Tankatic Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I was wondering if any of the scenarios will feature the infamous 83rd Panzer Grendadier regiment which was one of the few exclusively gay units to participate in WWII. They were involved in some of the toughest actions on the Eastern Front. Despite their valor Hitler was not fond of them though. In fact he was quoted as saying "Every time I think of this unit my stomach turns." It is said that Soviet and Allied troops were very reluctant to let themselves be captured by the 83rd. The unit was easily recognized by their black leather uniforms but there are also stories of the unit fighting in the nude. Please, no homophobic flame posts. For those interested in learning more my partner Jason wrote an article on the unit which was published in the May 1999 issue of "Honcho" magazine. Jason is also currently serving with an armored unit in Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnersman Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Were their seats cut out of their pants? [ August 05, 2006, 10:07 PM: Message edited by: gunnersman ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 These were the guys with the pink piping on their uniforms, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkel Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Originally posted by gunnersman: Were their seats cut out of their pants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 It is said that Soviet and Allied troops were very reluctant to let themselves be captured by the 83rdlol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeknodathon Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Originally posted by Canuck: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />It is said that Soviet and Allied troops were very reluctant to let themselves be captured by the 83rdlol </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardb Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Originally posted by fytinghellfish: These were the guys with the pink piping on their uniforms, right? Bah.. I was going to use something with pink in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnersman Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Originally posted by Arkel: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by gunnersman: Were their seats cut out of their pants? </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 WOW! I'd like to see the origins of this "fairy" tale. I'm guessing that Wikipedia strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorgTzu Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 You have got to be kidding..what hole did this spam crawl out of. Beware the thought police.."all your homo-flaming are belongs to us", give me a friggin break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 For SO MANY obvious reasons, I am locking this thread up. Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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