Maybe you did not pick up on it, but he said his parents were German and he
answered the call when the war started. Like the Americans that joined the
British Air Corps before America was in the war, I am sure that he went to
Germany before America was in the war also and most likely thought that
Germany would never go to war with America. I bet not one left and joined
the Germans after Hitler declared war on America, but I don't know??
He would have had to put two years into the labor corps and be a SS cadet
for one year before getting his collar tabs so there was at least three
years minimum before D Day he would have had to do it.
Floyd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason E. Rose" <m151a2@uswest.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Band of Brothers--Plus a question
> I watched the 3rd episode of Band of Brothers last night. I was the best
> yet. Lots of MV's. Everything from CCKWs and MB's to Shermans and German
> armor (sorry, I'm not good at identifying German armor). Spielberg is to
be
> commended for showing the sacrifices these men took to preserve freedom
from
> tyranny.
>
> In the first episode, there was a twist I was oblivious to. After the
DDay
> drop, one Allied paratrooper from Easy Co asks a German where he was from,
> and the German replied in perfect American accent, "Eugene, Oregon."
Maybe
> some of our German listers can provide some insight. Were there many US
> citizens who answered a call to fight for Hitler?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jason Rose
> Boise, ID
> 1970 m151a2
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Notton <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Band of Brothers
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nigel Hay" <nigel@milweb.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 10:20 PM
> > Subject: [MV] Band of Brothers
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone know when it is to be shown on BBC ???
> > >
> > No, apart from the info that the BBC has bought the series, I got from
> some
> > of those concerned with the production and vehicle supply that I was
> talking
> > with at the wedding of our well known Mr Multibank-Brown and Sarah
> Blackmore
> > last weekend.
> >
> > I wonder if they will buy Sam's Circus also and we can then see the
> "Tiger"
> > and M4A4 multibank from the same stable in film action, somewhat
> > chronologically inaccurate being supposedly D+20 and there were no
Tigers
> > anywhere near the Cotentin Peninsula as the British and Canadians were
> > holding them back around Caen, apparently a good film though
inaccuracies
> > aside.
> >
> > I blame Mr Gas-Axe Multibank Brown for the second most stressful time
> ever,
> > trying to walk the "Tiger" through the lemming-like punters and
> car-drivers
> > of Beltring who seem hell bent in wanting a close acquaintance with its
> > tracks is not fun at all.
> >
> > Richard
> > Southampton - England
> >
> >
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