WWII: who did your family fight alongside?

[Dueck]

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]

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

[Soulsurfer]

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]

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]

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]

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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[Maxtor]

RAF and Luftwaffe! Got both types of blood in my veins

(Careful people don't start saying this thread is racist, there are some fragile people on here it seems, based on other posts I've read tonight)

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Maxtor

RAF and Luftwaffe! Got both types of blood in my veins

(Careful people don't start saying this thread is racist, there are some fragile people on here it seems, based on other posts I've read tonight)

YOU HAVE NAZI BLOOD!!! LOL Jk, my Italian Grandfather shot down both players on either of those sides. Were any of your grandfathers or more, in North Africa?

[KurtG85]

My grandfather was a field medic serving under patton in the battle of the bulge. He didn't talk much about it because he was a long time medic in Korea as well and just saw way too much action but one time when he was drinking he told the story of how he and about 200 guys were camped at night and were ambushed. Enemy slit the throats or gunned down at close range every guy except for him and one other dude. Don't remember if that occured in Korea or WW2, probably korea.

[Reddisback]

My Grandfather was a Panther Commander in the Waffen SS. He told the truth about the war and everything he has seen, He Passed away Just a Year ago during the Hollidays. Never seen so much WW2 vets togheter. thats all you get.
when i tell people that my Grandfather was a Member of the SS, ' Specially a Tanker, then they say ' Oh, then you must be a Nazi and all...' I hate that..

I'm thinking abauth Joining the German Tank Corps Next Year. Hope I'll make it!

(If ya havent Noticed, I'm a Tanker. I know Squat of Airplanes. ' cept ME's, those are German...)