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Post by Laurasia on Apr 15, 2011 13:47:35 GMT -5
Hi Gumby.
Hmm, that's interesting. Like you said...what are the chances that a plane would come to a rest like that? LOL! I wonder if the Luftwaffe ever came back to reclaim the craft & put it back into service? I'm sure that they probably did since resources were pretty scarce & the plane seemed to be in good condition.
Sincerely,
Laurasia
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Post by gumby on Apr 16, 2011 0:43:26 GMT -5
I doubt if the Luftwaffe was able to recover that plane, it was up in such a tall tree way up on the rim of a deep gorge, I don't know how they could have gotten it down. I imagine that the plane had to be scraped, but who knows, with some skill and smarts, they may have found a way to retrieve it. I wonder how the pilot managed to get out of the plane way up there in the tree. He might have used his parachute to lower himself down. I bet that he was mad as h_ll that he was way up there in the tree, but he also must have felt lucky just to be alive.
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Post by Miss Bothmann on Apr 16, 2011 12:09:22 GMT -5
Wow, interesting recollection gumby..and I must admit somewhat funny. I can imagine how mad the pilot was having to somehow climb down...cussing the whole way no doubt.  |
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Post by kapitanprien on Apr 16, 2011 12:14:19 GMT -5
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Post by gumby on Apr 17, 2011 1:20:12 GMT -5
Thankyou, Prien, that must have been one sturdy plane. From what I'''ve read at the link you posted it was used often in the early days of WW II. It was praised as the best dive bomber ever made. I saw the plane in the Alps in Southern Germany in the summer of 1940, and it is interesting that the article at Wikipedia states : " In the summer, 1940 about 100 Ju 87 B-1s, some of them ex-Luftwaffe machines, were handed over to their Italian ally, and delivered to 96° Gruppo Bombardamento a Tuffo. The Italian Stuka, re-named Picchiatello" So Stutkas were in the area during that time, probably en-route to Italy.
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Post by gumby on Apr 22, 2011 11:41:48 GMT -5
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Post by gumby on May 5, 2011 0:08:50 GMT -5
I remember that I was working at Konigsbau Passagen as part of my BDM service. This is the Kings Palace that is directly across from Das Neue Schloss in Stuttgart-mitte. I was cleaning in the long colonnaded entry hall when a man came into the court with a gun, yelling that he was going to kill his wife. I dropped everything and ran to warn her. I ran as fast I could to another hall that was to the left side of the main hall. About halfway down this hall, to the right, were wide marble or granite stairs that curved upwards to the second floor of die Konigsbau. Once I reached the second floor, I turned left and ran down a long corridor, that was like a balcony that overlooked the main entry hall below.
I found the office where she was working, and ran inside to her desk, warning her about the situation.
We were able to escape out the back way before he could find her. I was so afraid, the man could have killed me, but I had to save my friend from this raging terrible man. The man was arrested by police and jailed.
This was one of those events that happen that you can never forget, because of the intensity of the fear. I could never forget the wild look of rage on his face, and the shouting that echoed up and down the hall.
This dream did help me to remember the inside of die Konigsbau. It was destroyed in the war, and never rebuilt back the way it was pre-1945. I saw the inside the way it was in all its glory and elegance.
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Post by Laurasia on May 9, 2011 13:13:07 GMT -5
Hi Gumby.
That is a very intense recollection. I'm not surprised that it has stuck out so much in your memory. It must be nice though to be able to recall the original interior of the palace though.
Sincerely,
Laurasia
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Post by Storm on May 9, 2011 14:16:14 GMT -5
Hello Gumby, What would be the best place to start researching the BDM/Belief and Beauty Society in Prague in the years 1941 and 1942? I am particularly looking for the names of Leaders. Any ideas would be very much apprecaited. Thank you so much! |
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Post by gumby on May 10, 2011 0:16:11 GMT -5
Indeed, it is amazing to recall the interior of the palace, Laurasia. It was a very splendid place with long colonades, polished floors of granite, balconies, exquisite art.
I was not able to find much information, SS3, regarding the BDM in Prague. It was mentioned that according to historian Jaroslav Èvanèara Reinhard Heydrich had a child with his mistress, a leader of League of German Girls (BDM). But there is no further elaboration on this. I think that such information would be very difficult to locate today, since this organization no longer exists.
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Post by Storm on May 10, 2011 7:42:55 GMT -5
Thank you Gumby. It does seem to be a difficult thing to research.
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Post by gumby on May 30, 2011 22:13:20 GMT -5
Goebbels
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I am with my BDM troop at a large indoor public hall in Frankfurt. There are BDM girls here from all over Germany. We are all dressed immaculately in our uniforms
The public hall in Frankfurt is immense in size
The hall is now over capacity, everyone anxiously awaiting the ceremonies and dignitaries.
This is a great occasion: Hitler's birthday. The main speaker of the day will be Joseph Goebbels, Nazi party minister of propaganda.
We wait impatiently for the program to commence. Goebbels walks out from a side door at the front of the hall. All the girls stand and cheer enthusiastically, then when he reaches the podium we all give the Nazi salute, right arms straight forward, eye level, palms facing downward. The proper Nazi salute.
He begins his speech with a calm, very controlled demeanor. He is a slow articulate speaker, not as energetic as our fuhrer. He tells us that we are the strength and future of a new Germany. We will prevail over all hardships and travesty, we are pure, our path is forged, the future is ours. We represent Germany's finest, we stand at the threshold of a new era.
I look into his face. I see a man whom seems a bit worn from the strain of office, his eyes appear serious, almost morbid. His gaze is like cold hard steel. Is he looking at me?
I can't decide if I should trust this man or not.
Is this message true? Are we the chosen ones, meant to bear fruit, the rightful heir of the nation? We are the pure representatives of a redefined Germany?
This is what he tells us. We listen like little lambs.
Goebbels
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Post by Laurasia on May 31, 2011 10:48:19 GMT -5
Oh I've recalled watching Goebbels speaking at public rallies.
What I do not recall is liking the man very much at all. Respect his higher office, sure; but like...no. I rather tend to think of a weasel actually.
Sincerely,
Laurasia
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Post by gumby on May 31, 2011 18:38:22 GMT -5
LOL Laurasia, I agree, the man was not really likable, more like a cleaver weasel as you say. Actually I think that when I saw him I felt pity for the man.
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Post by msmir on May 31, 2011 21:11:19 GMT -5
I have yet to hear of someone who really truly liked him.
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