civdiv Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Maybe off-topic, but since Stauffenberg sort of started in Africa, here it is. To our German posters, what is Claus von Stauffenberg's legacy today? Is he a hero, a goat, not talked about that much, or something else. Just curious. civdiv 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankibanki Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 He's a hero, there's a street and a school named after him in just about every city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 As well as military barracks, e.g. the barracks in Sigmaringen which were named after him in 1961. He is viewed as a hero today. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankibanki Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Originally posted by Andreas: As well as military barracks, e.g. the barracks in Sigmaringen which were named after him in 1961. He is viewed as a hero today. Did you by any chance serve in Sigmaringen? I was in Immendingen for a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I was in Mengen, 1./LAR 3, then JaboG34 at Fliegerhorst Memmingerberg in Memmingen, Sicherungsstaffel 'S'. Stetten am Kalten Arsch was about as close as I got to Sigmaringen. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankibanki Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 hm, too bad, I know some Fernmelder from Sigmarigen, probably different era anyway Oh yes, trips to Stetten were always looked forward to. I bet you enjoyed yours too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I was in the Luftwaffe. When the weather got too bad for our Herren Offiziere, the 72 hour exercise was stopped and we all went home. On the truck on the way home, I could see French infantry being trucked in, without awnings covering the loading area. If it does not kill you, it makes you stronger, I guess. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Originally posted by Andreas: As well as military barracks, e.g. the barracks in Sigmaringen which were named after him in 1961. He is viewed as a hero today. All the best Andreas At least to those who know his name... I can't remember coming across a school or street with his name. Quick check - there are 50 "Stauffenbergstrasse" on map24.de for Germany. Some of them near "Goerdelerstraße" or "(Geschwister-)Schollstrasse" - so definitely named after him. Gruß Joachim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Kettler Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Andreas, That's their punishment for having the best chow in NATO. Something had to be done to address the disparity! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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