by Bjrn from Norway 29 Jan 2005, 15:34, Post On March 19, 1945, he ordered a massive scorched-earth campaign throughout Germany so that absolutely nothing of value would be left for the victors. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm '
14th Bde. I. Chamberlain promised to phone Tandey in person on his return, which apparently he did. Yet, in the event, Alfred was merely questioned by police and allowed to go free. by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. A posse of cameramen and a propaganda team from the German Wochenschau newsreel unit got their equipment ready. Mr Czech remembers saying only: "No, my Fhrer! I think Weber has this wrong, but it makes a good story. Bjrn from Norway In memoriam Posts: 1091 Joined: 29 Apr 2002, 21:38 Location: Bod, Northern Norway by Bjrn from Norway 29 Jan 2005, 15:34 Hitler had several copies. Like Dr. Bloch, former lieutenant Gutmann was allowed to leave Germany in 1939, first stopping in Belgium, but successfully emigrating to the U.S.A. in 1940, ahead of the German invasion of Western Europe. History is easily redrawn if writers make assumptions and guesses. He still suffers from the effects of the wound today. and Gen. Hos. On 15 October 1918, he was temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack and hospitalised in Pasewalk. He stopped listening to counter-opinions and became overconfident in his own political moves and military expertise following the early victories. The Iron Cross is a famous German military medal dating back to the 19th century. dailyinfo[8]=' 13277 Labourer Klaas NERO South African Native Labour Corps who died 08/03/1917 PUGU ROAD 1914-1918 MEMORIAL Tanzania '
From iron cross, Hugo boss uniform, blitzkrieg, u-boat wolfpack, MG42, Stg44, Tiger Tank, to Bismarck battleship, all is legendary and cool. On that day, on 20 April 1945, 19 Jungvolk boys, summoned from throughout the Greater German Reich, were paraded in front of Hitler outside his bunker under his Chancellory. The story was that Hitler claimed that in September 1918, he was unarmed out in no man's land, and saw that a British solider took aim at him. The story is set on 28 September 1918, while Tandey was serving with the 5th Duke of Wellington's Regiment, and relates that a weary German soldier wandered into Tandey's line of fire. Weber does not contend that Hitler wasn't brave, and risked his life at times, but he does contest Hitler's claim that his job was the most dangerous. What realy happen to Hitlers Iron Crosses : Re: What realy happen to Hitlers Iron Crosses . 1st Bn. . by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. Adolf Hitler, byname Der Fhrer (German: "The Leader"), (born April 20, 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austriadied April 30, 1945, Berlin, Germany), leader of the Nazi Party (from 1920/21) and chancellor (Kanzler) and Fhrer of Germany (1933-45). Schwend obtained a large photo of the painting. I did agree with that , but the medals could have a life outside their boxes after their presentation , Hitler was in a position to ingratiate himself with senior officers and draw himself to their attention. The Poles finally let him go after he took the advice of a friend and joined the Polish Communist party. He received the Iron Cross Second Class in 1914 and the Iron Cross First Class in 1918, an honour rarely given to a lance corporal. but not whilst the man was in the field though? NEWMAGICFOR THE NEWAGE Daring to challenge old stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding magical practice, New Millenni. dailyinfo[14]=' 16511 Private Albert COLEMAN "D" Coy. Photo by Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H1216-0500-002 / CC-BY-SA. I knew immediately that it would be realized. dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. Hitler and the Nazi Party aimed to seize control of the state government, march on Berlin, and . From that day onward, Hitler would be known as Fhrer and Reich Chancellor. 4 Was there any visible difference between an Iron Cross First and Second Class. Many Germans hated the government for signing the armistice in November 1918 - and called them the 'November Criminals'. [28] Hitler was outraged by the subsequent Treaty of Versailles (1919), which forced Germany to accept responsibility for starting the war, deprived Germany of various territories, demilitarised the Rhineland (which the Allies occupied), and imposed economically damaging sanctions. Under Captain Mayr, "national thinking" courses were arranged at the Reichswehrlager Lechfeld near Augsburg,[36] with Hitler attending from 1019 July. Mainly, the period during World War I when Hitler served as a Gefreiter (lance corporal[A 1]) in the Bavarian Army, and the era of World War II when Hitler served as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) through his position as Fhrer of Nazi Germany. Each boy was asked whether he wanted to go home or to the battle-front. 