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by B Hellqvist
Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:50 pm
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: What was the status of a negro in the US Army?
Replies: 14
Views: 6893

I remember one of the interviews in Studs Terkel's "The Good War", where an Afro-American man told about his experiences in a tank battallion which was in the thick of battle during most of Patton's campaign through Europe. IIRC, he said that Patton at first didn't believe that "Negro...
by B Hellqvist
Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:34 pm
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer
Replies: 315
Views: 190044

I've just begun reading the English translation of "The Forgotten Soldier", and if Sajer is a fraud, he would certainly have picked something more glorious than beginning service in a transport company... I think it might have suffered a bit in translation, too, or perhaps Sajer was inprec...
by B Hellqvist
Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:31 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: German Soldiers.......worst Movie portrayal.
Replies: 92
Views: 66718

I stand by my comments that Sweden hasn't got much of a military history since Charles XII apart from a brief appearance at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. And yes, since I have served alongside Swedish soldiers (and Finnish) in a peacekeeping role I am perfectly aware of their unstinting contribut...
by B Hellqvist
Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:10 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: German Soldiers.......worst Movie portrayal.
Replies: 92
Views: 66718

Sebastian, Thanks for that insight into real combat. I won't even bother ask you for your experiences of war seeing as you're ****ing Swedish. Actually I can understand you ebing interested in other countries military achievements seeing as yours doesn't hasn't actually got any. When you've ****ing...