Your Historical Roots in World War II

[Madturnip]

Since we all love playing a game that is devoted to World War II ... I thought it would be nice to post your historical roots about your family heritage in WWII.


I will post mine shortly! :p

[whitewolfmxc]

Well , both my grandfathers fought in WW2 ,

one of my grandfathers ( my fathers side) fought the japs in mainland chinese (mostly north east china ) for the nationalist china troops. And earned his name well enough to be a local hero in his village (don't remember the english name which the province it was in ><) , oh but he pasted away couple of years ago RIP for him ><

he personally hate the japs and the communist government even after the war XD when i was in his house back then i use to see his captured "goods" from the japs (unfuntional guns / flags ) and listen to him about how he kicked jap ass XD


My second grandfather (my mothers side) was fighting in Hong Kong against japs (again ><) for the underground New territory's militia units

his now lives with us in our house, but his very old now (like 87 ) , well he doesnt talk much about the past so i dont really know his story ><

[Pvt.Jonez]

Well, most of my German relitives had moved out of Germany by then, i belive about the turn of the century. To tell you the truth, im really not sure what any of my ancestors did, but i dont know of any of them serving in the Nazi forces during WWII.

However, one of my relitives did die at the battle of Lone Jack in Jone Jack, MO, during the civil war-http://www.historiclonejack.org/confed-killed.html, his name was Julius Fabius Wall the first, my granfather is JF the IV, decended from him. He didn't really care about the war i belive, and had joined up with the Confederates the day before and was killed during the battle the following day. Lifes pretty frekin tough.

[messenger]

I think both of my Great-Grandfathers served in the army and the navy, however I don't know too much about it.
One of my great uncles was in the Navy on a destroyer, he told me about how they destroyed a German ship then had to sail on past loads of cooked corpses from an oil fire.

[Lt.Hippo]

I'm Thai so my grandfather was one of the few Thai soldiers who defended Prachuab from the Japenese onslaught. He was only 19 years old. The Japanese came at 3:00 AM by landing boats armed with rifles and light machine guns and atleast one tankette. My Grand Pappie was 19 years old. Served as a new recruit to guard the new airfield in prachuab. Everybody was sleeping except a few until a night shift pilot saw some soldiers with torches and lamps. My grand daddie heard a gunshot while sleeping and heard the pilot calling for help because he was hit in the leg by a sniper. My grand father then woke everybody up. They were armed with Type 88 rifles and a few vickers. My grand dad took never fought but was willing to fight for the king. He and a few others fought a group of 14 Japanese just across the beach and slaughtered them. But it wasn't over, one of the officer (Japanese) said that they'll be destroyed when the second wave comes. So my Grand Dad and the others (46 men (27 police and 12 soldiers and 7 pilots)) immediatly ran for the beaches and created foxholes, sandbags and etc. He and his friend took positions behind everybody. He manned the gun and his friend was the looker+reloader. The second wave came with a 78 men. He fired when his senior officer fired a flare so they can see. He took out about 16-24 men with ease when they just got out of their boats (almost like Omaha Beach, a group instantly died). The Third wave came with about 100 men and a tankette. However they had no anti tank weapons and no ammo left so many of those Thai soldiers were killed or crushed by it's catapillar tracks. My dad and a few others luckily escaped into the forest. By 7:00 AM while at a small village with a radio, they were told to stop fighting by the Thai PM. Only 38 Thai soldiers died while the Japenese lost about 300 men. Might seem a bit over but it's the truth, even Japanese sources say it's true.

[Hildolf]

One of my grandfather was a resistant in the "maquis" in France. I never knew him, so i don't know his life during this period.

My second grandfather stayed in Elsass, near to Strasburg, he was 17 years old in 1939. This region was annexed to the third reich in a pangermanic logic. He was supposed to be incorporated in the Wehrmacht and fight at the East Front. He was saved, because the Germans didn't found a uniform for him, he was too small !
So he entered the "Arbeitsdienst", and just had to dig sliced.
After that, he profited of his permision to go away, and hide himself until the Allies arrive to Strasburg.

[StickDeath]

My grandfather was a Feldwebel in the Heer during WWII until he was wounded during the Normandy Breakout Campaign and was captured by the US, he then served the remainder of the war in a POW camp in California. Then after the war he decided to stay in the US of A. So in short I am a 2nd generation German-American. And my grandfather hated commies, and he killed around 500 in his first tour on the Russian Front.

