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WWII’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
War history Online ^ | January 19, 2014

Posted on 01/19/2014 5:43:24 PM PST by Jacob Kell

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To: Paladin2

Lol. Not unless I go to northern Europe. I like them...mit viel schlag — bitte.


41 posted on 01/19/2014 8:36:48 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Paladin2
The M3 "grease gun" was sometimes issued as gear to armor personnel and helicopter pilots in VN as late as 1973, when I had my familiarization training with it. It had a sluggish cycle but packed quite a wallop.
42 posted on 01/19/2014 8:53:51 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Paladin2

The Grease Gun. Lots of fun to shoot, wasted a lot of .45 ammo to take out a target, but scared the H*** out of anyone on the business end. Tankers used to have them as an issue item in the field.


43 posted on 01/19/2014 8:59:33 PM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: doorgunner69

Yes, The Thompson has the edge in accuracy with a longer sight radius, more weight for control, and sights which could be set for various distances.

My brother produced a YouTube vid about the differences between the Colt 1921 model Thompson and the much more common 1928a1 model.


44 posted on 01/19/2014 9:18:54 PM PST by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47)
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To: Paladin2
Believe it or not, it was my issue weapon for my ECM jeep while with the 5th ID in 1986.
45 posted on 01/19/2014 10:56:02 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Play the 'Knockout Game' with someone owning a 9mm and you get what you deserve)
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To: cloudmountain

“By the way, their sheep have these HUGE triangle shaped tails. WEIRDEST thing I ever saw.”

Fat tail sheep, I think. They use that to keep the kebab thing from drying out by placing it at the top so the mutton suet is continually melting over the spiced meat. I have heard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat-tailed_sheep though the pictures don’t look like other pictures I’ve seen, which matched what you’ve described.


46 posted on 01/20/2014 1:54:13 AM PST by OldNewYork
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To: zot

Thank you.


47 posted on 01/20/2014 5:51:54 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: BenLurkin

Patton thought so.


48 posted on 01/20/2014 6:51:43 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Jacob Kell

Not exactly the “last battle” of WWII. The Battle of Okinawa went into June. My father was wounded on Okinawa 10 days after this incident in Europe.


49 posted on 01/20/2014 11:06:27 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: OldNewYork
Do you remember the "goat grabs"???
The food is always laid out on picnic blankets, on the floor.

My husband and I snuck in early to see the goat grab layout. Just peeking at the food.
We BOTH noticed a big fat cockroach crawl into the goat food...and decided NOT to join the "Kapsa," goat grab that night. We ate at home.

50 posted on 01/20/2014 8:12:23 PM PST by cloudmountain
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