Grenadier Historical

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@thepalehundreds Epic. IIRC he single handedly crewed a PaK 7,5, destroying the tanks but he only received a silver tank destruction badge instead of 1 gold and 3 silver?

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@MarseilleH41515 Why the censoring?

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They landed in France on September 13, 1918 and supported actions in the Argonne. Stay tuned for more details as I research Cpl. Varney’s story and how he came to end up here. Of course, we will be cleaning his marker and showing the after photos!

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While out for a 🚲 I always stop by local cemeteries and graveyards in the hopes of finding the graves of service members. The St.John’s Cemetery in York Region, literally in the middle of nowhere, had a single and rather unique marker.

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Here lies Cpl. Harold R. Varney of the 56th Pioneer Infantry Company. The unit was part of the 1st Maine Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, which explains Harold’s hailing from Maine.

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@klaasm67 Porsche was a partner with Krausa-Mafei and Wegmann no?

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@_Uscha Always amazed to see movement during the day. No doubt operational requirements dictated the risks, it is still a shocker.

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@thenewarea51

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@VoicesofWW2 Is the photo Hptm Winkler outside Barrikady?

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@VoicesofWW2 Just reading Gullachsen’s latest on the https://t.co/ISKfjgOudP. Given the location, likely defensive actions against II.Panzerkorps counterattacks.

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@VoicesofWW2 Excellent post. Thoughts ‘parade division’ referred to Großdeutschland? Just now reviewing Gulachsen’s Vol II on the https://t.co/ISKfjgOudP and the actions of #OpMartlet and the goal of drawing armour away for #OpEpsom.

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@CliveWardauthor “Your knee problems are not service related”…Veteran Affairs Canada.

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@VoicesofWW2 With more than 500000 foreign citizens in the Waffen-SS the fight against Communism was very real.

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@LeafandThistle We had a guy on BTT who needed his out. They gave him 3 days to recover or he would be RTU’d. He took a third of his pain meds each day, slept for about 50h and then was ready to go. Gone are the days

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@KroatenNDH Only used by the Waffen-SS and not all had them due to avoidance or medical personnel indifference. They were used by Allies as evidence of membership.

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@DavidNansett @VoicesofWW2 https://t.co/ISKfjgOudP Div

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@SGTWipper1Each Infantry

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WEIMAR is out in the US and in Canada today!! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇩🇪📚
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@1939Germania From what I read they were engaged in spying and intel gathering. They did not engage in combat while wearing the US uniforms and therefore should have been accorded protection.

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@TheRealJamieKay