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Post by spandi on Oct 27, 2017 7:11:32 GMT -5
BTW guys, it's a POW camp. Luftstalag 13 to be exact.   POW camps were for captured combatants. Concentration camps were to hold groups deemed unfavorable, or "inferior" to the Third Reich and its Arian model until they could be mass-murdered. Gee, I wonder if Hitler ever looked in the mirror? Based on his own sick criteria, he should have been the first to go... LOL!
My Dad helped liberate some Japanese camps in the Pacific. SO bad he didn't even want to talk about them... I guess even Hollywood couldn't sugar-coat a Japanese POW camp enough to make a sitcom... Same goes for North Korean, Vietnamese and other horror-hotels in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and other places where America and Israel are considered the enemy. These facilities make a Louisiana chain-gang look like a luxury vacation resort. Not funny stuff for sure... 
Ride safe, and keep outa the hands of the bad guys...Leo in Texas Yah Leo, old Adolf wasn't exactly the tall, blonde, slender, Nordic type god now was he? (and none of his henchmen were either.) |
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 27, 2017 9:11:33 GMT -5
BTW guys, it's a POW camp. Luftstalag 13 to be exact. That would be my fault. Sorry. You're right, nothing funny about concentration camps at all. I am SO grateful my Papa left Germany and brought my Nanny over a couple years later. Otherwise he would have been involved, unwillingly so but probably no choice. Nanny told me they actually went to a Hitler rally and heard him speak (this was when he was first gathering power). Papa told her they were leaving. She said she thought he meant the rally, and answered "Oh good" 'cause she didn't like what she was hearing. He actually meant Germany. Somehow, he saw where things were heading and wanted no part of it. But it makes me cry whenever I see a show on the Holocaust. I cry for the tortured slaughtered innocents, I cry for the good Germans who had no choice but to obey or risk their own families' lives, I cry for those who believed and actively participated. >'Kat |
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 27, 2017 9:12:30 GMT -5
As for Hogan's Heroes, sadly, I haven't gotten to see it for many years. Although I can whistle the entire theme.
I always would wait for it, wait for it--YEAH there's the guard who almost fell! Dunno why, I loved that they had a guard slip as he ran out. Sort of like Hawaii Five-O, waiting for the hips. Ah, the joys of youth!
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Post by spandi on Oct 27, 2017 9:49:59 GMT -5
As for Hogan's Heroes, sadly, I haven't gotten to see it for many years. Although I can whistle the entire theme. I always would wait for it, wait for it--YEAH there's the guard who almost fell! Dunno why, I loved that they had a guard slip as he ran out. Sort of like Hawaii Five-O, waiting for the hips. Ah, the joys of youth! Hey! That could be a new show, a POW camp in Hawaii. (Book 'em Hogan.)  |
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 27, 2017 13:58:26 GMT -5
Hey! That could be a new show, a POW camp in Hawaii. (Book 'em Hogan.) Somehow I think they'd have a surplus of folks wanting to be prisoners. |
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Post by kevinharrell on Oct 27, 2017 15:54:13 GMT -5
Hey! That could be a new show, a POW camp in Hawaii. (Book 'em Hogan.) Somehow I think they'd have a surplus of folks wanting to be prisoners. Oh, oh, oh. Pick me! |
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 27, 2017 17:01:43 GMT -5
Somehow I think they'd have a surplus of folks wanting to be prisoners. Oh, oh, oh. Pick me! See what I mean? They're lining up already! |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Oct 27, 2017 23:08:10 GMT -5
Sylvrekat,I'm glad your folks made it out of Nazi Germany before Der Fuhrer obtained full dictatorial power... I spent almost two years in Germany while in the Army, from 1968 to 1970... The German people were terrific. Most of the older ones who lived through WWII had horror stories about the Hitler regime, and even worse stories about Russian occupation. I was stationed in Karlsruhe, and the old timers told me they prayed 24/7 that American troops would arrive before the Russians. They did not. The Russians took vengeance on the civilian population in THE most brutal and horrific manner imaginable. War is a bad business, and it's sad that leaders like Adolf, and today's homicidal maniacs around the world still make it necessary. Ah... Sign me up for that POW camp in Hawaii... LOL!  