Germans in US forces in Vietnam
Germans in US forces in Vietnam
How many Germans served in US forces during Vietnam war? most known is Dieter Dengler...
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Re: Germans in US forces in Vietnam
hard to say since Dengler was a US citizen by then
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Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
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Re: Germans in US forces in Vietnam
Gentlemen,
There were German Wehrmacht veterans that served with the US military that fought in the Vietnam War.
Edward L. Hsiao
There were German Wehrmacht veterans that served with the US military that fought in the Vietnam War.
Edward L. Hsiao
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Re: Germans in US forces in Vietnam
Hi Edward,
Yes, and.......?
Unless you give us the who, when, where and how, your contribution has no value.
I know you have been studying this for some time, so what have you found out?
Cheers,
Sid.
Yes, and.......?
Unless you give us the who, when, where and how, your contribution has no value.
I know you have been studying this for some time, so what have you found out?
Cheers,
Sid.
Re: Germans in US forces in Vietnam
Recommended german book from the year 1957/1958: (Germans fighting in Indochina for the French Foreign Legion)
Hans E. Bauer
Verkaufte Jahre
- Ein deutscher Fremdenlegionär berichtet seine Erlebnisse in Indochina und Nordafrika -
C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 292 pages, 32 photos, easy to find, original dust jacket rare in good condition.
Link to ZVAB: https://www.zvab.com/buch-suchen/titel/ ... auer-hans/
Interesting book, found my copy without the dust jacket in the 1980s on a german flea market, price back then just 1,- German Mark.
One of many documentaries on this topic:
DEUTSCHE FREMDENLEGIONÄRE im französischen INDOCHINAKRIEG
Hans
Hans E. Bauer
Verkaufte Jahre
- Ein deutscher Fremdenlegionär berichtet seine Erlebnisse in Indochina und Nordafrika -
C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 292 pages, 32 photos, easy to find, original dust jacket rare in good condition.
Link to ZVAB: https://www.zvab.com/buch-suchen/titel/ ... auer-hans/
Interesting book, found my copy without the dust jacket in the 1980s on a german flea market, price back then just 1,- German Mark.
One of many documentaries on this topic:
DEUTSCHE FREMDENLEGIONÄRE im französischen INDOCHINAKRIEG
Hans
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