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04-09-2007, 07:13 PM
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04-09-2007, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Civettone  Of course, hats of to those brave men!!
I was just saying that many (but not all) nicknames were reversed after the war. The allies nicknamed their own units and equipment and after the war translated it to German as if the Germans came up with it. I have my doubts about the German soldiers calling them the Rats of Tobruk as there would not have been communication between the forces. My personal assumption is that the German newspapers/propaganda nicknamed those Australians "Ratten" as they - like you said - were dug in. And I can very well assume that the Australians took pride in what was originally a degrading comment, and used it to boost moral.
On a side-note where there any German units which received nicknames by the allies?
Kris | If you are asking if the Aussies nicknamed the German troops in North Africa. It would possibley be one not being abled to mentioned in polite company and with women and children present hahaha | |
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04-10-2007, 07:52 AM
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the paratroopers of 1.Fallschirmjaeger Division in the ruins of Monte Cassino were known as the "Green Devils". Now I don't know if this was a German nickname or one given by the Allies. Maybe someone can help.
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04-12-2007, 08:32 AM
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Country: | The Green Devils was the nickname for ALL German Fallschirmjäger. Their march song was called "Wir sind die Grüne Teufel". DAL VOLTURNO A CASSINO
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04-19-2007, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by pbfoot I think the PPCLI are that regiment I'm not sure about the prisoners possibly they got the reputation in Ortona. Ortona was a house to house fight that lasted 7 days over Xmas 43 against the 90th Pamzer grenadiers and the and the 1st FSJ paratroopers . They rewrote the Brit manual on house to house clearing. | I do know that the German Paratroopers had a reputation for not surrendering, so its likely that the boys of "little Stalingrad" reputation of "not taking prisoners" might be slightly tainted
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04-20-2007, 07:30 PM
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Country:  | Wasn't the German paras nicknamed The Green Devils? I remember reading it somewhere, but where??
LMFAO! Just read what you've written above......!!!
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