM »

Assuming he's up for it, someone needs to interview that guy - for about 10 or 20 pages.

Mike/wulfie

midnight Target · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2003, 04:03:28 PM »

Screenplay Idea!!!!

Start out with the young thugs being thrashed ... then flashback to the life story of this man. He must have one hell of a story to tell.

Saintaw · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2003, 04:14:31 PM »

Nice kickback

(MT, when you get into Film producing, if you're looking for a stunning young & not yet bald man as Movie star, email me!)

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2003, 07:47:40 PM »

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Originally posted by wulfie
Assuming he's up for it, someone needs to interview that guy - for about 10 or 20 pages.

Mike/wulfie

Agreed - Im not sure whether or not he would be opposed to the idea - but I would be immensely interested in what he has to say about his service. We dont often get to hear from the "bad guys."

Russian · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2003, 08:00:36 PM »

WTG

cajun · « **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2003, 08:07:00 PM »

Hahaa, yes you should ask him for an interview, i'd be interested to hear about his service in the german army!

Raubvogel · « **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2003, 08:28:42 PM »

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Originally posted by wulfie
Assuming he's up for it, someone needs to interview that guy - for about 10 or 20 pages.

Mike/wulfie

Yes, I would be very interested in hearing some stories of his. These folks are getting fewer and fewer every year, and they have a message which should not be forgotten!

wulfie · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2003, 12:23:49 AM »

Due to attrition, and constant relocation to 'the crisis area of the month', the # of Waffen SS/GD/FJ veterans who survived more than 3 years of WW2 is very, very low.

I'd love to see a version of 'Band of Brothers' dealing with a German unit, a Japanese unit, a Finnish unit, a Russian unit, etc.

The war that U.S. servicemen fought, while being equally deadly, was far different from the war that others fought. I think alot of people who don't have the inclination to research and translate, etc. would be fascinated were such a story told with the focus on accuracy that Band of Brothers had.

Mike/wulfie

StSanta · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2003, 07:23:40 AM »

I think Band Of Brothers would look like a walk in the park compared to a story about some German forces.

Outnumbered, always attacked, never enough backup, idiotic orders from the top.

And then the atrocities committed by the troops.

It sure would be an ambivalent film. For one, one cannot ignore the hardships and personal bravery of these men - just as brave as the Americans. But one cannot consider their struggle worthy, and cannot help to be disgusted by the atrocities they committed.

The US population likes black and white films where the hero and bad guys are well defined. I doubt a film like this would be made by Americans.

Dowding · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2003, 07:41:58 AM »

Cross of Iron by Willi Heinrich really opened my eyes to the plight of the German soldier, especially on the Eastern Front. But the cause they fought for and the atrocities committed along the way (even when they were winning), means I'll never admire them.

When I watch Das Boot I get the same feeling of ambivalence. I want to like these people, but I can never forget the acts committed by the regime their actions were supporting. The horror of watching Schindler's List still affects me, to be frank. Some of the imagery in that film is very powerful.

A German 'Band of Brothers', like an extended Cross of Iron, would be good.

batdog · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2003, 07:45:54 AM »

Yea, I'd pay to see a chat log or pay dearly to see his story of ww2 in writing.

German Para's did some remarkable things. What was that position they held out against all odds in Italy? A Monastery I'm thinking.

I also think quite a few joined the French Foreign Legion and came to their end in Vietnam.. Djin Ben Pu (SP..no clue on how to spell it)

xBAT

Dowding · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2003, 07:48:02 AM »

Monte Casino, Batdog.