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[Totenkopf]

I dont have a big long story about my roots but my gradpa served in the Grossdeutschland on the Eastern Front,Krivoi-Rog and surrenderd to Russians...and worked in the russians labor camps after the war he moved to Salt Lake and settled down and now here i am. and my other grandpa served in the navy in the Pacific on a destroyer and after the war took up a job at the Hanford Nucluer Site in Richland Washington.

[Orrie]

None of my relatives where not in the war... But my grandmother did live on a island which was used by the Germans to build a artillery outpost for allies ship. There where 5 cannons (I don't know MM) and a bunker which had 5 levels, with 2 below the surface. There where German equipment there till 1996 I think, before it was stolen... I don't know where the gear went, but I bet those people is having a good time with it xD...
I have a friend which have a grandfather who was in the war.
He was fighting with the Germans against Soviet, but where captured and tortured, but not to death. He was on hes way to a POW-camp in Northern Russia, when the train where raided or something, because he managed to escape and get back to Finland and back to Norway. he was 30kg when he manage to come home.
What a life he had there, Soviet Scums! He passed away for some years ago, btw.

[Scharnhorst]

My Grandfather served with the The Governor General's Horse Guards (Canadian Army) from 1940 to 1946 (when he enlisted, to when he left europe)

He was in a recon unit, and was the commander of a heavly feild modified damiler MK II scoutcar, and at one point, a M5 recon, he had the standard bren gun, and a looted 50cal (he said he took it from a wrecked bomber) and a vickers K gun which were both jerry riged, and lashed down to the little scout car. He landed in Naples, then went to matera, bari, vasto, pescara rome, in italy, he also drove by monte cassino when the germans still held it, (the majority of the citys i know are the italian ones, i have them maped down) he then drove up into france, belgum, holland, going through arnhem in the neatherlands, at one point was in lundorff, and crossed the bridge, befor it colasped, spent some time in germany, he ended up in amsterdam, when he ended the war. bycides being recon, he was EOD, and heavy weapon, and trained as a gunner in a sherman. He surived the war, unwounded. He told me he once almost got shot by allied soliders, because whall in italy, he picked up a American helmet, mind you the canidians wore tommy helmets. apprently late one night, a fellow canidian mistook my grandfathers silhouette as that of a german. because of the american helmet! he promptly threw it away.

I have plenty of storys, but those are for later.

[Sgt. D. Pilla]

I had a grandpa server in WW2...although I didnt know him much if at all, i was too young by the time he died...but ive often thought about marching in the aussie ANZAC day parade with his medals for him

[Totenkopf]

I had a grandpa server in WW2...although I didnt know him much if at all, i was too young by the time he died...but ive often thought about marching in the aussie ANZAC day parade with his medals for him

You should Pilla that would be a great honor to him and also those who served.

[panzerleader]

my step-father was a b-17 pilot and shot down bye flak on the way to 1st schweinfurt raid;he spnt two years in stalags;he also helped dig the tunnels for "The Great Escape" movie;most of which is very accurate.He passed a few years ago sorry to say.

[Totenkopf]

my step-father was a b-17 pilot and shot down bye flak on the way to 1st schweinfurt raid;he spnt two years in stalags;he also helped dig the tunnels for "The Great Escape" movie;most of which is very accurate.He passed a few years ago sorry to say.

Its really sad that al these vets are passing away becasue as they pass so does their history and their stories.

[advarntek]

I should find more out about my family all i know is that my great grandfarther did fight in WW2 he was german.

[X^ M.A.S.]

I don't know much about my grandpa from my father beacouse he died before I was born.
I know something abuot my mom's dad.
He was a young officer of engineer corps. At the beginning of the Republic of Salò, as he was very close to Mr Mussolini, he was trusted by him with the adapting of Mr Mussolini palace in Fasano.
He was a very good man and after the war he still worked for the surveyor's department till he retired with honor in early 70s. He managed the repairs of many important monuments in our city and all around it.
He was coherent for his whole life (fascista) despite all difficulties; but when he died hundreds of persons came to his funeral. I remember that beacouse I was there.