Glasseye Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 This isn't WWII stuff. But a really interesting story and well produced. Some of you guys may like it. I am halfway through it. "The Giant Killer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 On 4/19/2024 at 9:56 PM, coxyhog said: During WWII my dad drove a scout car for the Royal Artillery,he went through the invasions of North Africa,Sicily & Italy & was at the battle of Monte Cassino.For most of his later life he was a manic depressive & I'm sure his war experiences were the cause.Sometimes over a beer he's talk about them & it was pretty horrific. We think this was taken in Austria after the Nazi surrender. Cheers. Can't see how anyone who is involved directly in war would not be affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 This is Ukraine/Russia stuff, but some pretty interesting commentary aroud 9:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted Thursday at 01:52 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:52 PM On 4/19/2024 at 4:09 PM, Derek Dangleberries said: Exactly the same as my Dad so you'll probably find that he served during the Seige of Malta too...Each one had a gold star medal .. Going through my mum's stuff & I came across his medals,Africa Star,Italy Star,1939-45 Star & 1939-45 war medal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted Thursday at 01:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:59 PM Liberation Day here 🇯🇪 79th Anniversary ... parades , services and festivities going on today 🍾 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted Thursday at 02:12 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:12 PM 17 minutes ago, coxyhog said: Going through my mum's stuff & I came across his medals,Africa Star,Italy Star,1939-45 Star & 1939-45 war medal. I guess he spent a bit of time in India too the same as my Dad .. Including Deolali (Doolaly!).. May be you'll appreciate It aint Half Hot Mum even more now !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted yesterday at 12:21 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:21 PM 22 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: I guess he spent a bit of time in India too the same as my Dad .. Including Deolali (Doolaly!).. May be you'll appreciate It aint Half Hot Mum even more now !! He wasn't in India. He went North Africa,Sicily,Italy & Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 2 hours ago, coxyhog said: He wasn't in India. He went North Africa,Sicily,Italy & Austria. Yep, but it was a staging posting same as my Dad... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 1 minute ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Yep, but it was a staging posting same as my Dad... My Grandad was in India before going to Burma 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 5 hours ago, Stillearly said: My Grandad was in India before going to Burma Reminds me of how old I am,one of my grandad's was in WWI & the other in the Boer War😂. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 54 minutes ago, coxyhog said: Reminds me of how old I am,one of my grandad's was in WWI & the other in the Boer War😂. Same here, my grandad was in WW1, he died when I was about 5. My father was in the Jat regiment in India. He was a captain in the British Army, but was seconded to the Jat Regiment as a Major, based in Bareilly. I took my mother and father to India in 1985 and they visited Bareliiy,40 years after they got married. I wasn't allowed to go with them as it was a military zone. Both my mother (who was a Captain in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corp) and my father (ex Major) were met off the train at the town station with a military band and escorted to their quarters as honoured guests. They were really treated as VIPs. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago I spent a short time in east German before the wall came down and when it was Ruski. at that time nothing had really been fixed from the war, so Dresden was simply built new and much of the old city was fenced off with decaying wooden fences so you just went thru and walked around. Colditz then was just a village and I did go to the castle, a loonie bin then. and have seen the concentration camps too, which are vile. My Dad lost his youth, as many di, to the war. it did affect him for sure. he actually served in botht the Navy and Army ( captain) and demobbed as all did to find no jobs and his home area, London, much flattened. Funny thing is that he, and all the old timers, kept their chat to themselves and only shared the fun stories with us nippers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrmango Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 28 minutes ago, tommy dee said: I spent a short time in east German before the wall came down and when it was Ruski. at that time nothing had really been fixed from the war I spent some time there too, and lots of buildings still had bullet holes in the concrete from the war. I remember in the days right after the war fell, the Graffiti on the wall - My fav - Next time we will get it right! Karl Marx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago Man in the Middle - Robert Mitchum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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