2nd Bn. Seeing a group of German soldiers under fire and wounded in a Red Army grenade attack, the young Alfred jumped on to his father's farm-cart and rode to the rescue. In this political turmoil, Berlin sent in the military called the "White Guards of Capitalism" by the communists. October 14 1918 October 14 Adolf Hitler wounded in British gas attack Among the German wounded in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on October 14, 1918, is Corporal Adolf Hitler, temporarily blinded. He rewrote the plans for the capture of a crucial bridge, making them much bolder. Even if he had secretly wanted to, the young Alfred could not go home. Ten days later, the head of what was meant to be Germany's Thousand-Year Reich, retired to a back room in his bunker and put a bullet through his head. The military career of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, can be divided into two distinct portions of his life. According to the company records, they only had three phone lines, none of which was at Tandey's address. I have recently read that it was second. [23] He begged not to be evacuated, [24] but was sent for almost two months to the Red Cross hospital at Beelitz in Brandenburg. According to his own version of events, he fought bravely in the war and was in constant danger every day, though, some records contradict these claims. Some had been eaten already. It would be rather rare for a private or even a corporal to be able to have long chats with senior officers. dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, which has sat in the Copenhagen harbour for 110 years, was defaced again this week with the red, white and blue of the Russian flag. [74] In the final months of the war Hitler refused to consider peace negotiations, regarding the destruction of Germany as preferable to surrender. He was living in Munich at the outbreak of WWI and he joined the Bavarian Army as an Austrian . Yet, the soldier decided it dishonorable to shoot an unarmed man. (waits for Upton to produce a picture of a Gefreiter tricked out like a Christmas tree). (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. The British penetrated 500 yards into the List Regiment and at one point 6 despatch runners including AH guided the reinforcements across the open ground to engage their enemy. ", Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. He was just 12 when German newsreel cameras famously filmed him having his cheeks pinched by an ashen-faced Nazi Fhrer at his Berlin bunker after he was ceremoniously awarded the Iron Cross medal for outstanding bravery. [15] Hitler, though heartbroken by his loss, did take his first leave, which consisted of an 18-day visit to Berlin where he stayed with the family of a comrade. [21] According to Weber, this rare award was commonly awarded to those posted to regimental headquarters, such as Hitler, who had contact with more senior officers than did combat soldiers. Hitler received an Iron Cross 1st Class for, 'personal bravery and general merit.' He had single handily captured a group of Frenchmen huddled in a shell hole. by Douglas 5 15 Feb 2005, 00:15, Post [5] In the army, Hitler continued to put forth his German nationalist ideas which he developed from a young age. I didn't do it for Hitler. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. After the ceremony of award, only the ribbon was worn in a buttonhole, the medal itself being kept in its presentation case. Dr. Eduard Bloch in Arztpraxis. The recipient of an EKI had to already have been awarded an EKII before he could be entitled to an EKI. The Wochenschau pictures of him being presented with the award and being pinched on the cheek by Hitler made him easily identifiable to the Soviet occupying forces in Poland. When he got there, he learnt that his father was missing. Arriving on 21 November, he was assigned to 7th Company of the 1st Replacement Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment. When she died on December 21, 1907, Hitler (whom Bloch called the saddest man he had ever seen upon her death) expressed his gratitude towards Bloch, telling him that I will always be forever thankful to you., Eduard Bloch. For a strange intelligence was directing the destruction of all civilization from the icy depths of space. Schwend had been a medical officer during the First Battle of Ypres in 1914. Historical research throws serious doubts on whether the incident actually ever occurred. Question 13. Also, as to cosying up to officers, in the German army at the time officers hardly spoke to soldiers who were not senior NCO's. Officers were instructed to mingle with other ranks. [A 8] I have once more put on the coat that was most sacred and dear to me. The German soldier saw him lower his rifle and nodded his thanks before wandering off. Weber's book is interesting -- he contests the thesis that the Great War "made" Hitler, but his style is a bit tedious: far too many words. Weren't you afraid when you rescued the soldiers?". Powered by Invision Community, military history, esp WWI, current affairs, cinema, playing golf badly, Third Australian Infantry Division Signals Company, supporting 11th Brigade. [41], Although disputed, Hitler and decorated British soldier Henry Tandey allegedly encountered each other at the French village of Marcoing. The authorities could not explain why he was not deported back to Austria in 1914 after he failed his physical exam for the Austrian Army.
