My Grandfather

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My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:00 am

Hy

Here are some pics of my Grandfather´s odysse from Austria to Germany and from Poland all the way to Russia
My Granny was born in 1916 and died 2011 at the age of 95 ....... he doesn´t tell much of his wartime, only the last years.

Hope you enjoy the pics

First one .... Pre war training at Austrian Army near Vienna
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Training Austrian Army
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Now in Germany and German Wehrmacht ..... waiting for some food at Meiningen training camp (third one from the right is my granny)
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Regards Reinhard


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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:14 am

Training in Germany
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Driving school at Meiningen .... (co driver , second pic)
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:20 am

WARTIME

Now in France
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French tank knocked out
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French artillery
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Regards Reinhard


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Re: My Grandfather

Post by Littlewood » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:26 am

great pictures, thanks for sharing.
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by gerrykan » Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:46 pm

Thank you halbkette. 8)
Roy

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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:45 am

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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:56 am

Saint Valentin in Upper Austria on the way to Poland
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In Poland at the assembling area near Breslau
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Sd.Kfz.10 on a Ferry near Breslau Poland
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:04 am

On the train to Russia .... a quick cigarette ( my Granny is the second from the left)
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On the move
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more to come
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by Steve Webb » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:52 pm

Very nice, thanks for sharing. It's interesting that in America granny is what we call grandmother
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:38 pm

Hy Steve

I thought granny is for both, sorry for that.

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Re: My Grandfather

Post by Steve Webb » Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:00 pm

No need to apologize. I am always interested in different languages and cultures. Gramps and Granny are what I would use, otherwise it's Grandma and Grandpa
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by halbkette » Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:43 pm

We call them Opa and Oma 8)
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by wo2jeeper » Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:58 pm

Pake en Beppe ?

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Re: My Grandfather

Post by GIJOE » Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:16 pm

Neat photo's. Thanks for sharing them. 8)

Sorry about the loss of your Opa
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Re: My Grandfather

Post by Bill M » Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:09 pm

Thank you for sharing you photos,
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