German Soldiers
Walter Ohmsen (June 7, 1911 in Elmshorn; February 19, 1988 in Kiel) was a German First Lieutenant in the Kriegsmarine and Knight's Cross recipient of the Second World War.
He joined the German Navy as an active soldier in 1929. On the first day of the Normandy landings, the battery he commanded sank an enemy cruiser on the eastern side of the Cherbourg peninsula. The battery was surrounded by paratroopers and continuously covered by heavy enemy naval artillery. Two guns failed. First Lieutenant Ohmsen and his men repelled the paratrooper attack in close infantry combat and also routed newly approaching enemy landing troops the following day. Only when the last gun was no longer operational and the battery position was threatened by enemy tanks did he rally his men to fight their way through to the German positions. The Führer awarded the brave officer the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Walter Ohmsen (June 7, 1911 in Elmshorn; February 19, 1988 in Kiel) was a German First Lieutenant in the Kriegsmarine and Knight's Cross recipient of the Second World War.
He joined the German Navy as an active soldier in 1929. On the first day of the Normandy landings, the battery he commanded sank an enemy cruiser on the eastern side of the Cherbourg peninsula. The battery was surrounded by paratroopers and continuously covered by heavy enemy naval artillery. Two guns failed. First Lieutenant Ohmsen and his men repelled the paratrooper attack in close infantry combat and also routed newly approaching enemy landing troops the following day. Only when the last gun was no longer operational and the battery position was threatened by enemy tanks did he rally his men to fight their way through to the German positions. The Führer awarded the brave officer the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Tall ship - the Alexander von Humboltdt Photographed leaving Newcastle during the Tall Ships Race 2005
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Tall ship - the Alexander von Humboltdt Photographed leaving Newcastle during the Tall Ships Race 2005
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Hand mortar with wheellock. German states, circa 1580. The barrel is made of bronze. The barrel length is 218 mm.
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Hand mortar with wheellock. German states, circa 1580. The barrel is made of bronze. The barrel length is 218 mm.
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War Crimes
A photo that leaves room for much speculation! On June 7, 1944, German Wehrmacht soldiers surrendered to Canadian soldiers in St. Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy. What happened afterward is unknown. The American writer Ernest Hemingway, who witnessed the invasion as an American war correspondent and boasted in numerous postwar interviews about having simply killed many an unarmed "Kraut," writes in his postwar memoirs that, especially in the first days of the invasion, the Canadians and New Zealanders took virtually no prisoners. Guarding prisoners would only have hindered their advance. Hemingway reports on bomb craters into which prisoners were driven – a few hand grenades or bursts from submachine guns took care of the rest. In this context, Hemingway also mentions a mass shooting of German prisoners by the Canadians near St. Aubin-sur-Mer, but without specifying a date.
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A photo that leaves room for much speculation! On June 7, 1944, German Wehrmacht soldiers surrendered to Canadian soldiers in St. Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy. What happened afterward is unknown. The American writer Ernest Hemingway, who witnessed the invasion as an American war correspondent and boasted in numerous postwar interviews about having simply killed many an unarmed "Kraut," writes in his postwar memoirs that, especially in the first days of the invasion, the Canadians and New Zealanders took virtually no prisoners. Guarding prisoners would only have hindered their advance. Hemingway reports on bomb craters into which prisoners were driven – a few hand grenades or bursts from submachine guns took care of the rest. In this context, Hemingway also mentions a mass shooting of German prisoners by the Canadians near St. Aubin-sur-Mer, but without specifying a date.
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German Soldiers
Captain Joachim Kirschner! June 7, 1920, Niederlössnitz/Erzgeb. - December 17, 1943, Metković/HRV
On August 26, 1939, he voluntarily joined the Luftwaffe, initially assigned to 2nd Company/Flight Training Regiment 51 (Weimar-Nohra).
After basic infantry training, he trained as a fighter pilot at the DD-Klotzsche Pilot School and at Fighter Pilot School 5. A lieutenant since February 1, 1941, he joined Supplementary Group 3 on May 9, 1941, shot down his first enemy in aerial combat on August 20, and joined 5th Squadron/Fighter Wing 3 "Udet" in December.
At that time, II. Gruppe/JG 3, to which 5.Staffel belonged, was stationed in Wiesbaden. From January 10, 1942, it flew missions against Malta from Bari, later Comiso, before being transferred back to the Eastern Front in April.
From then on, deployed in the south of the Eastern Front, its missions were in the Kharkov-Smolensk combat area, later during the advance to Stalingrad, with elements of JG 3 providing fighter cover for the transport aircraft supplying the pocket.
From August 1942, Lt. K. commanded 5.Staffel. He was promoted to Oberleutnant on February 1, 1943, and achieved his 100th aerial victory on April 27, making him the 37th Luftwaffe fighter pilot to achieve this feat. On the first day of "Citadel," he shot down his 150th enemy aircraft, and in August 1943, II. Group was assigned to the defense of the Reich. Promoted to captain on October 18, 1943, he was transferred to JG 27 in Greece, where he commanded IV. Group.
