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Post by spitfire740 on Apr 10, 2006 23:02:04 GMT -5
Which branch would you choose? (Sorry if I left somthing out)
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Apr 11, 2006 9:43:04 GMT -5
It'd be a toss up between Infantry and Armoured. It is scary to think that if I was born during that time period, I would surely have served, no questions asked, as it is my nature. I attempted to join the Canadian Military but was turned down because of my hearing (Their standards are incredibly high) and was then offered a chance to join the American Military (Standards pretty damn low in comparison). I turned it down in favour of a Degree in Civil Engineering, figuring that it was a better choice then fighting for a country I didn't grow up in.
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Post by HellRazor on Apr 11, 2006 14:07:51 GMT -5
Airborne!!!
The only other unit I might have joined would have been the Rangers...but theres just something about jumping out of a perfectly good airplane....*IF you haven't done it, I highly suggest it!!*
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Post by spitfire740 on Apr 11, 2006 16:10:22 GMT -5
I've always wanted to be in the airforce. Not a gunner in a bomber, but flyin my own single engine airplane.
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Post by reese on Apr 11, 2006 16:21:24 GMT -5
My dad was in the 5th Special forces (green berets) AIRBORNE all the way!! its in my blood. I hope to get into the Rangers once i join.
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Post by Go4Broke on Apr 11, 2006 18:46:36 GMT -5
Ninja wasn't a category....so infantry of course. Straight out plain leg infantry - the ones that win wars.
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Post by silencer on Apr 11, 2006 19:22:24 GMT -5
If I was to fight in a war, I would be infantry. If I was to be in peace time airborne, cause whats better than jumping out of airplanes for practice?
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Post by 29ththerealpimps on Apr 11, 2006 21:54:20 GMT -5
I picked navy bcause that is what my grandpa was in and plus the ships are cool
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Post by polak on Apr 13, 2006 15:48:22 GMT -5
Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Foo.
I ain't choosin' none of it.
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Post by spitfire740 on Apr 13, 2006 17:49:11 GMT -5
I didn't add marine corpse, becuase this is based on every countrie's branch, I think only the US had marines.
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Post by Russian on Apr 13, 2006 19:45:14 GMT -5
Infantry, but if I was in Russia, KGB (or NKVD). I am attracted to unlimited power. Of course, I'm Jewish, so....the whole, SS thing probably wouldn't have happened for me.
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Post by aircarb on Apr 23, 2006 19:56:56 GMT -5
ahh..British Marines, Dutch Marines...ect
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Post by polak on May 1, 2006 16:04:57 GMT -5
The NKVD killed Jews. But eh.
Naval Infantry. That's basically the Marine Corps for some countries. Now I am gonna go cry. Germans had Coastal Artillery and Coast Police. Basically a Coast Guard. Come on, get with it!
Anywho.
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Post by 2nd Bat on May 1, 2006 17:02:30 GMT -5
For me it's wasn't hypothetical INFANTRY the queen of battle. Airborne and Ranger school were Both required courses in my day for regular Army combat arms branches.
I'm old but I'm still incredibly slow!
I'm proud to have eaten snakes and jumped out of perfectly good airplanes (ALOT!) Hooah!
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Post by Jager.Drü on May 15, 2006 23:24:54 GMT -5
If I was a German in that time period, FJ all the way.
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Post by TastesLikeChicken on May 30, 2006 18:10:04 GMT -5
answering the question. i would probably be in mecahnised infantry division  Infantry, but if I was in Russia, KGB (or NKVD). I am attracted to unlimited power. Of course, I'm Jewish, so....the whole, SS thing probably wouldn't have happened for me. im jewish too, but I act non-biased towards the actual history ( but i still wouldnt be SS) . ive looked into it somewhat, but i just dont understand the purpose of the SS, besides being a completely seprate army under hitler's direct control. What is the basic difference in regular Heer units and SS units? |
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Post by polak on Jun 8, 2006 19:14:34 GMT -5
NKVD was not as good as it was made out to be, unfortunately. Not gonna go into it, though. But still, I'd be Coast Guard. Fools forgot to add that.
