Interesting Story?

hansfischer007 · 07-31-2011, 07:07 PM

Reminds me of a story about "captured SS Weapons"...many many years ago...we lived in Memphis Tn....and the company my wife worked for...once a year had a big cookout up on the river at some guys house that knew the owner of the company.....anyway...the 1st year we went....we were sitting around eating and I happened to mention that I collected German War Souvenirs as my family is German and comes from the Rheinland Pfalz....when the "Owner/old vet" brought out an SS Dagger...."I took this off an SS Captain after I bayoneted him in the throat."......ok......next year went to another cookout same place...and the same guy again brings out the dagger...but this time it was an" SS Major"...you guys know where this story is going...next year ..it was an "SS Colonel"..he would always tell the story and look at me and laugh...(I had mentioned we had a family member that was in the 3rd Panzer Regiment and fought in Russia)...I guess he took delight in taunting me....so by the time he tells the story again....I couldnt help it...had to say...."thats the only time Ive heard of an SS Officer getting promoted twice while he was dead.!".....suffice to say....he didnt like me too much........the feeling was mutual.......

07-31-2011, 07:07 PM	#21
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Dead SS Officers getting "promoted" Reminds me of a story about "captured SS Weapons"...many many years ago...we lived in Memphis Tn....and the company my wife worked for...once a year had a big cookout up on the river at some guys house that knew the owner of the company.....anyway...the 1st year we went....we were sitting around eating and I happened to mention that I collected German War Souvenirs as my family is German and comes from the Rheinland Pfalz....when the "Owner/old vet" brought out an SS Dagger...."I took this off an SS Captain after I bayoneted him in the throat."......ok......next year went to another cookout same place...and the same guy again brings out the dagger...but this time it was an" SS Major"...you guys know where this story is going...next year ..it was an "SS Colonel"..he would always tell the story and look at me and laugh...(I had mentioned we had a family member that was in the 3rd Panzer Regiment and fought in Russia)...I guess he took delight in taunting me....so by the time he tells the story again....I couldnt help it...had to say...."thats the only time Ive heard of an SS Officer getting promoted twice while he was dead.!".....suffice to say....he didnt like me too much........the feeling was mutual.......