What German Ex-Generals Do For A Living, Fritz Bayerlein

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What German Ex-Generals Do For A Living, Fritz Bayerlein

Post by Luis » Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:41 pm

What German Ex-Generals Do For A Living, Fritz Bayerlein
Date taken: May 1947
Photographer: Walter Sanders

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Post by horrocks » Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:56 am

How the mighty fall. Panzer Lehr was the crack Wehrmacht armoured division, or certainly amongst the finest and best equipped.

Apparently he was released in 1947. I bet these were taken just prior to his release. They are very posed.

According to Wikipedia he was a technical adviser on 'The Guns of Navarone'. I wonder what that entailed. I recall the film as so much gung-ho nonsense.
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Post by Buggy Man » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:20 pm

horrocks wrote:How the mighty fall. Panzer Lehr was the crack Wehrmacht armoured division, or certainly amongst the finest and best equipped.

Apparently he was released in 1947. I bet these were taken just prior to his release. They are very posed.

According to Wikipedia he was a technical adviser on 'The Guns of Navarone'. I wonder what that entailed. I recall the film as so much gung-ho nonsense.
They probably had him maintaining the vehicles used on set...... :lol:
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Post by mb4ever » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:12 am

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Bayerlein wasn't really a German,
he was a Bavarian.

Barvarian is about as different from German
as it's possible to get.

There's a German saying,
"There are pigs, Poles, and Barvarians in that order.'
So it's rather surprising that he got to be a general.

Apparently, he played a key part part
in whitewashing the Werhmacht after the War.
So, in a way, he played a key part in the Cold War
but on the Allies side.
And West Germany's of course.

"Bayerlein was released from captivity on 2 April 1947. After the war he wrote about military subjects and was involved in the first historical studies of World War II. He was also a technical advisor to the Carl Foreman production of The Guns of Navarone. He died in his hometown Würzburg in 1970." Wiki
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Post by Steve Webb » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:16 am

So where do the Austrians fit in the order? Below pigs or above Bavarians?
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Post by 17thAirborne » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:52 am

What a historically significant post. I had not ever looked into what the former generals were going after the war!

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Post by Bill M » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:46 pm

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Post by Buggy Man » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:50 pm

Well....They never said that Fritz was a "good" mechanic........ :)
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Post by Buggy Man » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:25 am

Luis wrote:What German Ex-Generals Do For A Living, Fritz Bayerlein
Date taken: May 1947
Photographer: Walter Sanders

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He certainly looks like he was weened on a pickle in these photos doesn't he?
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Post by Buggy Man » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:14 pm

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Post by BillyClanton » Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:15 am

I was taught early-on in computerism that typing in caps or bold was yelling and rude. You really got it bad with the nazis, don't ya? What about the Japs?? Think they were a bit more vicious to our troops, at least in my family.
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Post by wjohn » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:10 am

Can you suggest any other way
to distinguish please?
Try using quotes, or italics, or color
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Post by Steve Webb » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:38 am

Better yet keep it to yourself.

Actually another way is possible. Take your vast amount of knowledge and have it compiled into a book, then have it peer reviewed and if it passes muster then get on the talk show circut and build up a name for yourself. It should be quite easy and I suggest you cut out all distractions like the Gee and come back in 5-10 years. I have every confidence that you can accomplish this. Good luck.
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Post by Jon » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:43 pm

Can you suggest any other way
to distinguish please?
Just use the Quote button.
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Post by Steve Webb » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:32 pm

Easy reading though :idea:
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