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Post by guitarmaster on Dec 4, 2006 22:42:22 GMT -5
Defenetly the paras i mean ya gotta give it to them jumping out of planes and what if there chute doesnt open thats a high risk plus imagine the adrenalin rush.
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Post by Jager.Drü on Dec 4, 2006 22:45:46 GMT -5
Hey, another necro post!
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Post by 2ndranger on Dec 4, 2006 23:53:31 GMT -5
;DSeeing as my family was located throughout all of italy during that time Id probably would of joined the Italian SS. Nothing towards any types of people or thinking Im a much superior being, I probably would of just joined the most organized, most powerful and best equipped force. Oh until mussolini is executed then just surrender.  ;D Schutze |
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Post by spitfire740 on Dec 5, 2006 0:15:29 GMT -5
ah crap I accidently deleted my own post. To summarize, I don't recall the Italian SS committing too many atrocities. The germans forced one concentration camp that I know of (have to double check the name of the camp) but Italians weren't too enthusiastic about the camp. I have an account of Italian bombers that attacked Palestine in protection of Jewish settlements. It's an interesting story, but most components of the Italian SS were stationed in Africa, and after the armistace sent off to russia. No real involvment with Jewish exterminations--not that I know of.
EDIT - sorry Frank, we are editing off eachothers posts lol! I got my infor screwed up slightly. The bombings of palestine were to cripple the oil industries supplying The Allies. The Vatican was the safehouse for Jews
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Post by Russian on Dec 5, 2006 18:22:13 GMT -5
The Vatican closed its doors to the Jews I thought! That is what I have read, anyway.
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Post by 2ndranger on Dec 5, 2006 18:31:54 GMT -5
It was that they were SS Just I dont want to say I want to join the SS! Italian SS is more for me.
Schutze
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Post by spitfire740 on Dec 7, 2006 17:29:43 GMT -5
They secretly hid Jews. People criticize Pope Pius for not speaking out, but he saved more Jews by not speaking out against Hitler, than if he did, becuase had he spoken out, Not only him, but everybody in the vatican (all of the jews he was hiding aswell) would have died. I read it in the book, "War in Italy:1943-45" by Richard Lamb.
I agree with the Italian SS, they were a major component of Rommel's Afrika Corps, and I probably would have gone into the SS too, had I been in Italy at the time. I would actually be in America at the time, but hypothetically if I were in italy I would choose SS as well...
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Post by wade on Dec 7, 2006 19:05:38 GMT -5
AIRBORNE BABY!!! I'd want to be a pathfinder because of my super-duper good navigational skills, now if I could only find my house  ... but seriously, I'd want to be a pathfinder. However had I been German I would want to be a Panzergrenader. |
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Post by KippySmi7h on Dec 8, 2006 14:06:57 GMT -5
James bond! Airborne actually but being a secret spy still sounds cool........
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Post by airsoftblitzkrieg on Feb 7, 2007 17:35:22 GMT -5
I was just about to choose infantry, but had to choose the SS there. I always prefer the Elite.
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Post by neidy on Feb 24, 2007 0:17:06 GMT -5
Air Force all the way. Much safer than being on the ground as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by 2ndranger on Feb 24, 2007 0:51:16 GMT -5
Alot of airborne....they werent the only ones in the war...though neither were the SS, but the US airborne is still a little overated.
Schutze
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Post by mauser98k on Feb 24, 2007 2:43:43 GMT -5
Yes, but SS is coming in a very close 2nd. You don't see many guys jumping and screaming for that splinter zeltbahn! Anyways, this is not the place to discuss such matters, so I'll yank my own chain here.  |
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... but seriously, I'd want to be a pathfinder. However had I been German I would want to be a Panzergrenader. 
