World War 2 Trivia

Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules

With Gen. Buckner, it was during the massive bombing campaign conducted to help with the breakout from St. Lo, and either the front-lines smoke markers were set in the wrong spot, or the wind was blowing from the wrong direction, but the bombers dropped about a half-mile off-target. After the attack, though, another Army general went to the 8th Air Corps guys and told them not to worry about it, that accidents happen, but if they hadn't bombed there would not have been a break-out.
 
Graeme said:
Two women? (1st Class Iron Cross)...

1st Class:
- Hanna Reitsch (11/42, Pilot)
- Else Grossmann (1/45, Red Cross Nurse)

From this site comiso...

Axis History Forum • View topic - Women awarded the Iron Cross
Click to expand...

According to Wiki, Hanna was the only one to win First Class. She was quite hard core too.

"When asked about being ordered to leave the Fuhrerbunker on 28 April 1945 Reitsch and von Greim reportedly repeated the same answer, "It was the blackest day when we could not die at our Führer's side." Reitsch also said, "We should all kneel down in reverence and prayer before the altar of the Fatherland." When the interviewers asked what she meant by "Altar of the Fatherland" she answered, "Why, the Führer's bunker in Berlin..."

Hanna Reitsch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.
 
comiso90 said:
According to Wiki...
Hanna Reitsch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Click to expand...

Yeah. I read the intro to the Wiki site you provided, and you're right. The odd thing is, if you go further down to the "Early Career" paragraph, you'll find this..

"Reitsch became Adolf Hitler's favourite pilot and was one of only two women awarded the Iron Cross First Class during World War II."

But I can't find Else Grossmann on the net, yet.
 
LOL Terry!

Actually, my German is almost non-existant...

I actually spoke Prussian as a child, which is my Great-Aunt Hanke's fault...

Prussian is to German, as Olde English is to modern english...the syntax is all wrong!

But I remember some of it here and there...lol
 
GrauGeist said:
Graeme my German's pretty rusty,
but that looks like the 3 authors would like to call to your attention to the German Red Cross sister, Else Grossman, the recipient of the Iron Cross.
Click to expand...

Hi Dave. Thanks for the translation! Looks like Else is very much overshadowed by Hanna's fame.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Similar threads

C
Trivia
Replies
11
Views
606
GTX
85 years ago today, Sept 1 1939, the second world war began.
Replies
1
Views
454
MIflyer
M
Favorite "obscure" theater or World War II to research?
Replies
9
Views
1K
EwenS
E
Season’s Greetings from Air War Publications.
Replies
0
Views
165
Snautzer01
From WW2 Bachem's Ba 349 Natter (Viper), to the cold war
Replies
1
Views
516
Gnomey
Menu
Log in
Register