The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Eisenhower, Berlin, & the National Redoubt(Part II) - Oct. 7th, 2003

http://grad.usask.ca/gateway/archive22.html ^ | Jeff Korte

[SAMWolf]

Morning aomagrat.

Good action pictures of the IOWA.

I'm surprised by the lack of railings in the second picture. I wonder if they had a higher number of "man overboard" incidents in those days.

[SAMWolf]

Hi Manna!

[SAMWolf]

1960 "Route 66" premieres

<=== Mash This

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone!

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Feather. Love that symbol! Best in the world.

[HiJinx]

View of the Platterhof shortly following the April 1945 bombing and the end of the war. Note the camouflage patterns applied to the roofs and walls - a futile attempt to disguise the buildings from aerial attack (Hitler's Berghof was similarly camouflaged). (U.S. Army photo)

The Platterhof, later renamed General Walker Hotel, was the centerpiece of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers Berchtesgaden 'resort'. Hitler's Eagles Nest is up the mountain behind the viewer in this picture.

[SAMWolf]

Morning HiJinx.

Thanks for the info and the link to the Platterhof.

[bedolido]

Sorry about the freemail. Due to some problems I had I changed my name from "bedolido" to "skylight" (I thought about using "Overlord" but I'm a strong Christian and didn't think it appropriate for me). Another consideration was "Torch" named after Gen. Pattons first WW2 combat assignment in North Africa. I read where we weren't sure if the French would fight for or against us (not sure if they were Vichi, french). But, alas, "Torch" was taken. So we just had 3 skylights in our installed in our new townhouse, so here I am.

Proud to be an American and on your ping list.

God Bless, Gary (aka: skylight)

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Skylight. We'll update our pinglist.


PS. You made Taglinus Republicus under your "bedolido" name.

[bedolido]

BLATT!!! I hit the wrong button... Guess it's not freemail

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you SAM for my flowers this morning.


ROTFLOL, I LOVE your tagline today!!!!! HA!

[SAMWolf]

No Problem. We know what you meant. :-)

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning feather.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks jinxy.

That does seem silly, even to me, that they thought they could camouflage those buildings by painting them. Seems to me edges and shadows would still permit the shapes to stand out and be seen. I'd like to see an aerial shot of those.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you Skylight. It's a good name. We are glad to have on our list.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you SAM. Just completed reading part 2.

I still think this all proves Eisenhower made the correct decisions. Fascinating read SAM, I enjoyed it and learned a lot.

[HiJinx]

I've thought the same thing...nature abhors straight lines, and buildings are fraught with them.

When we lived in Tripoli is when I first noticed camoflauged buildings. There was a tractor factory sitting in the middle of the desert that had (very faded) trees painted on the sides and roof. Dad told us it was a leftover of the WWII North Africa campaign.

[w_over_w]

Morning Glory Snip & Sam~

Mercy . . . part II is going to require a second read. What an operation!

[snippy_about_it]

You really must write a book or publish a journal of your travels! We could do a thread on you ya know?

[snippy_about_it]

Morning w/w. I read it in sections. But I printed it out too so I could study it. :)