Adolph Gallands Last Interview

[Vudak]

Originally posted by Westy
Vudak are you implying that Galland and the German air force pilots were simply honorable, innocent volunteers who simply rushed to defend thier homeland against unwarranted aggression and blitzkrie_, er surprise attacks by an evile Allied Coalition?

No, but I am saying that just because they fought for Germany doesn't necessarily make them (all) evil people.

And as for innocent vounteers, well, perhaps not Galland, but others certainly were.

[Mustaine]

where's nopoop and his wittle nazis when you need them?

[Panzzer]

I just recently re-read "The First and the Last" by Galland. For everyone even remotely interested in WW2 airwar, I'd recommend that to. I didn't see any fascism from him there - in fact he had friends (esp. a lady friend) whom the Nazi party were monitoring. Then again, I might be biased, since Finland got all that help from the evil Nazis during WW2... But I'll still say he was a great fighter pilot and a great leader.

"Galland. One of the finest aviators and soldiers ever to fly. A wonderful man and a great leader."

[john9001]

Originally posted by LEDPIG
. It is always amazing to me how young people will lay down their lives to people who are in supposed authority when they themselves know little or nothing else more than they do. It appears we have some of this today in our own government leaders use of our own military, and their lack of abilty to take responsibilty or criticism for putting our soldiers lives with their backs against the wall to take responsibility for their own mistakes, to sell you a pack of lies while countless innocent Americans die. Any way i guess it is true that history repeats itself for those not intelligent enough  to listen to it.

HERES THE LINK:

http://members.aol.com/geobat66/galland/wwii_int.htm

hey i get it....boosh=hitler, galland=john kerry.

[LEDPIG]

Originally posted by nark
He kept in touch with many of his brit friends after the war-hunting and fishing with them.  The bonds they formed in combat, trying to kill each other out lasted the terror each side inflicted upon the other during the war.  

 He did what he had to do to survive the war...and he was not a nazi-for sure...and to have his fellow enemies reach out and desire to be in his company is good a enough testament for me on the type of man he was.


     I'm with most guys that Galland was defininately not a nazi if he truly was i wouldn't have any respect for him.I feel most times in a government there are only a few card carrying members of any murderous  regime that must be surgically removed like cancer, we must attack them instead of each other.  At one point in the interview Galland even says that all of hitler's stupid mistakes cost germany the war and that was a good thing. When he says things like that, that tells me what side of the boat he was really on. My point is the horror of war and the pain and evil it inflicts on both sides, i often believe the little people fighting in a war have little to do with it. It's the evil bastards, alot of time the leaders of it that must be killed. I hope if war comes again the young people who would be asked to fight the war on both sides would stand up against the leaders that would cause it and tell them no, instead they should kill themselves.

[john9001]

if galland had defected to england and flown with the RAF, then he would have been hero.

[LEDPIG]

Originally posted by john9001
if galland had defected to england and flown with the RAF, then he would have been hero.

GOOD POINT !!

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Yes, let us all look up to someone who fought for the Nazis and their ideals as a model of honor, integrity and humanity...



ack-ack

Probably the best troll in the BBS that I have ever seen!!  LMFAO.  <> AKAK

[ChickenHawk]

News flash, you can still fight for your country and disagree with it's government.  We have quite a few soldiers in Iraq right now who disagree with the current administration but they proudly and bravely fight for the lives of their fellow soldiers and for their country.

There were men of honor and integrity on all sides during WWII.  I expected a little more from some on this BBS but C'est la Vie.

Galland was more of a man then most of the naysayers here.

[Holden McGroin]

Oskar Schindler was a member of the Nazi party but ended up being one of the good guys.

[LEDPIG]

Originally posted by ChickenHawk
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There were men of honor and integrity on all sides during WWII.

My point exactly:aok

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by ChickenHawk
News flash, you can still fight for your country and disagree with it's government.  We have quite a few soldiers in Iraq right now who disagree with the current administration but they proudly and bravely fight for the lives of their fellow soldiers and for their country.

There were men of honor and integrity on all sides during WWII.  I expected a little more from some on this BBS but C'est la Vie.

Galland was more of a man then all of the naysayers here.

Fixed it for ya!

[Hangtime]

The guy continued to fly for germany through the late 1970's.. serving as one of the top generals of the modern Luftwaffe.

A man can be a soldier, a patriot, and still despise his government.

Think about that.

[DiabloTX]

You know, when I visited the Virginia Bader Fine Arts store back in the Spring of '90 I got lucky.  Bought a print of an Emil done by Mike Wooten that had D. Hrabak, G. Rall, and A. Galland's signatures on it and for no extra charge as well.  I still look at his signature with awe.  Any way you look at him he accomplished alot.  I figure if he can be friends with Bader, Mahan, Blakeslee, Johnson, etc, then he must be alright.  Never saw a photo of those guys with Rudel which should tell you something...

[Debonair]

especialy when you're getting payed to fly hot planes.
i have an unedited []1st & teh last[/b] manuscript.
in the epilogue it says

Sure hitler was teh 3vi1, but i got liek 70 m0nth$$ of free AH.  d000d!!1!1!!!11