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handtohand22 · 06-08-2006, 01:50 AM

Rik,

I have a special interest in Belgium for three reasons.

First, there is very little material in the English language on the Nazi occupation of Belgium and I want to learn more about that subject. I have not seen the book "Mei 1940".

Second, my father fought and survived his last battle of his 6 year war in the Ardennes. He was with 6 LAA Battery where the AA (40mm) Bofor guns were used in a ground role against the German troops.

Other veterans have told me that because of the German tactic of using American uniforms, the Battery was ordered to shoot anything that tried to advance through their static lines.

Third, I have a small collection of 1944/45 photos of Belgium and no story to go with them, even a photo of Hasselt which I have placed on my Belgium WW2 site.

06-08-2006, 01:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
handtohand22 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coleraine Co. Londonderry NI Posts: 263	Rik, I have a special interest in Belgium for three reasons. First, there is very little material in the English language on the Nazi occupation of Belgium and I want to learn more about that subject. I have not seen the book "Mei 1940". Second, my father fought and survived his last battle of his 6 year war in the Ardennes. He was with 6 LAA Battery where the AA (40mm) Bofor guns were used in a ground role against the German troops. Other veterans have told me that because of the German tactic of using American uniforms, the Battery was ordered to shoot anything that tried to advance through their static lines. Third, I have a small collection of 1944/45 photos of Belgium and no story to go with them, even a photo of Hasselt which I have placed on my Belgium WW2 site. Last edited by handtohand22; 06-08-2006 at 02:19 AM.