[7][8] He was an infantryman in the 1st Company during the First Battle of Ypres (October 1914), which Germans remember as the Kindermord bei Ypern (Ypres Massacre of the Innocents) because approximately 40,000 men (between a third and a half, many of them university students) of nine newly-enlisted infantry divisions became casualties in the first twenty days. Not my view, Weber's. Photo by Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1974-082-44 / CC-BY-SA 3.0. Just two years later, the family moved to Linz, an Austrian provincial capital. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France '
18 Feb 2005, 03:02, Post The police had a warrant for his arrest. In 1903 Hitlers tyrannical father died and his mother Klara was left alone to raise Adolf, along with his sister Paula and his half-siblings, Alois Jr. and Angela. Shirer states that Hitler had attracted the attention of a right-wing university professor who was engaged to educate enlisted men in "proper" political belief, and that the professor's recommendation to an officer resulted in Hitler's advancement. I will not take it off again until victory is secured, or I will not survive the outcome. Tandey chose not to shoot. i just 'spoke" to der fuhrer via my "way back machine" ( of Mr. Peabody of Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon fame) and he say's he wants his Mexican honor dagger, as well as all his iron cross copies back because he told me in confidence that the night he crept away from the bunker he took all his militaria with him, and that he had left it all behind when he got booted off the UFO that took him to Mars, the planet of the 4th reich, so he say's that it all is non-RZM authorized. He wants to open up the eyes of those that will see that . Earle had been treated by Schwend in a medical post at the Menin Crossroads and they remained in touch after the war. He threw away his Iron Cross before he was captured in Czecho-slovakia in 1945. Iron Cross, , German Eiserne Kreuz, Prussian military decoration instituted in 1813 by Frederick William III for distinguished service in the Prussian War of Liberation. Hitler received an iron-cross for his service in the war, though, there have been many disputes as to what he actually did to earn this. They gave two reasons. He told me, 'Keep it up! if (month<10) month="0"+month
In battle they often had to deliver messages when the barrages were heaviest and could not hide in funk hole. Nowadays he lives off his pension and is the father of 10 children and grandfather to no less than 20 grandchildren. Soldiers under NCO rank were in many situations forbidden to talk to officers with all communication being via an NCO. They laughed at "Adi" for his aversion to smutty stories, and traded their jam rations for his tobacco. He was left with no option but to follow orders and go to Freudenthal in German-annexed Sudetenland to fight on in what is now the Czech Republic. Hitler is irrelevant to us anyway. The relationship of Ford and GM to the Nazi regime goes back to the 1920s and 1930s, when the American car companies competed against each other for access to the lucrative German market. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium '
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for a Corporal in the Imperial Bavarian Army to be awarded a EK 1 was recognition of bravery. by Ricky1972 17 Feb 2005, 16:06, Post [3] The Bavarian police sent him back to Salzburg for induction into the Austrian Army, but he failed his physical exam on 5 February 1914 and returned to Munich. Hitler had even written a friendly letter to Dr. Bloch in 1937, one year before Germany added Austria to its empire. It's important to stress that Hitler wasn't a socialist. Blomberg, on his own initiative, introduced the Oath of 2 August 1934: "I swear by God this sacred oath that I will render unconditional obedience to the Fhrer of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, the commander in chief of the armed forces, and, as a brave soldier, will be prepared at all times to stake my life for this oath." The two were close allies living in an abusive household, and he was her only son. A jawbone and a dental bridge were the only things from Hitler's body that could be found. A younger brother, Edmund, had died of measles in 1900. July 30, 1938: Henry Ford Honored with Medal from Adolf Hitler Published by carolyn on Tue, 2012-07-31 05:39 From the Detroit Free Press: This week in Michigan History Henry Ford was awarded Nazi Germany's Grand Cross of the German Eagle on July 30, 1938, his 75th birthday. Cunningly, Hitler had crawled to the lip of their impromptu shelter and . by Larry L 14 Feb 2005, 10:14, Post By all accounts he was eager to volunteer for difficult jobs and did them conscientiously. For the benefit of the Nazi propaganda machine, they were ordered to form up in line and receive Hitler's personal congratulations for their bravery in defending the Fatherland. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Hello! Gutmann put Hitler's name forward and this is the official citation: As a runner, his coolness and dash in both trench and open warfare have, been exemplary, and invariably he has shown himself ready to volunteer. [13] According to Thomas Weber, earlier historians of the period had not distinguished between regimental runners, who were based away from the front "in relative comfort", and company, or battalion runners, who moved among the trenches and were more often under fire. Lest anyone think I glorify AH, my late uncle was captured by the SS Leibstandarte, Hitler's bodyguard regiment, at Vevi in Greece. Portrait of Corporal Adolf Hitler during his stay in a military hospital, 1918. for tasks in the most difficult situation and at great danger to himself. . [27] While there, on 10 November, Hitler learned of Germany's defeat from a pastor, andby his own accounton receiving this news he suffered a second bout of blindness. Yet in mid-April 1945, the war ended for Alfred Czech. [A 2], In early 1915, Lance Corporal Hitler adopted a stray dog he named Fuchsl (Little Fox), who was taught many tricks and became his companion. (b) It lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania, was forced to paycompensation of 6 billion pounds. Thousands of Germans had already fled Silesia to escape the Red Army. British Telecommunications archive records also have no telephones registered to that address in 1938.[55]. Your view does not add up I'm afraid. Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 11/03/1915 FAUQUISSART MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE France '
