Re: World war 2 Questions regarding Normandy and the Blitz
Manny Karbelnig (aj667@lafn.org)
Mon, 4 Mar 1996 17:21:41 -0800
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>Dear Survivors,
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>To AnyBody in The Normady Invasion:
> Was it a stormy day when the invasion was planned?
> Did you see any of your friends get killed? If so was it sad?
> What was the feeling like when [if you did] killed an enemy?
The invasion day was cold and cloudy, according to the weather reports
I remember (note, that was many years ago), We actually landed on June
10, which was D Plus four, or four days after the troops actually hit
the beachhead. I don't remember the weather that day, I was too cold
and scared to pay much attention. Happily, I did not personally kill
any Nazis, but I know that the tank I was is was shelling certain gun
positions, and later, I saw that there were some dead Germans there, but
I am not certain whose shells did the killing. All I can tell you is that
the only thing ours soldiers were doing is trying to stay alive themselves
and, like most of us, we felt that killing another human being was a
terrible thing. So, you can look at it as we were doing a job, a nasty
job, and mostly we were trying to stay alive. I don't know if this
answers your questions, but you are about the same age as my grandsons,
and I hope to God that you will be spared seeing what we saw, as being
as scared as we were. Good luck, keep the 21st century safe and peaceful
for ALL of mankind. Best,
>
>To anybody in London During the Blitz:
> If you were a school Child, were you scared going to school?
> Did you ever hear "Buzz Bombs" overhead? When that happened, what did it
>feel like?
> Were There any home town heros you knew? Who? What did they do?
> Did you play any war games? What types?
> If you flew a plane, What one?
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> Truly Yours,
> Rufus Morgan Kreilkamp
> Nicoll
> AGE 9
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