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Message from the author of Until the Eyes Shut. Book is D-Day Tank Hunter I have helped publishing the WW II memoires of (Leutnant) Hans Hoeller, a very close friend of mine. He is now 100 years old. As one of the last living German veterans he fought from 1941-1944 as a tank hunter in North Africa, Normandy, the Falaise Pocket and Eastern France. Hans was in the middle of the firestorm when the Allied Forces landed on 6. June 1944, and I believe, this might be one of the last perspectives shared by a German veteran. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WHJGTBR?tag=arfcom00-20 Disclaimer: I am neither related nor do I have pecuniary interest in the book and I"m not Jeff Bozos either. |
#53 says, "Take 22 mg absorbed Vit C per lb plus 1 gram Chaga daily. Don't forget 2000iu Vit D-3, 30 mg Zinc and 2 mg Cu."
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
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After returning from Africa, Hoeller served in the same division but different regiment than Hans von Luck (Panzer Commander). Hoeller is given command of a self-propelled panzer jager unit. It is composed of three French Somua armored halftracks with the 75 mm Pak 40 mounted on. As the 21st Panzer was whittled down, he finally came under von Luck's command. If you enjoyed von Luck's book, you should read this one to provide corroboration of the events in Normandy and Falaise. Leutnant Hans Hoeller survived the Normandy battles and the Falaise Gap only to be captured by the American equipped French Army. Being a member of the 21st Panzer Div., he had skulls on his uniform and was almost shot by his captor who had shoved a 1911 into his face. He was saved when a French officer spotted the "Afrika" cuff on his sleeve and asked him about his Africa service. Unhesitantly Hoeller mentioned the areas he fought in as well as a few towns in Tunisia along with the barracks (Marshal Foch) that he stayed at when redeployed to Africa following a bout with dystentary. This convinced the officer that he was not SS and his life was spared. Several times though angry French soldiers wanted to kill him and other German prisoners but a French speaking German PoW pleaded with them and their French guard (a NCO) to spare them. They survived. Hoeller went to Oklahoma and sat out the war there. Hoeller mentions an incident in Normandy where one distraut NCO who had orders to execute a French civilian who was possibly a member of the Resistance. Hoeller told the NCO to take him behind a building and send him on the way. The NCO was visibly relieved. Along with other PoWs, Hoeller boarded a Liberty ship going to America. When their voyage was almost over, they saw the American sailors tossing boxes of supplies overboard. This puzzled the Germans and they asked why. The sailors told them that when they got to port, they would receive fresh supplies. The PoWs then realized that unlike Germany, America enjoyed abundance and knew that America could not be defeated. |
#53 says, "Take 22 mg absorbed Vit C per lb plus 1 gram Chaga daily. Don't forget 2000iu Vit D-3, 30 mg Zinc and 2 mg Cu."
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Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
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Got an autographed photo of the author!   Per Anreas Hartzinger, Herr Hoeller is very pleased that his book is being read and is well received by Americans.
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#53 says, "Take 22 mg absorbed Vit C per lb plus 1 gram Chaga daily. Don't forget 2000iu Vit D-3, 30 mg Zinc and 2 mg Cu."
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
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Originally Posted By redleg13a: Which Oklahoma POW camp was he in? He was in Alva, Oklahoma. https://www.alvaok.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Alva%20Public%20Library%7CGenealogy%3E%3EPOW%20Camp Here is a short read on Camp Alva https://www.alvaok.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Alva%20Public%20Library%7CGenealogy%3E%3EPOW%20Camp Here is a link at that same website to newspaper articles on PoWs. One American guard had no idea where he was when they were transporting the prisoners. Everything was blacked out on the train. When the train arrived in Alva, one asked another, "Where the hell is Alva?" When one MP called home and told his mother they were in Oklahoma, she advised him, "Watch the Indians. Don't let them shoot you with bows and arrows."  I think mom watched too many cowboy movies.  https://www.alvaok.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5e84a181c4561/POW%20Articles.pdf BTW, I'm sharing the Alva link with Andreas so he can show it to Hans. |