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Denn da sich die Partei und mit ihr der Staat und das Volk in ehrendem Erinnern vor dem Opfer dieser deutschen Männer neigt, da die Kränze des Führers zu den Füssen der Toten niedergelegt werden, kehrt die Nation in diesem Gedenken gleichsam zu den Ursprüngen unserer deutschen Haltung zurück, die i...

Hi Tom! Hey, maybe that was my old ship you visited. I was on board Zerstoerer Luetjens D-185. We did a couple of port visits here in Norfolk back in the Fall of 2000. Well, besides not having beer underway, we also can't smoke inside the ship in the US Navy. On the German ship we were allowed to sm...

Hi Cassandra, I can't read the names behind numbers 1-6 on the first image as they are written in old German script, but the larger writing underneath means "Captured French and Russians from the 1. world war. July 1917." The text in the third image translates to "July 1917, Gross Her...

Hi Cassandra,
Let me know which abbreviations you're having problems with. I'll be glad to help.

Kind regards,
Marty

Hello everyone, My name is Martin, I'm originally from Germany. Served two years in the German Navy 1999- 2001, moved to the US in 2002 and joined the US Navy in 2003. Just finishing up a 3 year shore tour here in Norfolk VA before going back to sea in June. Anyway, quite a few of my relatives serve...