No, no, they are still with him in Brazil, where he is still living with his friends Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. But he promised to give me a pair of Eva Braun's lacy #####. Wikimedia Commons Adolf Hitler with his longtime lover and short-lived wife Eva Braun. I'd like to see his evidence. Sign up for a new account in our community. - Medals germany Czech Alfred, "Hitler boy", born 12-10-1932 in Goldenau, Silesia, on a farm became the youngest "soldier" to receive the Iron Cross. By all accounts he was eager to volunteer for difficult jobs and did them conscientiously. Whatever your politics, for a Corporal in the Imperial Bavarian Army to be awarded a EK 1 was recognition of bravery. Inside the Reich Chancellory garden, they formed a line and waited for Hitler. The American William L. Shirer reported that all ranks ate the same rations, socialized when off duty, and that officers were concerned with their men's personal problems.[63]. The Hitler family has five remaining members of the bloodline. Photo by iron cross CC BY SA 3.0. Though Klara Hitlers last days were agonizing, Bloch did everything he could to help her. Biographer John Keegan claims that this experience drove Hitler to become aloof and withdrawn for the remaining years of war. Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru '
They were often much more exposed than soldiers who were static in a trench and any movement could bring the attention of a sniper immediately. [40] Impressed with Hitler's oratory skills, Drexler invited him to join the DAP, which Hitler did on 12 September 1919. It was there where Hitler learned of Germany's defeat. Dentists familiar with his teeth confirmed to Soviet investigators that these items were Hitler's. He arrived in a city in which the ground shook because of the constant Russian heavy artillery bombardment 20 miles to the east. The Americans spent $5 billion promoting 'democracy', (27) worked with neo-Nazis, shipped in snipers who then randomly committed murder on their behalf and effected a color revolution by installing their own preferred candidate, illegitimately and in defiance of the country's constitution. //-->, By According to Weber, this rare award was commonly awarded to those posted to regimental headquarters, such as Hitler, who had contact with more senior officers than did combat soldiers. One of them was placed in a German museum during the war, and is now in the hands of a big Norwegian collector. Apparently someone in an army "educational session" had made a remark that Hitler deemed "pro-Jewish" and Hitler reacted with characteristic ferocity. Hitler's Iron Maidens - Women Awarded the Iron Cross in Combat Mark Felton Productions 1.84M subscribers Subscribe 1.6M views 1 year ago The story of women in the German armed forces who. Captain Weidemann, Hitler's adjutant, wrote the following response: I beg to acknowledge your friendly gift which has been sent to Berlin through the good offices of Dr. Schwend. After the ceremony, the boys, with their new Iron Crosses pinned to their tunics, were told to accompany the Nazi leader into his bunker. He says Hitler's job was to carry messages from regimental headquarters, where he was based and which were behind the lines, to battalion headquarters, which were also not in the front trenches and had their own runners to take them further forward. [A 3] Tony Paterson reports, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjernes Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. Many if the stories of how Hitler won his EK1 all seem to be hearsay or invention, stories that made wonderful copy in the Ministry of Propaganda some 20 years later. I would have saved Russians or Poles in a similar situation." Messages were carried by relays of runners, with each runner covering a stretch with which he was intimately acquainted (given that messages often had to be carried in the dark). "[34] For his anti-communist views he was allowed to avoid discharge when his unit was disbanded in May 1919. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Hitler was ordered the EKII first. "Foyle." Senior officers would never casually chat with a private or a corporal. While monitoring the activities of the DAP, Hitler became attracted to the founder Anton Drexler's antisemitic, nationalist, anti-capitalist, and anti-Marxist ideas. I am sure they will mysteriously appear soon enough . The Great War Forum Limited After ordering the preparations for the attack on Poland, he scrutinised all the staff prepared for the first three days of operations down to the regimental level. "As a small boy, I didn't reflect much, I just wanted to do something for my people," he said. dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. Hitler's circle of comrades also served at headquarters. Hitler's position in World War II was essentially supreme commander of the German Armed Forces (Oberbefehlshaber der Deutschen Wehrmacht).