What a story!
Wow!
You two still have the fohole pinglist handy?
How did Parsons, an American GI, end up in the middle of Berlin at the climax of the war? My understanding is that during the Battle of Berlin when the Russians stormed the city, there were NO American troops there. Something here does NOT compute.
This is what the Reichstag looked like at the end of the war:
No, you twisted freaks at MSNBC. It was a spoil of war and a trophy. He deserved ever fiber of it.
Not piling on here, but I'm pretty sure Goering wasn't anywhere near Berlin at the end of the war either. He spent his final days far away from Berlin in a bunker, until Hitler had him arrested for suggesting that he take command. What are the chances he would have an abandoned Mercedes left sitting around intact?
Great post. Thanks.
She may believe her story. The American GI (if there was one, they aparently never married) perhaps told a tall tale to impress the then young lady. In any event, it was probably from a real Nazi flag during the war. A Soviet flag would have been just as good.
I like many, love WW2 history.
A bit off topic, but recently caught a gem of a movie.
Max Manus, Man of War
Norwegian film, about one of their resistance leaders. Two thumbs up.
The dress was sold at auction for a fair amount of money. I’m sure a dress made from a flag “stolen from the Reichstag” is worth more than a dress made from a bolt of flag material stolen from a warehouse.
Provenance is a big deal in setting the price of something historic. She got $3200 for it because the dress is pretty and her personal history isn’t challenged. The fabric is probably consistent with other Nazi flags and I’m sure there is some expert who can tell you all about it.
Some of my best family stories told to me by elder members of my family are a bit shakey when looked at objectively.