Introduce yourself

[Josh Smith]

Hello All,

I'm Josh Smith. Some of you may know me; I run a business that is somewhat popular with folks with certain world war rifles. I'll not advertise that here.

I stumbled on this board by accident while looking for new parts sources. I'd not heard of it before and thought it looked interesting, so I joined up.

Regards,

Josh

[desertratter]

I live in Chicago, IL (or ILL as in sick) USA, am 50 years old have an interest in WWII , especially the German side. Have a big interest in the Afrikakorps, I just started going into reenactments ( are they great!). My girlfriend is of Austrian desent and enjoys my hobby. I work with ac/dc electricity and also like ACDC music, High Voltage is my work's theme song. I started getting interested in the war because my parents experienced it when they lived in Poland. Now that I'm older, i went back to my earlier years and got to reading about the war. I have to warn you, I combine my hobby of the war with drinking (LIke My Good American Bourbon). Their is a ton of info on this site , more that I have time to read.

[Big_Al]

I'm a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and I have been interested in WWII history ever since I was a young lad. Growing up most of the fathers in the neighborhood were WWII veterans and in the 1950's were TV shows like Victory At Sea, and The Big Picture - exciting stuff for a young boy.
I belong to other WWII forums as well.

[Larry D.]

Welcome aboard Big Al. If you're a 'Nam vet and you were in the 10-16 age group when Victory at Sea aired the first time around in the early 'fifties, then we're from the same litter. That Rogers & Hammerstein score and the outstanding newsreel footage had a life-long impact on me, too.

Larry

[sandygail]

I am 59 yoa Texan, Ex-Military. Law enforcement for past 30 years. Married and 4 great kids. Live on 1000 acre working cattle ranch. Fishing and hunting excellant. Just finished BA degree. Better late than never. Interest in WW II history. Father was in AAF during invasion. Glider Division.
I served US Army 70-74. 1 year in Holland. Got stuck in W. Essen overnight when trains stopped. Nice gentleman took me in for the night. Glad to see he had wife and daughter. Tuff to communicate, daughter spoke english. He showed me his uniform and other gems from WW II.
I came across forum while researching Bernhard Dietsche. Lt. Colonel with 7 Prinz Eugen.

Thanks!!!

John

[history1]

Ho John,

welcome aboard! Hope to get some first hand accounts about your time in Nam!

Regards,
Roman

[Big_Al]

Welcome aboard Big Al. If you're a 'Nam vet and you were in the 10-16 age group when Victory at Sea aired the first time around in the early 'fifties, then we're from the same litter. That Rogers & Hammerstein score and the outstanding newsreel footage had a life-long impact on me, too.

Larry

I was born in 1948. When Victory At Sea was re-run in the 1980's I taped every show onto VHS.
Along with World At War.

[BillHermann]

Hi I'm Bill Hermann, new here but not. Thought I would say hi.

[Idoneo]

Hi, my name is Idoneo. I was first afraid to register in here, cause "at first sight" i thought it might be a "political forum". After reading the rules and posts, ive discovered that its a good site to learn about History. Thanks.

[mkross]

I am 45 years old from Hamburg, Germany. I am married with three great kids. Live east of Hamburg in the Sachsenwald, nr Friedrichsruh, where Bismarck lived and is buried. Interest in WW II history as grandfather was in the Waffen-SS. Remember him telling me about it, and have never lost interest since. Feels good sharing this here.

Thanks a lot!

[PRZYB]

Hello, I am a french historian and novelist. I am looking for informations about Third Reich, Germany and World War II. I've wrote a novel in french named "Le Château des Millions d'Années" which talk about SS-Ahnenerbe, british SIS and Irak in 1939. This story will be a saga named "Origines". I am writing a second novel at this time which will be the continuation, it's named : "Le Marteau de Thor".
I need many informations everyday about this period of history so I hope to see you soon.
If someone speaks french, please visit my website or find me on Facebook !
Stef

[Adler250]

Hello everyone

I'm from Spain and I'm very interested in WWII since I was a child.
Now I lead some historical research projects, most of them focused in materials, weapons and vehicles of german Wehrmacht.

I'm very pleased to stay here and hope we can share interesting knowledge about our common interest in military history.

[Jakobse]

Hello All,

Living in the Netherlands.
I'm joining to this forum to find out more about the Russian Convoys in WWII.
Specially interested in convoy PQ13.

[Freeborn]

My name is Freeborn. I am an independent researcher based in Northampton, England.

Just joined on the back of researching the Crowe Memorandum of 1907. Very impressed by level of debate.

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[BellaPero]

Hello,

I'm a student and (unpublished!) novelist; I've long had an interest in the Second World War and joined in order to learn more about the Third Reich and the Axis powers in general.

Thank you.

Bella