"Otto Carius dies at 92" Topic
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| tulsatime | 30 Jan 2015 8:14 a.m. PST |
BERLIN (AP) — Otto Carius, a World War II German panzer ace credited with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, mostly on the Eastern Front, has died at 92.
Carius died at home in western Germany Jan. 24 after a short illness, according to a statement Friday on the website of the Tiger Pharmacy, which he founded in 1956.
He was drafted in 1940 as an infantryman and volunteered for a tank unit, according to his autobiography, "Tigers in the Mud."
Eventually promoted to 1st lieutenant, he was wounded multiple times and received several awards, including the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
In the forward to his book's 2003 edition, Carius defended his service to Nazi Germany, saying combat troops shouldn't be painted with the broad brush of guilt. |
79thPA  | 30 Jan 2015 8:24 a.m. PST |
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| Bill McHarg | 30 Jan 2015 9:11 a.m. PST |
Maybe I am just cranky today, but is there some reeason to ALWAYS point out that someone has already posted something?
Just saying… |
| 79thPA | 30 Jan 2015 9:27 a.m. PST |
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| Who asked this joker | 30 Jan 2015 11:32 a.m. PST |
s there some reeason to ALWAYS point out that someone has already posted something? Actually yes. This thread will undoubtedly be kind of slow since it is already posted. It gives the reader a chance to view the comments in the other thread as well. |
| Bravo Two Zero | 30 Jan 2015 4:23 p.m. PST |
If this is pointed out 90 times and we have multiple threads I feel that for this man and the subject matter any repetition does not matter. I responded to the other thread very late. Certainly others missed it as well. just my tree fiddy JH |
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