On December 17, 1943, he was shot down in an aerial combat about 25 km east of Metković in Croatia. He managed to parachute and landed safely. He was intercepted and shot by partisans of the 29th Partisan Division.
Shortly after his downing, search parties from the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" were dispatched to the area, with one party being ambushed on December 19.
According to a report by Stubaf W. Moreth (May 8, 1904, FF/M - February 14, 1945, Budapest), Commander of Anti-Aircraft Detachment 7, "PE," his remains were discovered in February 1944 with his throat slit and his eyes gouged out and buried near Bjelojevici.
In 635 combat missions, he is credited with 188 aerial victories, plus five unconfirmed kills. He killed 168 enemy aircraft in the East and 20 in the West, including three heavy bombers. He was also a four-time "ace a day."
He wore the Pilot's Badge EKII 27.01.42, EKI 12.04.42, DKiG 03.12.42, Frontflugspange (J) gold with pendant, RK 23.12.1942, EL 02.08.1943
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Captain Joachim Kirschner! June 7, 1920, Niederlössnitz/Erzgeb. - December 17, 1943, Metković/HRV
On August 26, 1939, he voluntarily joined the Luftwaffe, initially assigned to 2nd Company/Flight Training Regiment 51 (Weimar-Nohra).
After basic infantry training, he trained as a fighter pilot at the DD-Klotzsche Pilot School and at Fighter Pilot School 5. A lieutenant since February 1, 1941, he joined Supplementary Group 3 on May 9, 1941, shot down his first enemy in aerial combat on August 20, and joined 5th Squadron/Fighter Wing 3 "Udet" in December.
At that time, II. Gruppe/JG 3, to which 5.Staffel belonged, was stationed in Wiesbaden. From January 10, 1942, it flew missions against Malta from Bari, later Comiso, before being transferred back to the Eastern Front in April.
From then on, deployed in the south of the Eastern Front, its missions were in the Kharkov-Smolensk combat area, later during the advance to Stalingrad, with elements of JG 3 providing fighter cover for the transport aircraft supplying the pocket.
From August 1942, Lt. K. commanded 5.Staffel. He was promoted to Oberleutnant on February 1, 1943, and achieved his 100th aerial victory on April 27, making him the 37th Luftwaffe fighter pilot to achieve this feat. On the first day of "Citadel," he shot down his 150th enemy aircraft, and in August 1943, II. Group was assigned to the defense of the Reich. Promoted to captain on October 18, 1943, he was transferred to JG 27 in Greece, where he commanded IV. Group.
On December 17, 1943, he was shot down in an aerial combat about 25 km east of Metković in Croatia. He managed to parachute and landed safely. He was intercepted and shot by partisans of the 29th Partisan Division.
Shortly after his downing, search parties from the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" were dispatched to the area, with one party being ambushed on December 19.
According to a report by Stubaf W. Moreth (May 8, 1904, FF/M - February 14, 1945, Budapest), Commander of Anti-Aircraft Detachment 7, "PE," his remains were discovered in February 1944 with his throat slit and his eyes gouged out and buried near Bjelojevici.
In 635 combat missions, he is credited with 188 aerial victories, plus five unconfirmed kills. He killed 168 enemy aircraft in the East and 20 in the West, including three heavy bombers. He was also a four-time "ace a day."
He wore the Pilot's Badge EKII 27.01.42, EKI 12.04.42, DKiG 03.12.42, Frontflugspange (J) gold with pendant, RK 23.12.1942, EL 02.08.1943
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Hierbei zeichneten sich besonders die Ritterkreuzträger aus.
Zu Ihrem Wiegenfest, gedenken wir den jeweiligen Helden, mit einem kurzen Einblick in ihren Lebenslauf.
Es gilt für uns - kein Vergessen diesen vorbildlichen Soldaten!
Hierbei zeichneten sich besonders die Ritterkreuzträger aus.
Zu Ihrem Wiegenfest, gedenken wir den jeweiligen Helden, mit einem kurzen Einblick in ihren Lebenslauf.
Es gilt für uns - kein Vergessen diesen vorbildlichen Soldaten!
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I never wear gloves or boots when I garden, so my hands and feet look like dirty hobbit feet all summer! BUT, when I rub my nails and cuticles with a bar of soap, I have perfectly clean nails after a quick wash. No stain. No garden French manicure. Just actually nice looking nails!
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I never wear gloves or boots when I garden, so my hands and feet look like dirty hobbit feet all summer! BUT, when I rub my nails and cuticles with a bar of soap, I have perfectly clean nails after a quick wash. No stain. No garden French manicure. Just actually nice looking nails!
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