WWII: who did your family fight alongside?

[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...)

[Intheboondocks]

I have two cousins who were on Liberators in WWII. One was a navigator who flew "carpetbagger" missions dropping secret agents in Europe, was shotdown and rescued by the OSS. The other was a pilot in the Pacific,and was almost killed when his top-turrets gus warped and fired into the cockpit.

[bobswar]

i had a grandfather who fought in crete with the canterbury div, NZ infantry, sadly he's still there

[skullblits]

i had a grand grand dad (not sure wtf he was) he was a U Boat commander in WW1 & WW2.

and some other one was on omaha defending it ( Sorry america )

[Dueck]

Originally Posted by 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...)

The funny thing is the fact most people back in those days were anti-semetic. My family in Scotland were pretty opposed to the Jews. My great-grandfather (from Glasgow) used to have books of all the Jewish owned businesses (to avoid), Zionist conspiracy stuff, etc... However, my German family does have some offshoots born in 1946-1948 in Paraguay. Now that's a much worse sign than anyone being in the SS lol... There was some Evas, a couple Adolfs, and a Heinrich, if memory serves me.

[TheBurningBlue]

Had a grandfather who was a paratrooper in the British army. Fought in North Africa and Arnhem