I'm sure you could write a thousand page biography about this guy so here is a condensed version.
Very interesting character and one of the many who does not get too much recognition.
1 posted on
03/21/2018 4:10:08 PM PDT by
BBell
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To: BBell
Thank you for posting this.
2 posted on
03/21/2018 4:23:54 PM PDT by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
To: BBell
A bad ass for sure.Some people just walk between the raindrops and he is one.
3 posted on
03/21/2018 4:30:35 PM PDT by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: BBell
Not many with this kind of war record made it out of the Eastern Front alive.
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6 posted on
03/21/2018 4:31:44 PM PDT by
TADSLOS
(Alex Jones isnÂ’t quite the wing nut now, all things considered.)
To: BBell
Hitler vs Stalin...one of those wars that you wish *both* sides could lose.
7 posted on
03/21/2018 4:33:17 PM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
(You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
To: BBell
Russia feared Hitler’s tank tanks?
8 posted on
03/21/2018 4:34:38 PM PDT by
WKUHilltopper
(WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
To: BBell
Fascinating read, thanks!
9 posted on
03/21/2018 4:37:35 PM PDT by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: BBell
He was a man. Too bad Germany has run out of them.
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14 posted on
03/21/2018 5:04:34 PM PDT by
MountainDad
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15 posted on
03/21/2018 5:04:54 PM PDT by
ImJustAnotherOkie
(All I know is what I read in the papers.)
To: BBell
Fascinating article, thanks for posting.
17 posted on
03/21/2018 5:15:58 PM PDT by
Lurkinanloomin
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To: BBell
Tiger heavy: underpowered, unmaneuverable, massive armor, lethal cannon.
T-34 was an excellent medium tank, better functionally than the M4, though more primitive.
I once read that Americans (and Russians?) most feared the dual-purpose German 88mm gun, but the Germans most feared the Browning .50 heavy machine gun (best non-cannon ever, I opine). Eight fifties in a P-47 was an awesome ground attack weapon - even against tanks on land and destroyers on water.
21 posted on
03/21/2018 5:41:50 PM PDT by
YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: BBell
Couldn’t stop reading; this guy was wounded more times than I could count - and he lived to 75. Amazing - thanks for the post.
26 posted on
03/21/2018 5:50:37 PM PDT by
Stosh
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Thank you for posting this.
Very informative.
27 posted on
03/21/2018 5:52:03 PM PDT by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: BBell
WOW !! I wonder what Patton thought of him?
30 posted on
03/21/2018 6:39:42 PM PDT by
painter
( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
To: BBell
Great post. Thank you.
Apparently, it’s really tough to get promoted in the German Army.
Strachwitz was almost 48 when he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and he was almost 50 when he became a full Colonel.
To: BBell
This is a good read.
32 posted on
03/21/2018 6:49:18 PM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: BBell
Great post! I’m a WWII buff but have never heard of him.
33 posted on
03/21/2018 6:50:17 PM PDT by
caver
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03/21/2018 7:11:08 PM PDT by
alfa6
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