WWII: who did your family fight alongside?

Dueck · #1 09-21-2009, 04:44 AM

I had family fighting for Britain and Canada. The ironic part about my Canadian family who fought is that they were of 95% ethnic German heritage (a drop of Polish and Russian way back being the remainder). I probably have some extended family that fought for the Wehrmacht as well.

Soviet Ace · #2 09-21-2009, 04:48 AM

A Grandfather who fought for the Americans in the Pacific, and the other fighting for the Regia Aeronautica (RA).

Soulsurfer · #3 09-21-2009, 08:14 AM

I had one grandfather who was in the Royal navy and another who was a sniper in the Royal marines (45 commando). I used to love listening to the stories they told when I were a kid

. Although the one in the marines rarely spoke of the war.

dazz1971 · #4 09-21-2009, 09:44 AM

both my grandfathers were in the royal navy one on a frigate and the other serverd onboard a mine sweeper

i can allways remember when i was a nipper we were watching a film about some mine sweepers attacking a german held port (or something like that ) and my grandad jumping up and telling evryone how he was part of that raid

other than that neither one of them talked much about the war

mattd27 · #5 09-21-2009, 10:24 AM

My granfather worked with the RAF, I don't think he did much flying (although he was a licensed pilot), but he worked around planes, building/maintaining them.

juz1 · #6 09-21-2009, 12:01 PM

my paternal grandfather was a dispatch rider in the British army, yet seeing as grandma was half german, there's probably a few on the axis side too..

my maternal grandfather was an irish german sympathiser who was too
p!ssed to hold a conversation let alone a gun....muppet.

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Lexandro · #7 09-21-2009, 12:08 PM

My dads-dad was in the Navy during the war as far as I know. And my mums-dad was in the Army in north africa, and then later either the RN or MN. As far as I can recall he got wounded and then discharged from the Army and then enlisted as a seamen.

X_SKI_X · #8 09-21-2009, 02:34 PM

Had a great grandpa who was a commander of an anti-tank infantry division for the U.S.S.R. Served from 1941 to 1945 on the frontlines with no break. Had over 50 medals and recognitions by the end of the war and personally designed the WWII war monument in Budapest

. Told me some pretty graphic stories when I pestered him with questions when I was little, but probably the gentlest person I've ever met.

Chips86 · #9 09-21-2009, 03:02 PM

My great Grandad was in the RAF, he was quite high ranking, though im not sure what, but he wasnt a pilot, he was somebody or other, but hes long gone now, and ironically, as my nan is german, my other great grandad was in the SS...

Gazz6666 · #10 09-21-2009, 03:30 PM

I'm not too sure about WW2, all I know for certain is that my Nan was a night bus condutor during the Blitz, but she could also remember WW1 and the Titanic sinking. I think my Great-Grandfather was in the RAF, judging by an old photo we found of him the other day, but I don't know much else about him.