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Women, of course, have no such patience. So, when is your pen going to be up again to write the next chapter??? (Hopefully the next civilian one....)

Seriously, O Evil One, when you're at your best.....

~FV

I wonder if the Brandts will ever see each other again...so many people lost their families on the big flights at the end of the war... :( You’re right, M.H. But Dr. Krollspell may be the real hero here. Sometime the decision of who dies is much easier than the one of who lives. One or two struggle...

David, My edit, adding the last line, went in after your post. The heroism of the individual soldier is perhaps a wise path to take here. I've thought about it many times in my own writing, and I'm not sure how you could convey, here, the subject that is, of course, the most contested event in Ostpr...

Commissar D, the Evil wrote:I suppose to maintain my Commisar status though that I will have to say something about the heroic Red Army......

Ah, choices, choices......

Und you vill say....vhat?

No kidding, David, this stuff is great. Publishable.

~FV

And thank you also, David, for your literary treatment of the civilians. Sensitive and realistic, as everyone would've expected.

A fan,
~FV

Boo, The term Blitzmädchen was probably popularized by the re-printing of Franz Seidler's book in 1996: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3763759573/028-3922059-0218137?v=glance&n=299956 For information on the topic in addition to Nordwest's suggestions, try searching the term Helferin here and on...

Part Two Erika adjusted her wide-brimmed hat against the sun as she watched the smaller English ship draw closer. It wouldn’t do for her to return home to Ernst with her studiously pale complexion reddened by the sun, but still....she leaned a little further over the rail, the breeze from the Royal ...

The Oberführerin doesn't like snow and ice either.....in fact, she's made a four-year profession of sitting, sipping wine, on the terraces of cafés in Paris. But when (if :D ) you get to the Oder, maybe you'll have to contact Berlin for some Nachrichten support.....And in the immortal words of the K...

Great stuff!!!

Have you guys done an episode on the Western Front yet? (Puts on helmet and crouches down, waiting for a rain of replies of "Check the archives"!!! )

~FV

did Helfrein have unit cuff titles, etc if they were serving in rear elechon transmissions of elite units like Grossdeutschland, Leibstandarte, etc? No. But they were authorized to wear specifically female cufftitles that showed their work specialties or training. For example, Army Helferinnen wore...

Vagabond—Never underestimate dogs. Especially their destructive power. Especially if they’re puppies. (This power is directly inversely proportional to a dog’s age, his size, and the size of his mouth.)


Paddy Keating—Never underestimate the loyalty of AHF members.


~FV

(FeldNachrKdtr.) Feldnachrichten Kommandatur 13 Were stationed around Paris, France. Helferin were assigned to this unit. Einsantztruppen: 51st, 145th, 147th were attached to the 13th.... I still need to now CO, a short history and unit symbol if there is one.... :D You know, you're mis-citing the ...

Estonian, those are great photos!

In the next to the last picture, of the Doctor and Nurse treating the boy, does anyone know what the insignium on her armband is?

There is a book in English on the subject, Hilter's Children: Sons and Daughters of Third Reich Leaders Talk About Themselves and Their Fathers , by Gerald L. Posner (ISBN D-425-13509-8 ). It's been years since I read it, so I can't remember how it is. But the author interviewed children of Hans Fra...

Mad Volksdeutscher, The Shield Maiden thanks you for the link! But...Woof, the SS Helferin uniform on the site was pretty rough..... Sorry to disappoint you (and me!), but the awards I mentioned were not all to one woman. They were single awards to several different women. I've always wondered what ...