- This topic has 4 voices and 4 replies.
-
Posts
-
So here is the original caption for the photo:
Cologne, Germany - Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street. This street leads to the Rhine River and is under observation of the Germans who occupy a stronghold there. Cpl. Boger is with the 82nd Airborne Division. 4 April 1945. The German tank is burnt out and the torsion-bars have been destroyed by the immense heat of the fire.
What I don't get is that if the words are in English, is the sign directed toward American GIs in town who aren't patrolling or advancing?
The sign was more than likely directed at the rear area types who didnt actually see combat but wanted souvenirs so they could tell the folks back home war stories. We had the same problem in Iraq with the hole where they found Saddam. It got so bad that the hole and house were demolished in late 2004. It is funny, because the site where they found Saddam was in my Cav Troop's sector and I must have patrolled past it 200 times but never went down to see it because I always had a real mission to accomplish. The rear area ghouls are the ones who tell the most war stories.
