Correct, aus Holland on this side
The Germans stayed clear of our borders until 1940 when they realised that entering France through a gap the width of Belgium just wasn't good enough
Up to that moment and since no roblems whatsoever (okay, the Bishop of Munsters behaviour in the late 18th century wasn't too polite, but that wasn't German politics...)!

Cheers,
Rob

Quote from: OldenBUA on 05 October 2013, 07:31:29 AM
(Disregarding the annual beach invasion, ofcourse).

Which by the way is a very awkward affair since it's the only beachinvasion I know of that is conducted from inland!

Cheers,
Rob

Apologies my brother.

I do have Dutch friends as well. He is working @ another Tabletop Company and his version of nevermind the nationality is: You can point anything at me, except the MG42.

Well there is a German party song that gives a very good reason for this beachinvasion Both are round shaped and particularly large in Dutchieland

And ever since 6 June 1944 the Germans have learned to have their towels on the beaches before 6am?

Hahaha! All true The round objects you refer to defenitely must be a can of beer and a joint, correct? Or are they more 'all around round' like the items I regularly see in the 'Totty' sections around here?
I have a lot of German friends in the re-enactment scene (mainly ACW) and those that I know that do re-enact WW-2 all do Yanks.
The absolutely best WW-2 re-enactment I ever did in all the years was the re-enactment of the 'liberation/occupation' of Eichenkofen, Bavaria about ten years ago or so. Weird to do something like that in Germany for the first time but everybody had one hell of a time!
We were driving around through the countryside in our recce-jeep with machineguns and everything on it and it happened to be during a football match of the World Championship that was being held that year. Germany was playing that afternoon and there was absolutely nobody on the Streets; very eerie... the only thing we missed were the white flags hanging from the houses. As I said; one of the best re-enactments ever!
The stories we heard there were so good since we always only heard the story of the liberation from Dutch and allied folks... it was good to experience the other side for a change.

Cheers,
Rob

Liberation also came for us.

You should get a book "Der Zweite Weltkrieg" by a Polish guy Janusz P-something.

I know my grandma was one of the lucky ones, having some land in her back yard to grow anything including potatoes.
With withdrawing Germans plundered half the potatoes, the "victorious French" threw everything including jam glasses around and what was left unspoiled helped her through the rationing.

I have seen pictures of German children begging Allied soldiers for food and at that time I wa snot much older than them. Years later -when life has not been as good to em as today- I learned how real hunger feels like.

Concerning the round objects you are correct with your assumption of said thread. Both these and tomatoes are said to be bigger in your country but when offered said objects and a beer any German would have a hard time choosing.....

@Last Hussar: That may be true but then again I blame the English in particular taking the best spots since June 6th 1944. Bloody tourists....

I find the idea of the Boar War interesting. Should be a range to bring in the bacon for the fantasy enthusiasts.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 11 October 2013, 08:59:36 AM
I find the idea of the Boar War interesting. Should be a range to bring in the bacon for the fantasy enthusiasts.

They're already here (though in the wrong scale).



The Semi-Colonials are drawn from a variety of species. The Boars are based on the European wild boar, with a culture from the Boers (Dutch colonists in South Africa) late 1800's.

http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=gcc17-2165

I thought I was a bit weird: but first Roman teddy bears and now Boar-Boers! 

Whatever next? GW producing reasonably priced figures?

Are you taking the wrong pills again fsn ?
Cheers - Phil

He takes so many he rattles.......

IanS

Thank the Drak Lord for that! I thought the voices had changed to Morse code.

Yay FSN
the pharmacological piñata

£5 for a bag of 10mm centurions to chuck at him 

As long he doesn't swallow them all in one go !
Cheers - Phil

Quote from: sebigboss79 on 05 October 2013, 05:29:34 PM

I know my grandma was one of the lucky ones, having some land in her back yard to grow anything including potatoes.
With withdrawing Germans plundered half the potatoes, the "victorious French" threw everything including jam glasses around and what was left unspoiled helped her through the rationing.

When my hometown was invaed in 1940 (the breakthrough through the Peel-Raamstelling at Mill with an armoured train) my grandmothers sister was jus about to get wed that same day. They had filled the cellar with cakes, food, beer and liquor for the guests but when they got back after a week they found the cellar pretty well emptied by the passing troops Ah well; all except for the drink would have been spoilt anyway by that time... All other encounters with the Germans throughout the rest of the war were quite pleasant overall. Most German soldiers posted in these little towns on the countryside loved nothing more than visiting the locals in the evening and have coffeee and some social time with them as long as the progress of the war wasn't the subject . My grandfather had fought them in 1940 and lost a lot of comrades in the fighting around the airfields in the vicinity of The Hague, but still he saw no harm in socializing with the regular German soldier afterward as did most. That doesn't mean they weren't happy to see 'm leave in '44 but at least it wasn't personal.

Cheers,
Rob