Friday, January 13, 2006

Most uncomfortable magazine cover of 2005

I will admit, this is just uncomfortable for SOME but not all. That being said, it did set me back. From the NOV 2005 issue of Die Bundeswehr, the magazine for the German Armed Forces. First of all, I have worked a lot with the modern German military. They are great professionals and on par at least in EVERY way with their American counterparts. Yet, well the images sometimes are, unfortunate.



One would hope that we could get by without nighttime marches by Germans in uniform holding torches. At the Reichstag.



Remember the WWII German uniforms?
Writing on sleave. Check.
Ear-flap helmet. Check.
Collar devices. Check.
Torch marching at night. Check.

Well, at least their present day BDUs don't look like they did 61 years ago. Oops. Nevermind.

Maybe in another 50 years.
BTW, a little bit of historical trivia. The "Dem Deutschen Volke" (To the German People) was made by a German Jewish firm, SA Loevy. The family was killed during WWII.
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5 comments:

  1. Lisbeth21:27

    The torch bearers' parade dates back to the early 1800's as a Prussian army tradition, long before the Nazis. Today's Bundeswehr is an honorable institution and a partner in NATO's mission in Afghanistan. The uniform and formation in front of the Reichstag don't bother me a bit. Did you know that every year on July 20th the German Army commemorates the anniversary of the "July Plot" of 1944 to kill Hitler, led by Claus von Stauffenberg and others Resistance members? German soldiers today pledge to honor that democratic spirit and to uphold the German constitution and the freedom and democracy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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  2. Lisbeth21:33

    BTW, I hope you'll visit my blog, "World War II...with a German accent" at www.lisbetheng.blogspot.com and my website at www.lisbetheng.com. I'd love to chat.

    Vielen Dank! (Oops -- I mean, "Thanks very much!")

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  3. Anonymous19:55

    the way I see it: no swastikas, no anti-anyone intentions, etc. so let them retain some of their history as long as it stays clean and doesn't harm anyone. spain had its own anti-semitic episode: the inquisition, and they keep their history

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  4. Anonymous19:55

    the way I see it: no swastikas, no anti-anyone intentions, etc. so let them retain some of their history as long as it stays clean and doesn't harm anyone. spain had its own anti-semitic episode: the inquisition, and they keep their history

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  5. Anonymous19:56

    the way I see it: no swastikas, no anti-anyone intentions, etc. so let them retain some of their history as long as it stays clean and doesn't harm anyone. spain had its own anti-semitic episode: the inquisition, and they keep their history

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