We could use some Hawaiian weather here right now... I just got back to riding the old mouse, and it's turning sub-freezing! We don't get much below 32-degree weather here, especially this early, but it's here... Burr... Oh well, at least I have a scoot that will reliably START below freezing, with a good windshield that keeps the knuckles warm. In THAT respect, "Minnie Mouse" is far better than the Hogs I rode as a kid! As much as I loved the big bikes years ago, I do believe I'm loving scooters nowadays, just as much! They may not be super-cool, but they are SOOOO practical and affordable! Lotsa fun for the bucks... Stay warm, ride safe! And watch out for those "PC Nazis"... HeHeHe... Leo (gettin' chilly, and cravin' hot chili) in Texas
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Post by spandi on Oct 28, 2017 11:25:03 GMT -5
See what I mean? They're lining up already! Yah, can you imagine seeing Colonel Klink on a surf board? |
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 28, 2017 13:30:58 GMT -5
Yah, can you imagine seeing Colonel Klink on a surf board? I think I'd rather see Schultzie. That does make me wonder--  would Col Klink wear his monocle while surfing? |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Oct 29, 2017 8:41:28 GMT -5
I have never seen a surfer wearing a monocle, Kat. It could be a new fad.
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 29, 2017 10:46:13 GMT -5
Leo--my Mum told me when she visited our cousins in Germany, everyone was like "Oh, you're American!" and treated her with extra courtesy. And a friend visited her German friend, who took her to a wedding. Everyone in the wedding was so excited that there was an American at their wedding. I didn't quite understand why the reverence. I assumed it was because we helped get rid of Hitler. I hadn't known about the Russians.
It's horrible that military take things out on civilians who had nothing to do with anything, except try to survive.
As for the Hawaiian POW camp, I'm not sure I'd sign up. I like having seasons. Winter makes you appreciate spring, and summer to appreciate fall.
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Post by SylvreKat on Oct 29, 2017 10:47:01 GMT -5
I have never seen a surfer wearing a monocle, Kat. It could be a new fad. If I was adept at Photoshop, I'd make you a photo. But I'm not, so I can't. Sigh. |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Oct 29, 2017 13:50:37 GMT -5
Sorry. I posted that in the wrong thread.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Oct 29, 2017 21:27:25 GMT -5
Leo--my Mum told me when she visited our cousins in Germany, everyone was like "Oh, you're American!" and treated her with extra courtesy. And a friend visited her German friend, who took her to a wedding. Everyone in the wedding was so excited that there was an American at their wedding. I didn't quite understand why the reverence. I assumed it was because we helped get rid of Hitler. I hadn't known about the Russians. It's horrible that military take things out on civilians who had nothing to do with anything, except try to survive. As for the Hawaiian POW camp, I'm not sure I'd sign up. I like having seasons. Winter makes you appreciate spring, and summer to appreciate fall.
Kat,
It IS sad that the military takes out vengeance on civilians. It's just one of mankind's failings... It's been going on since the Old Testament days and is not likely to change... Look at how "Kimchi Yuk" and his North Korean military kangaroo court treated that hapless American who pilfered a Commie poster for a souvenir... and how ISIS, Al Qaeda and their ilk treat civilians...Bullies will always pick on those least able to fight back... Look at your typical "gangsta" car-jacker, rapist, thug, armed-robber, etc. right here in our home towns. They are in their own eyes "military". They proudly wear their "rank" of teardrop face tattoos indicating folks they've murdered for the gang. But... when they encounter an ARMED "victim" or the police, they whimper and moan like a 2-year-old... They think killing helpless folks makes them tough. But if they were REALLY tough, they'd be looking for a gunfight, not a murder...Bullies will always be bullies, and masses of organized, militant bullies are the worst kind.
While American troops have indulged in such behavior, most of the world acclaims us being less prone to that sadistic stuff than anybody else. THAT is something to keep in mind. While so many nations' armies are looking for a chance to mass-murder, America is looking for an honest gunfight with an evil, armed enemy... Way to go USA!
Ride safe as soon as you can!Leo in Texas |
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