[Rhodes22-list] Politics - Hitler Youth

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Ben said, "Not to the point, but Farago's book "Patton-Ordeal and Triumph" is
my favorite biography."  No way. Patton would have pissed on Obama by now. 
You know that story about the Rhine.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
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Ben Cittadino wrote:
> 
> Brad;
> 
> Not to the point, but Farago's book "Patton-Ordeal and Triumph" is my
> favorite biography.  I have two first editions of that book.  I don't
> remember the title you mention; was it a follow-up, was it published under
> a different title, or did Farago write two separate Patton books?
> 
> Ben C
> 
> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>> 
>> You've heard the story here before.  The book "Last Days of Patton" by
>> Ladislas Farago mentions a Hans Weindl in the acknowledgments and
>> tells the story of Hans in the first chapter remembering Patton
>> driving through Bad Tolz with the claxon horns blaring.  Bad Tolz was
>> the site of the SS training camp and was headquarters for Patton after
>> WW2 until his death.  Hans (now deceased) was the step-father of my
>> ex-wife and we vacationed every year in Bad Tolz. Hans and I got into
>> a lot of trouble together combining long nights, German beer, and war
>> stories.  His father was Chief of Police of Bad Tolz and when Hans
>> came home from a Hitler Youth meeting in the closing days of the war
>> with an antiquated rifle, his father took away his gun and locked him
>> in the attic until the American tanks rolled into town.  Where was I
>> going with this?  Oh yeah, it is official now.  This thing has morphed
>> into a freaking cult.
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW9b0xr06qA
>> 
>> Brad
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