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appalachiablue

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13. That's the consensus I know, not talk about it and sadly

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 14, 2020, 09:20 PM

Dec 2020

I never asked, not even in college when I returned from Europe one time and Dad gave me some of his insignia, pins and ribbons. Most of what I know is recounted from an older sibling and derived my own research.

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German 88 Flak Guns Used By Nazis In WWII, Color Action Scenes [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2020 OP

My dad was a 7th Army artillery officer, too. DemoTex Dec 2020 #1

Great record and that's a fine photo. Where did your dad train appalachiablue Dec 2020 #4

He was Auburn ROTC .. DemoTex Dec 2020 #11

Another great photo, a well deserved good time in Rome. In college appalachiablue Dec 2020 #16

yeah, the 88's were universally feared..... getagrip_already Dec 2020 #2

I can't blame them after researching these monster guns a bit. appalachiablue Dec 2020 #7

as a rule, returning vets who saw action never spoke much about it.... getagrip_already Dec 2020 #9

That's the consensus I know, not talk about it and sadly appalachiablue Dec 2020 #13

So your Dads, like mine SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #3

Absolutely. And Gen. Eisenhower was The Antifa! appalachiablue Dec 2020 #6

Willy and Joe didn't like 'em ThoughtCriminal Dec 2020 #5

Good cartoon, thanks. appalachiablue Dec 2020 #8

My dad talked about the 88's he encountered in the war too. marked50 Dec 2020 #10

That was a seriously dangerous winter esp. Market Garden and appalachiablue Dec 2020 #14

My dad was 5th Armored. Wounded in Hurtgen Forest where they used 88s. Sneederbunk Dec 2020 #12

Hurtgen Forest was horrible, what a winter. Glad your dad appalachiablue Dec 2020 #15