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"Within four days, the Germans blitzed the city of
Rotterdam, the whole inner city was wiped out.
Holland had no chance." Our latest World War II
experience covers the Nazi occupation of Holland.
Share your thoughts and memories of this period
of the war.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Jun 25, 2004 9:03 PM
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Dear rcrickett, I remember your posts early in the first airing of Band of Brothers on HBO.
There is an Easy Company Family group to whom I will pass on your inquiry. Maybe some among them will know, or can ask their dads. Someone may know about those wings.
BK
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Jun 24, 2004 10:46 AM
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Hello. I'm Moose Heyligers daughter and I'm searching for someone who might know what member of Easy company traded his wings in Holland with a British paratrooper. I've found those wings in an antique shop in Plymouth,Ma this past Monday while browsing with my bagpipe teacher. He bought them and we're anxious to know the history. Currahee
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Jun 23, 2004 5:46 PM
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becky,
Thanks for sharing your Father with us. I am glad he retained such fond memories. It was a true blessing. It is how he knew what he did was right.
God bless him and your family.
Maggie
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Jun 22, 2004 11:13 PM
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I wanted to tell you a little more of my father's story (Roland Kimbrough)...One of the young women that befriended my dad and is in the picture drew him a beautiful picture of the savior and sent it to him after he returned to the states. We spent many hours looking at this picture and listening to my dad's story of it. My dad loved to tell us the stories of the wonderful Dutch family. My father passed away last year but was still telling this story and others of the war up until the day before he died. Two days before his death he began to have many WWII flashbacks remembering all of the guys he served with and crying over all of the losses.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 10:08 PM
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"Tish! You spoke French!!!"
JDK and his worn out underwear...
Or did you mean a pair of worn out shoes and broken in underwear??? Guess they're about the same...in dire need of washing.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 9:50 PM
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fanobob,
Es tut mir auch leid, und ich denke du schlefts wie ein asel. Ein alte asel ohne traume.
Oh-dark-thirty, bis um morgen, alle manner an der verschtunken bayonet drill field fur das grunten und das geschticken und kartofelmasher tossen. Und das maint DU!
Schlaffen Sie niemals.
LangHans
OberGrumpenFuhrer,
Das SSTodenkopfKumkopfSchweinhundDVDHistorisherBayonetBrigade
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 9:09 PM
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I have to say I love it when the colonel talks like that. Seems like old times again and old times feel good just like a broken in pair of shoes or worn out underwear.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 5:55 PM
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LOL Colonel,
Tut mir leid. Ich Schlafen.
We are out of shape. Haven't had any practices in a while but looks like training sessions are back.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 4:14 PM
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ACHTUNG!, Das SSTodenkopfDumkopfSchweinhundDVDundHistorischerBayonetBrigade!
Vere you vass? Ein schneaker schtinker schnooked past unser perimeter devenses und blabbed das blabber all ober der platz. Ain'tchut gots no more die bayonets und das SS rain gear? You haff upgestollen genuf Lugers und Schmeisers to shiessen alle die verdammt schneaker schtinkers, so vere you vass?
Hokay, for das Upgescrewing, vee vill ALL run Oop und Down Kurrahee Berg... nicht EINS but TVICE! NOW! Hi Ho Silber,
LangHans
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 1:04 PM
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[appell8 - 8/18/03 5:13PM PDT
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Ah, at last a good kerchunking!
Not so bad for rusty bayonets, y'all.]
See, Doug.... Yunz can kill Huns with a rusty bayonet.
Mags
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 20, 2003 6:19 AM
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Yup fan and after training was over those who were not be very proficient would be invited behind the barracks for a Lucky Strike. Funny, never saw those guys again. Scuttlebutt is most were transferred out to a grave registration unit, or something like that.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 19, 2003 10:15 PM
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'Tis a lovely sound indeed, JDK. Kinda brings back memories of the good 'ol days on these boards. Late night practices, rain gear and Colonel LJ barking orders.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 19, 2003 7:54 PM
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I love the sound of KERCHUNK in the evening. It sounds like VICTORY!
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 19, 2003 7:23 PM
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Kerchunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A little late but it sure felt good. Been kerchunkless for too long.
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Re: Nazi Occupation of Holland
Aug 19, 2003 5:54 PM
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"...Oh yeah, and it wasn't Easy Company that solely took on Germany, many other countries took on them. We British lost our empire while the bl*ody yanks and japs took it over and capitalized on our war in Europe. However, we have no regret of losing our Empire at all, we would rather have a small country and fight for what is right than to hide miles across the Atlantic and make money, for shame on you all yanks"
Hey HistoryNerd,
Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or what? What has brought all this on? I
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