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Tag Archives: Germany
Leaving Germany
With the end of World War II in 1945, the United States, Great Britain, and France took control of western Germany, including the western half of Berlin, which was located deep in the east. The Soviet Union occupied eastern Germany … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Politics, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, family, france, Germany, great britain, Hitler, memories, NATO, soviet union, United States, World War II
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The Fate Of Wee Willie
April 8, 1945, dawned like any other mission day in the closing stages of World War II. The crew of Wee Willie, a B-17G was part of a mission of the Allied forces to launch a barrage of air raids … Continue reading
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Tagged b-17g, Caryn's Thoughts, family, flak, Germany, memories, wee willie, World War II
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POW Christmas
During World War II, POWs taken prisoner by American troops often ended up in the United States, where they were “employed” in camps around the country. The men were often put to work farming and other types of labor that … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged camp dubois, Caryn's Thoughts, Christmas party, family, Germany, letters, memories, pow, World War II
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A Topic Of Much Speculation
On November 19, 1941, a naval engagement took place off the coast of Western Australia between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney, commanded by Captain Joseph Burnett, and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged australia, Caryn's Thoughts, dirk hartog island, family, Germany, hmas sydney, kormoran, memories, sinking, World War II
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Escape from East Berlin
It all happened overnight. The people of East Berlin became prisoners of their government. The government was oppressive, and people wanted to leave. The government could not have that, so walls were put up encircling the city virtually overnight. Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged berlin wall, Caryn's Thoughts, eastern bloc, escape, family, Germany, hot air balloon, memories, prisoners
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The Biggest Army In History
Understandably, the size of the various armies has grown along with human civilization. It is estimated that nearly 28 million armed forces personnel stand at the ready globally in this present day, according to the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Army, Caryn's Thoughts, draft, family, Germany, Japan, memories, peacetime, soviet union, United States, wartime, World War II
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Doing Important Work
I think many people realize the usefulness of a dog as something other than a pet. Over the years, there have been seeing eye dogs, service dogs, and one I hadn’t heard of before…mercy dogs. During World War I, some 50,000 dogs were “employed” by both sides Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged ambulance dogs, britain, Caryn's Thoughts, family, france, Germany, memories, mercy dogs, World War I
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The Importance Of Elbe Day
Sometimes, an event that potentially changed history, ends up getting little or no recognition. Thankfully, the picture that marked the event was taken, or the entire event might never have been noticed in history at all. This particular day is actually a very important day Continue reading
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Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, elbe day, elbe river, family, Germany, memories, soviet union, United States, World War II
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Sleeping Giants
There are some national events that stay in our thoughts and hearts forever. The Pearl Harbor is one of those events. The attack on Pearl Harbor was so destructive and so unexpected that it shocked everyone…well, most everyone anyway. President Franklin D Roosevelt knew that Japan would likely attack, Continue reading
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Tagged attack, Caryn's Thoughts, family, Germany, japanese, memories, pearl harbor, roosevelt, u-boats, World War II
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Oldest Active Gymnast
For most of us, who took gymnastics in school or other training, our school years coming to an end, usually also ends our “gymnastics career,” if it could be called that. There are some gymnasts who continue on in their career or even go on to the Olympics, Continue reading
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Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, family, Germany, guiness world records, gymnastics, johanna quaas, memories, viral, world's oldest active gymnastic, youtube
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