70 years today

[wodin]

Funny enough the news made me remember.. as the had a little feature on it.

70 years ago German 6th Army surrendered in Stalingrad. Around 90,000 men where taken prisoner..less than 6,000 I believe made it homes..many not until the 1950's.

Makes you realise it wont be long before any veterans are left from any side...

[SLAAKMAN]

Around 90,000 men where taken prisoner..less than 6,000 I believe made it homes..many not until the 1950's.

Makes one realize, never surrender. I repeat...NEVER SURRENDER...I REPEAT NEVER BLOODY WELL SURRENDER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! I dont care if youre out of ammo. You take up that butter knife if need be or make a Banzai charge if you must but you get that azz out of that trench & you charge into the guns if thats all thats left but dont you ever surrender to the enemy U maggots!! You got that??!! Good!! [:@]

[Josh]

This forum would be sooo boring without the Slaak. [:D]
 
Anyways back to topic, you're right Wodin, the numbers are staggering no matter how many times I see them. 300.000 in the cauldron, 100.000 captured and sent to the camps, 5.000 return 10 years later.
You're also right about the vets, not many of them left. My g/f father was a German soldier during WWII and he's getting real old and really really fragile now. Does't leave the house anymore, and spends his days between his bed and the couch. I hope he has still some time left, but it sure is running out for him.

[ilovestrategy]

5,000 came back alive in 1955 out of over 300,000 men. I've studied Stalingrad for over 30 years and I'm still amazed by that.

[wodin]

8 or 9 years in a lead mine living underground in the mine..was a death sentence. Or railway line in the frozen wastes.

A good film I saw recently was The way back about an escape from a Gulag. Also a good book of a german soldier who escaped the lead Mine and took years to cross Russia into Iran or iraq can't remember now "As far as my feet will carry me"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023114/

Book Link

Actually the film is also absed on a book\true story..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Long-Walk-Story-Freedom/dp/1845296443/ref=pd_sim_b_2

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: SLAAKMAN

Around 90,000 men where taken prisoner..less than 6,000 I believe made it homes..many not until the 1950's.

Makes one realize, never surrender. I repeat...NEVER SURRENDER...I REPEAT NEVER BLOODY WELL SURRENDER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! I dont care if youre out of ammo. You take up that butter knife if need be or make a Banzai charge if you must but you get that azz out of that trench & you charge into the guns if thats all thats left but dont you ever surrender to the enemy U maggots!! You got that??!! Good!! [:@]

ENOUGH SLAKKEDJAW. GIVE UP ALREADY.

[Terminus]

He's not capable.

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

He's not capable.

I know, SLAAKER is a perfect example for the need of involuntary commitment to INSANE asylums.[8D]

70 years ago today was a sad day. It is hard to fathom only 5,000 returning to Germany.

[SLAAKMAN]

ENOUGH SLAKKEDJAW. GIVE UP ALREADY.

NEVER MY LORD PARRUSKI....NEVER GIVE UP! DONT YOU GET IT??
SURRENDER = DEATH! GENERAL PATTON KNEW THAT & I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TOKEN OF WISDOM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. [:D]

Terminus

Terminus?! Whats this maggot doing here? Get the funk outta here & stay out you evil devil!

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: SLAAKMAN

ENOUGH SLAKKEDJAW. GIVE UP ALREADY.

NEVER MY LORD PARRUSKI....NEVER GIVE UP! DONT YOU GET IT??
SURRENDER = DEATH! GENERAL PATTON KNEW THAT & I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TOKEN OF WISDOM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. [:D]

Terminus

Terminus?! Whats this maggot doing here? Get the funk outta here & stay out you evil devil!

Finally, I am the sole poster all the way down the page.[:D]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: SLAAKMAN

ENOUGH SLAKKEDJAW. GIVE UP ALREADY.

NEVER MY LORD PARRUSKI....NEVER GIVE UP! DONT YOU GET IT??
SURRENDER = DEATH! GENERAL PATTON KNEW THAT & I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TOKEN OF WISDOM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. [:D]

Terminus

Terminus?! Whats this maggot doing here? Get the funk outta here & stay out you evil devil!

Finally, I am the sole poster all the way down the page.[:D]

warspite1

Look again - right at the bottom [:D]

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: SLAAKMAN


NEVER MY LORD PARRUSKI....NEVER GIVE UP! DONT YOU GET IT??
SURRENDER = DEATH! GENERAL PATTON KNEW THAT & I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TOKEN OF WISDOM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. [:D]


Terminus?! Whats this maggot doing here? Get the funk outta here & stay out you evil devil!

Finally, I am the sole poster all the way down the page.[:D]

warspite1

Look again - right at the bottom [:D]

Let me show you, via a recording my wife just took, of my response:

Parusski's response to warpedspittle and everyone.

[warspite1]

Proof (if any were needed) that Cartman was modelled on parusski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OV9gLtBcAE

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Proof (if any were needed) that Cartman was modelled on parusski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OV9gLtBcAE

Why yes, Cartman was modeled on me. At least I can spell modeled correctly.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Proof (if any were needed) that Cartman was modelled on parusski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OV9gLtBcAE

Why yes, Cartman was modeled on me. At least I can spell modeled correctly.

warspite1

Don't start crying on me now....

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Proof (if any were needed) that Cartman was modelled on parusski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OV9gLtBcAE

Why yes, Cartman was modeled on me. At least I can spell modeled correctly.

warspite1

Don't start crying on me now....

Boo hoo. GIBBER GIBBEr bioEFRLWEKJRG;POKADFRG

[Missouri_Rebel]

Has anyone read William Craigs Enemy At The Gates about the battle of Stalingrad?

It had been out of print for years but became available several years ago.

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

Has anyone read William Craigs Enemy At The Gates about the battle of Stalingrad?

It had been out of print for years but became available several years ago.

I read his book and it was very good. I think I have the book somewhere in my million book library.

[Missouri_Rebel]

ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

Has anyone read William Craigs Enemy At The Gates about the battle of Stalingrad?

It had been out of print for years but became available several years ago.

I read his book and it was very good. I think I have the book somewhere in my million book library.

I agree. IMO it was much much better then Beevors book primarily because all of the personal stories.

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

Has anyone read William Craigs Enemy At The Gates about the battle of Stalingrad?

It had been out of print for years but became available several years ago.

I read his book and it was very good. I think I have the book somewhere in my million book library.

I agree. IMO it was much much better then Beevors book primarily because all of the personal stories.

Yeah. I meant to mention that I thought it was better than what Beevor wrote.