A Letter From Heidelberg

[SeaToad]

To: Kapitan Hans Gerber
Commander of U-73
January 17,1945

My dear Hans,

It's been a month since your last letter and I pray that you and
your crew are doing well.
We are all saddened to here about the capture of our beloved port
of Brest.
I hope that your new base at Bergen is as hospitabable as Brest was.
Hans, It appears that the end might be close now.
Thousands of German soldiers are pouring into the Heidelberg and
Mannhein areas. Three divisions in all
Last night we were awaken by the sound of hundreds of tanks
rolling past our farm house.
I was told this morning that it's the 17th ss Panzer Division heading
towards Mannheim.
We all fear that this is going to be the staging area for the final
battle of the war.
Jorgen from the next farm house over told us his son returned from the
Russian front with one leg missing.
He said that there are thousands of German soldiers laying dead
along the roadside but they either froze to death or died of starvation.
I pray that you and your crew are eating well.
How is your cook Wong ?
I'll bet that U-73 is the only U-Boat with a Chinese Cook.
You must teach me to make some of that Chow Mein stuff when
this war is over.
Please hurry home Hans.

Heidi

[SubSerpent]

:doh:

[STEED]

Is this a real letter from the war? :hmm:

[Inajira]

Why is the girlfriend always called Heidi???

[The Avon Lady]

Vot iz zeh recipe for zeh jow mein?

Ve haf vaze uff makink you tok! :arrgh!:

[Sailor Steve]

Why is the girlfriend always called Heidi???
Because all German girls are named Heidi! Don't you know anything?

Well, except for Helga.

Just like all German guys are named Fritz, or Hans. Makes giving orders very confusing.

[Dantenoc]

Just like all German guys are named Fritz, or Hans.

How come they call them "Jerry"... how did that come about?

[JScones]

How come they call them "Jerry"... how did that come about?
There's many disputed theories, although the common one is that Jerry is simply a short version of "German", coined by the Brits either during, or prior to, WWI. There's evidence of the term being used during WWI, although you don't really see much evidence of wide use until WWII.

Wrong myths are that Jerry comes from "Jerrycan" (the Wehrmachtskanister didn't exist until the late-1930s) or from "Tom and Jerry", which didn't exist until 1940 (although a pre-cat and mouse team existed from 1930+) - remembering of course that the Brit soldiers had been known as Tommies since about the 1800s (again, depending on which myth you follow).

[Inajira]

Well, except for Helga.

There's only one Helga... and she's got the hots for Herr Fliek. :lol:

[Sailor Steve]

How come they call them "Jerry"... how did that come about?
There's many disputed theories, although the common one is that Jerry is simply a short version of "German", coined by the Brits either during, or prior to, WWI. There's evidence of the term being used during WWI, although you don't really see much evidence of wide use until WWII.

Wrong myths are that Jerry comes from "Jerrycan" (the Wehrmachtskanister didn't exist until the late-1930s) or from "Tom and Jerry", which didn't exist until 1940 (although a pre-cat and mouse team existed from 1930+) - remembering of course that the Brit soldiers had been known as Tommies since about the 1800s (again, depending on which myth you follow).
And here I always thought it was because it's hard for English-speakers to pronounce 'Fritz'.

[HEMISENT]

Vot iz zeh recipe for zeh jow mein?

Ve haf vaze uff makink you tok! :arrgh!:

A nice fat used cat, rice and plenty of mushrooms. Pizza sauce is optional

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Well, except for Helga.

There's only one Helga... and she's got the hots for Herr Fliek. :lol:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I thought I was the only one who watched 'Allo 'Allo!

Cheers mate! :cool:

[I-25]

Why is the girlfriend always called Heidi???
Because all German girls are named Heidi! Don't you know anything?

Well, except for Helga.

Just like all German guys are named Fritz, or Hans. Makes giving orders very confusing.

DAM my name is fritz! :rotfl:

[DerKaleun]

My honey´s name is Katja. Also very popular german name. Real nice german girls names are Annemarie, Regina, Monika, Silke, Annika, Maja, Bettina, and many many more... Why they never use one of these...

Or maybe uncle addi´s dog name... Blondi :hmm:

[fredbass]

My neighbor was in WWII as an MP. His wife is from Germany where they met of course. Her name is Helga.

She is one old mean witch (with a b). :D

[Sailor Steve]

My grandmother came from Germany in 1915. Her name was Blondina.

[Highbury]

Wrong myths are that Jerry comes from "Jerrycan" (the Wehrmachtskanister didn't exist until the late-1930s) or from "Tom and Jerry", which didn't exist until 1940 (although a pre-cat and mouse team existed from 1930+) - remembering of course that the Brit soldiers had been known as Tommies since about the 1800s (again, depending on which myth you follow).

I had actually read that during the African campaigns the fuel cans the Brits were supplied with were horrible leaking affairs and they liberated the Germans of thier 'Jerrycans' whenever possible. So the myth you speak of is actually a reverse of the truth :)

I am however surprised that you all left out Klaus and Olga..

[DerKaleun]

Klaus is male, I was talking about girls only :D , and olga is russian, as far as i know, and no classic krautgirl name. Never met a german Fraulein named that way :huh:

[Boris]

My mother is from Germany and her name is Helga...

Everyone laughs when they hear this because it's just too token to be true