I got several emails saying their list-server didn't pass on attachments, in this case, the spectacular PHOTOS of pre-war Hitler's Germany. If that's you and you want to get them, email me and I'll provide. The comments below are from Peter Feldmann, a long-time friend, a great musician (especially mandolin) and country musc promoter (especially bluegrass) -Ed.
On 8/4/2010 12:49 PM, Ed Pearl wrote: > Hi. This powerful display will be a revelation to some, reminder to > others. The photo's often fill the screen, but don't be concerned about > not being able to exit. The final panel says 'click on to exit.' Many > thanks to David McReynolds for passing it on. -Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Feldmann" <pe...@bluegrasswest.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:35 PM Subject: Re: Fw: History Thanks for this. "New" photos of that epoch are always fascinating to me. I was born in Zurich in early '41, and so landed right in the thick of things. My father piloted a Messerschmidt, and I vaguely remember blackout curtains and growing potatoes in our front yard.... The photos are obviously not taken with a Rolliflex (where the format was square rather than rectangular). The are definitely 35mm slides and the obvious culprit would be a Leica, a favorite of many Life photographers and made in Germany. People other than Hitler who figure prominently in the photos include Heinrich Himmler (usually in his black SS uniform, including one with a helmet) and Herman Goering, who can be seen in several, holding his field marshal's baton. Balder Von Shirach, head of the Hitler Youth, can be seen in at least one slide, as well as three prototypes of the early Volkswagen! The rally photos are from the mid-30s, before Hitler launched his war against Poland in '39. There seem to be some photos of a parade commemorating the Munich Putsch of '23 - big haps for the old Nazis. -Peter -- Peter Feldmann BlueGrass West PO Box 614 Los Olivos, CA 93441 USA +1 805 688 9894 // 805 350 3918 (cell) www.BlueGrassWest.com Hi Ed, You are welcome to pass it on - thanks for asking. My father was in the Swiss army air corps, a pilot - lieutenant. Switzerland was the only European country who managed to successfully protect their neutrality by making it too costly for the Germans to invade. We were an armed camp, with every tunnel, bridge, railway and road entrance mined - ready to be exploded within 10 minutes' notice of invasion. Hitler planned it on at least two occasions, but changed his mind at the last minute. The Swiss managed to purchase several dozen Messerschmitts just before the war began, and used them to protect their neutrality. Essentially, this meant refusing the use of Swiss airspace to anyone who attempted to cross it. The Swiss pilots engaged anyone: Germans, Italians, British, French, or American planes, driving them back, shooting them down, or forcing them to land. Several times, bombers dropped their bombs on Swiss territory, either by accident or because they needed to gain altitude to fly across the alps. My father had many stories re. this little-known aspect of the war: only a handful of pilots from his squadron survived. While there were a few pro-Nazi Swiss, most of us despised and ridiculed them. Our German language newspapers were highly-prized and smuggled into Germany, where they became rare glimpses of truthful reporting from the uncensored world "outside". It was a terrible time, of course. For several years, we were completely surrounded by the Nazis, and no one knew what the eventual outcome would be. Allen Dulles, later head of the CIA, set up shop in Bern, operating a spy ring for the USA. One item re. Swiss mentality: In 1989, my father was invited back to Switzerland for a ceremony commemorating the actions of the Swiss army on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war. There, parked on a strip of astroturf, was a Messerschmitt fighter plane. As he approached, he realized that it was *his* plane! I asked him, "Well , did you climb up to see if you could still fit inside?". "Oh No", he responded, "There was a sign there saying, DO NOT TOUCH!". -Peter *** From: MoveOn.org Political Action Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 11:35 AM Subject: Could this really happen? 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