WW2 Effects on Our Families and Lives?

Originally posted by Crewman
Look also at newly-elected Pope Benedict XVI. There are the people, also tabloid media, that would prefer to remember that Josef Ratzinger served during WWII in the nazi Hitlerjugend than he is wise and good man.

Well, the media of course does little if any research and is frequently inventing stuff if it sells papers; we too have the picture of a young boy reported to be the now Pope Benedict XVI dressed as Hitlerjugend.

However, looking closely you see the Luftwaffe eagle on the uniform as all these youngsters were required without exception to man the flak guns (flakhelfer) after school to give the regular crews a break.

But, what effect did WWII have on me, well, June 5th 1946; my ol' chap was a serving REME major.

Doesn't take a degree in mathematics.

R.