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onehandle

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2. My dad was part of the occupying force in the French Zone of Germany, after VG day.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 08:58 AM

Dec 2011

It totally sucked. Little supplies, next to no heat. I still have his lighter fluid fueled hand warmer that my mother sent him. It looks like a silver flask that slips into a thin leather pouch.

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WW2 real time 1939 tweets: today's weather conditions (GAH!) [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2011 OP

And last night here just outside London dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #1

My dad was part of the occupying force in the French Zone of Germany, after VG day. onehandle Dec 2011 #2

Mine was coming up through Italy dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #4

Jon-e brand, I betcha. Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #7

Great-uncle Confusious Dec 2011 #10

Eye opening ,Senators & Congressmen and Presidents should.. orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #3

They screwed that one badly. -30 C is -22 F, not -86 F. nt TheWraith Dec 2011 #5

Good catch. -86 F is virtually unsurvivable without specialized equipment. Abin Sur Dec 2011 #8

Self delete HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #6

My father was there too but not in Finland Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #9

Dec 17, 1944 - Dec 24, 1944 Stainless Dec 2011 #11