Comments on: Staudegger’s Run

By: Zinegata

Zinegata — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:01:58 +0000

I file this under “uverified most likely untrue”. While there were major Soviet counter-attacks on Jul 8 against the SS spearheads, a lone Tiger doesn’t actually survive very long taking hit after hit from enemy armor. People forget that Wittman’s tank only took a handful of hits – often engaging enemy tanks singly in street fighting – at Villers Bocage, and that handful of hits was enough to KO his Tiger.

Far more likely is the usual story – it was Staudgger’s battalion which did the rescue, but they creditted it all to Franz for propaganda purposes.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:20:49 +0000

Strictly speaking those were Stalin’s own policies that had preciously little to do with the actual ideology, you know. And how about you shut up and go read up on what exactly Generalplan Ost contained? Uncle Joe looks pretty amiable and harmless in comparision.

By: L0rd_0f_War

L0rd_0f_War — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 09:02:39 +0000

Nice war story. I suppose war has a way to make people do crazy/brave things. I do feel sorry for the poor unsuspecting men in those T34s, probably taking a nap when a grenade inside their tank tore them to pieces.

By: Arian Groznica

Arian Groznica — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:57:24 +0000

Really nice story. It shows that each army had it’s brave (unsung) heroes. Although he was a little reckless he really had some really cool nerves, and a big pair of balls ;)

By: OOPMan

OOPMan — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 07:27:05 +0000

Flowery writing style. Meh.

By: Ena

Ena — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 06:31:45 +0000

yeah, because getting shot down or send into gulags never where considered communism rules… wake up!
In a war, there is never a “better” side…

By: Antare

Antare — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:59:20 +0000

Franz Staudegger was born on 12.2.1923 in Austria as one of four sons of a PUB PWNER.

That explains the pwnage, it runs in his genes.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:38:56 +0000

It also tends to be a whole lot more unintentionally hilarious.

By: PZ

PZ — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:11:44 +0000

Indeed…

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:09:40 +0000

Considering their grand agenda didn’t involve the extirpation of couple’a hundred million people for some (factually unnecessary) Lebensraum? Yeah, it actually would be.