I got a very nice letter from Sarge the other day and in fact, I haven't sat down to answer him yet, but I will...
He informed me that he has made a personal decision and that decision is not to frequent WWII forums any more including ours. He has decided to devote what time he has (he is taking care of a very sick wife) to his family's genealogy. I can understand his decision, but if I can be honest, I am really going to miss him and it won't be the same without him anymore.
He was a great contributor to this forum and a wonderful story teller. It's sad to think that he will no longer be here to chat with us. It's sad to because he could converse in several languages and that was a great help with our overseas buddies.
Sarge I miss you already and I hope you might stop by just to read my farewell to you. Love you lots and it was great meeting you. You added a lot to my life!
I have seen Armin Lehmann in many documentaries about WWII, and most recently on "War Stories" with Ollie North. For those of you who are not familiar with the name, he was a fanatic Hitler Youth member who at age 16 had won two iron crosses and found himself in Berlin in April, 1945, serving as a Courier. He is also seen in that famous footage of Hitler's last appearance outside the Fuhrer Bunker getting an ear pull from Adolph himself. I recently emailed him to ask about purchasing a signed copy of his latest book "In Hitler's Bunker." after finding out that he lives in the USA now. He was very kind and answered me personally, asking how I would like the booked signed. I was amazed yesterday to find the book in my mailbox, along with a free DVD...before he even received my check!
I've just started reading the book, but it's one of those first-person accounts that is hard to put down. It begins with some background information on his family and childhood experiences which led him down the path of becoming a fanatic young Nazi and the events leading up to April 1945, at the Fuhrer's last birthday party. This book has been out since 2003 and is available on Amazon.com and most bookstores if you want more info. I have always been very interested in the final days accounts!
The Americans enter Carentan on June 12th, at dawn. A last German counter-offensive failed. The parachutists go down the street Holgate to join the forehead , after the fights which "bled" the 101eme division.
Here are what leftover of the proud church Our - lady of Saint Lô and the picturesque district , after the successive bombardments of the allies and the shootings of the German artillirie. This one was incensed against the city before abandoning it definitively in the hands of the Americans.
