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My FIL once told me he was involved in the capture of Meyer in Germany. He was in the Canadian Army special investigations unit (not sure exactly terminology, but Military police surely). After doing a search I learned that Meyer was taken into custody by American forces, not Canadian. He did mention he was on the aircraft that took Meyer to England, that being quite possible. Also he acquired a P38 with holster that he said was Meyer's. I know where that pistol is, not in Canada. I doubt that it is really Meyer's personal firearm. There is a copy somewhere on the internet with photos of Meyer's "Soldbuch" which all German soldiers carried on them. Any firearm issued to them (officers usually) had the serial number listed. Of course it is certainly possible that firearms were lost and replaced in the field and the S/Ns not recorded.
Too bad he (FIL) is not around to clear this up.
Sample of Soldbuch, notice change of K98 serial number.
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Golf as it should be played - firearms, mortal threats, and ridiculous clothes.
Classify it as man-made hazards:
Hazard (golf)
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A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle, which may be of two types: (1) water hazards such as lakes and rivers; and (2) man-made hazards such as bunkers. The governing body for the game of golf outside the US and Canada, The R&A, say that A "hazard" is any bunker or water hazard.[1] Special rules apply to play balls that fall in a hazard. For example, a player may not touch the ground with their club before playing a ball, not even for a practice swing. A ball in any hazard may be played as it lies without penalty. If it cannot be played from the hazard, the ball may be hit from another location, generally with a penalty of one stroke. The Rules of Golf govern exactly from where the ball may be played outside a hazard. Bunkers (or sand traps) are shallow pits filled with sand and generally incorporating a raised lip or barrier, from which the ball is more difficult to play than from grass.[2]
Hazard (golf)
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A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle, which may be of two types: (1) water hazards such as lakes and rivers; and (2) man-made hazards such as bunkers. The governing body for the game of golf outside the US and Canada, The R&A, say that A "hazard" is any bunker or water hazard.[1] Special rules apply to play balls that fall in a hazard. For example, a player may not touch the ground with their club before playing a ball, not even for a practice swing. A ball in any hazard may be played as it lies without penalty. If it cannot be played from the hazard, the ball may be hit from another location, generally with a penalty of one stroke. The Rules of Golf govern exactly from where the ball may be played outside a hazard. Bunkers (or sand traps) are shallow pits filled with sand and generally incorporating a raised lip or barrier, from which the ball is more difficult to play than from grass.[2]
Richard Flaherty (far right) at 4'9", he was the shortest American to serve in the Vietnam war. He was a captain in the 101st airborne division, he was noted for bravery and got a silver star, 2 purple hearts and bronze stars, 1968.
Hans Philipp with a fox and his war plane Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4.
He claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down, 178 on the Eastern front, 28 on the Western front and on 8 October 1943 and was killed by US forces in Bremen .
He claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down, 178 on the Eastern front, 28 on the Western front and on 8 October 1943 and was killed by US forces in Bremen .
... some of the 'young officers' that he spoke with were as old or older than he was ... most of the Captains and Majors had the France and Germany Star; a few had the Italy Star to go along with it....probably a lot of veterans from that period glossed over facts.
A Canadian soldier from the 4th Armored Brigade escorts a wounded German prisoner, Seegel, April 1945.
Found this caption on Legion Magazine (link below)
A Wehrmacht soldier is taken prisoner during a German counterattack on the Canadian Armoured Division in Sogel, Germany, on April 10, 1945. More than 2.8 million German soldiers surrendered between D-Day and VE-Day.
This picture, and many more, here:
legionmagazine.com/en/2020/05/survivors-in-turmoil/
A Soviet tankman leads a disguised German soldier out of the basement of a house. In the hands of a tanker is a Sudaev submachine gun (PPS). The fighter on the right is wearing a Lend-Lease American B-3 flight jacket and German flight pants.
