Things Left Unsaid........

[Kirby]

John Dolibois was one of the recent speakers at a New Speaker Series at Troy, Ohio. Mr. Dolibois was an interrogation officer during WWII. When he arrived at the highly guarded hotel in Luxembourg where high ranking Third Reich prisoners were being held, Hermann Göring, under the misconception that Mr. Dolibois was a welfare officer, approached him and demanded to know what sort of treatment the German prisoners were going to receive. Knowing that such a misconception was to his advantage, he let Goering continue in his mistake of Mr. Dolibois' true identity, and promised the Reichsmarschall he would "get a fair shake".

Apparently, Goering was just as arrogant in captivity as he was during the Reich's heyday. Mr. Dolibois related this incident.

"One time Goering was eating by himself. I happened to be standing just a couple of feet away from him. A German prisoner brought him a plate of stew served on a heavy porcelain dish-no knives, no forks, only spoons. Goering looked at it rather disdainfully and growled, 'Take that slop away. I've fed my dog much better than that back home.'

The German soldier took the plate of stew, stepped back and clicked his heels and, before making an about face, said, 'Reichsmarschall, your dog ate much better than we German soldiers did.'"

Kinda makes you wonder what else that German GI had on his mind.

[John L]

What kind of gripe was that? I can't imagine a German soldier complaining about ersatz bread. All he had to do was find a crosscut saw and saw off a slice. Axle grease worked just fine in place of butter. How could that snip belittle the great (as great as a fattened hog) hero of WW-I and the street fights leading up to WW=II.

[Richard_Schrader]

Kirby;
Great story! Thank you.
Richard

[Mark]

As described by some of his active duty underlings, the Reichsmarschal often seemed more concerned about the state of his makeup or the criminal destruction of the German forests by the Anglo-Americans than he did about the sad state of Luftwaffe affairs. Göring was always quick to offer his view that the cowardice of his officers is what lost the war. German aerial setbacks of course had nothing to do with his fine leadership. The man might have been a success in the first war, but his actions in the second war, both military and personal, seem to define some obvious shortcomings. People from Hitler on down to the most common German could see Göring for what he was, a military leader not up to the task.

Lützow, the spokesman of the fighter pilot mutineers, once stated that the only thing he ever learned from the Reichsmarshal was how to properly eat asparagus.

[Ken Thurston]

What would life be without them?

[Jeremy]

Cool story. Thanx.

[mike_baram]

Quote attributed to Göring:
"Some people say I eat little children for breakfast. That is a lie. I do not eat breakfast."
And let's not forget his expertise as an art "collector".

[Mark]

Ken, please inform us about any of the noble or successful things Göring may have done during his post- WWI days.

Create the Luftwaffe out of thin air? Many of his contemporaries say not so.

Expert strategist? It would seem not.

Overlord of the Jews and untermenschen, not to mention his junior officers?

Treasure collector?

Art critic?

Drug addict?

There is little about the WWI HG to dislike. He was wounded, faced death in battle, and rose to the command of the most prestigious unit in the air force. On the other hand, what is there that can be admired about Göring the Reichsmarschal?

[Ken Thurston]

All I am saying is these pointless anti Göring threads get rather tiresome after awhile.

[Ginger.]

I say old chap steady on.No chap that plays with a model train set could be all bad,what.

[mike_baram]

"I say old chap steady on.No chap that plays with a model train set could be all bad,what."

"Any man that hates dogs and children can't be all bad." - WC Fields.