Remagen, anyone been there?

[Franek]

Owen, you are telling me things that I never knew obout our division in England. I for one did not have that experience.
Going across the channel on a british ship was hell too.It was a rough crossing and they fed us kidney stew. We all got sick and puked all over the place. Le Harve was like heaven to us.All we wanted to do was get off of that ship.
So here we are in France. This was really different from anything that we ever saw. Wecamped in an apple orchard. There were no latrines. We dug slit trenches. They were ditches about 2 feet wide in which we straddled to do our thing.
I remember two french girls loading apples and watching us using the slit trench.When word of thios got out,it seemed like everybody needed to use the trench.
On thr way to Belgium ,anybody that knew how to drive wasgiven a 21/2 ton truck loaded with GI's. We formed a long convoy, and at each villiage we were greeted by people offering wine,bread,and flowers.
Funny things happen during war.

Owen,you are a historian, And a good one. Go into google and look up Pvt, Eddie Slowik. He was the only American soldier executed for cowardice in WW2.I will give you more battles that you never heard of in time.

[EmersonBigguns]

Franek....

A day late and a dollar short I am but welcome to the site! Thank you so much for adding your unique perspective4 and recollections. Good stuff!

-EB

[Franek]

I told a lot about my exploits in WW2.
But there is something that I should mention. I pay my respects to my adversary, the German Soldier. It should be mentioned just how good a soldier he was. Wether he was just naturally that good or was he forced to fight as well as he did. They were very well diciplined and taught to obey their superiors. They performed very well. I just hope we never have to fight them again. I suppose that they had to fight or be shot by their own. I know of cases where that happened.
There was but one case in WW2 where an American soldier was executed by a firing squad for cowardice. His name was Pvt. Eddie Slowik( look it up on google or Yahoo) He was a ist generation Polish American from Detroit.This was a sad case.

[Slipdigit]

Interesting first-hand account from a young German.

Ludendorff-Bridge - "The battle for the bridge is legendary"

[Franek]

Jeff;
I looked all over for that URL. I read it before but could not find it. It seems that I heard something similar to that awhile back. I for one found it very interesting.

[Mostonian]

Franek, I'm going to Marburg for a football (soccer) match in three weeks. Can you remember where abouts you were? I could take pictures of it as it is now for you.

[Franek]

Historian, Golly what a wonderful offer. But even at that time I never realized where I was. Just tidbits from english speaking Germans. I heard Marburg mentioned.All that I remember was that it was a large house. I assumed this by the size of the room.
I also heard KASSEL being mentioned. But I never made it there THANKS AGAIN

[Franek]

OPPS,SLIPS. I am sorry.I got your name wrong.

[Franek]

MOSTONIAN;
I just looked at your profile and see where you are planning a trip to the Ardennes. I am glad for you in in the same respect I envy you. I just wish that I could be there with you. But alas,I waited too long and I am now too old.
Make sure you hit the Losheim Gap. That is where the main German thrust came through. Our one division was hit by six German divisions and Peiper panzer division. Look for old dugouts. Watch out for old mines. Also look up Bucholtz station. History was written there too. HAVE FUN