German armed forced get again dedicated medal for valor

10-10-08, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Hylander_1314

Yes but would ethnic cleansing apply to you?

No, I'm 6 feet tall and white. I could easily play a German extra in Das Boot or any world war 2 movie. I wouldn't say I would have liked them to win if I was jewish obviously. I'm not, so it doesn't concern me. I know the Palestinians would sure have liked Germany to win. I know this is not PC to say, but Israel has shown they are just as brutal by the way they have been treating their neighbors over the past several decades. Of course we are supposed to ignore this because they were the victims in world war 2.

Hylander_1314 · 10-10-08, 01:29 PM

But it did not apply to just Jewish People. There were something like another 5,000,000 Europeans who perished in the camps too. Poles, Czechs, French, Russian, Ukrainian, and people from other sovereign nations on the continent. Germans and Austrians included.

Poles for instance were looked upon as slave labor and fit for nothing else. Russians too were looked upon as subhumans for slave labor, and extermination. Although the Germans used Ukrainians as partisans.

It was a revolting regime, on a brutality level in human numbers that hadn't been seen in quite some time.

But lets not get too far off topic, as the thread does apply to modern times. And Germany is not a bad nation. They are a respectable people with great fortitude to overcome the images of the past.

Task Force · 10-10-08, 01:50 PM

They always have to change everything, Look at Japan, They still keep there WW2 flag, But look at some of the horiable things they did.

Skybird · 10-10-08, 03:51 PM

Let'S keep the nasty stuff out of here, please. The Third Reich should have won WWII? Hell, we all should feel glad it didn't. It would have been hell on earth. And for many it was.

PeriscopeDepth · 10-10-08, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Let'S keep the nasty stuff out of here, please. The Third Reich should have won WWII? Hell, we all should feel glad it didn't. It would have been hell on earth. And for many it was.

Well said Sky. And as for the medal, it seems to have far far more tradition than a Nazi merit badge. And there should be no fear in honoring military tradition like that.

PD

mrbeast · 10-10-08, 04:43 PM

Every medal was new at some point it will gain tradition and become an honour in time.

BTW Hylander_1314, agree on the Pour Le Merit, lovely medal.

Skybird, well said.

I-25 · 10-10-08, 05:18 PM

its funny that they wont reinstate the iron cross as a medal and its painted all over their air force

Hylander_1314 · 10-10-08, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Let'S keep the nasty stuff out of here, please. The Third Reich should have won WWII? Hell, we all should feel glad it didn't. It would have been hell on earth. And for many it was.

Agreed

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Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	But it did not apply to just Jewish People. There were something like another 5,000,000 Europeans who perished in the camps too. Poles, Czechs, French, Russian, Ukrainian, and people from other sovereign nations on the continent. Germans and Austrians included. Poles for instance were looked upon as slave labor and fit for nothing else. Russians too were looked upon as subhumans for slave labor, and extermination. Although the Germans used Ukrainians as partisans. It was a revolting regime, on a brutality level in human numbers that hadn't been seen in quite some time. But lets not get too far off topic, as the thread does apply to modern times. And Germany is not a bad nation. They are a respectable people with great fortitude to overcome the images of the past. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	They always have to change everything, Look at Japan, They still keep there WW2 flag, But look at some of the horiable things they did. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,618 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Let'S keep the nasty stuff out of here, please. The Third Reich should have won WWII? Hell, we all should feel glad it didn't. It would have been hell on earth. And for many it was. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Every medal was new at some point it will gain tradition and become an honour in time. BTW Hylander_1314, agree on the Pour Le Merit, lovely medal. Skybird, well said. __________________

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I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	its funny that they wont reinstate the iron cross as a medal and its painted all over their air force