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O.M.G. could he not have given you a better rank than Sturmscharführer ?
That was a rank for one who deserved "something' but was not good enough to become an officer.
Some story though !
Almost as good as the com-bunker (inside joke folks)
HN.

To ALL newcomers to the forum, who need information" about Haen. Please do a "forum search" before you sent me an e-mail or P.M. Most of the routine questions already have been aswered several times. They are posted or this, and also on related other forums. I have a nasty arthiritis ...

For me it was a Verwundete Abzeigen Schwarz, an Infantrie Sturm Abzeigen Bronze, a Kriegsverdienstkreuz m.Schwerten II, and an E.K.II. Most prized ??? All were equally important. I was happy to receive them, not even just for the hardware, but for the fact that I was deemed worthy of getting them. F...

Hello Brooke, Fancy meeting you here.
Small world.
I think it is allowable to refer to other forums threads about some vets who are willing to answer questions in general.
Otherwise 'von Westen nichts Neues".
HN

To the webmaster.
HOW do I get my "Haen" handle back, that was changed some time ago to Haen1 ????
Also i used to be listed as a WWII German vet. Now I am a "member"
Any ideas how to go about it ?
HN

The notion that the Waffen SS was AGAINST religion is total quatsch. They were "A "-religious, meaning they espoused nothing of their own, other than some pseudo rituals, meant to increase the 'brotherhood" idea. For example, in our unit, men were given a pass to go to mass if they so...

The site defending Arnhem has a few small mistakes in its info. In the organisational chart it lists Fritz Ziegler as a Hauptscharfürher. The man was a highly decorated HauptSTURMführer, had seen WWI as well as battle in Norway action. Furthermore it was not Lippert who relieved Helle of his command...

And so we keep on going throwing "blame" at each other. In other words; 'Your dog was meaner than my dog". The reality was that EVERY military unit from WHATEVER side had its scum, as well as its nobles. I know that SOME Polish paratroopers at Arnhem, would cry out for a "Sanität...

There also were a whole group of guys trained as "krankenträgers" or "hilfskrankenträgers'. (Wounded carriers and assistant wounded carriers.) They got a few weeks or up to two months 'fïeld first aid en hygiene" training, and were returned to their own units, with just a little ...

In short: if the Allied forces had been able to get to their dropped supplies, abd gliders, they could have won that battle hands down. As it was, poor intelligence, poor communications, and poor weather forecast proved fatal for them. It still would have been quite a battle, but the outcome would h...

Sorry guys, I have no documentation about Dutch W.SS men in Korea. In my case, when I reported for duty after being drafted (at 24) I showed up in a Red Cross Korps uniform with Sergeants stripes. That made it double hard for them to figure me out. However I was called on report the first day, where...

I am afraid that you will be running out of luck. The few left over Vet. organisations are fast dying off. Additionally most are not too keen on contact with "outsiders" as they have been burned too may times.
But good luck in your search
HN.

To all my fellow veterans, on BOTH sides of the "Great divide":
HAVE A GOOD MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND !!!!!
HN

Hi Rudi.
Have a great memorialday weekend. !!!
HN

Will one or more of you "know it all's" tell me where to go for that "pension" I am supposed to be getting from the German State ? Preferably before I die waiting :? Come to think of it, forget it, I am living high off the hog, on Social Security; EARNED and PAID into for some 40...