What do we have here?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Svenn Ryen

There was a lack of weapons and uniform articles as well, so very much german equipment was used.

Didn't the use of the uniform of the former enemy raise any eyebrows?!?

I think in Holland people would have a heart attack if they would have seen soldiers in German uniforms walking down the street after WW2...

H.

[Gordon Yeo]

Hanno

I doubt that it would be very prudent ( good for ones health ) to walk down a street in Holland in a German uniform, just after the War was over!

[Little Jo]

Hi guys

Yes I did think it odd how the Danish people would have reacted to a bunch of guys marching through their town in WW2 German uniforms. My old aunty in Hillegom Holland still gets upset when she hears Germans talking loud and yelling. She told me when the town was under German occupation for 5 years in WW2 that the German soldiers were always yelling...

I also had an interesting incident some years ago when I was driving in Amsterdam, my hire car had German number plates on it and some Dutch people were having a go at me, hey " Rot Moff" heb ye nog mie faders fietz ye heb gestolen, " English translation. "Have you still got my fathers bike you stole". Apparently according to my relatives when the German troops were retreating they pinched anything not tied down. However my altercation was quickly defused when I spoke to them and they heard my Aussie accent, they were all very nice to me after that. Some folk have long memories of the war and not all good.

Cheers

Tony

[Wayne McGee]

The boats look familiar as the famous "collapsibles" used to ferry US Airborne over, and British Paras' back during Market Garden?

[Wayne McGee]

Your photo would find an appropriate home in the 'Sappers Mess' forum re: Assault Boats/Storm Boats. It would be very much appreciated as it is one of the finer photos of the type of boat they are disscussing there.

Cheers

[chrisgrove]

Originally Posted by Wayne McGee

The boats look familiar as the famous "collapsibles" used to ferry US Airborne over, and British Paras' back during Market Garden?

Standard British assault boats (yes, collapsible) used during and for many years after the war.

Chris