Swoff

Swoff · Post by **Swoff** » February 22nd, 2004, 5:29 pm

Hello there rangers...... I live in Norway and have been interested in military life since I was a small boy. Now that I'm old enough I join something called Heimevernet Ungdom it is like the boy scouts only with army discipline, guns and the regular field trips to an army base near by. I'm just 16 so it will be a while until I get drafted by the army, so I guess I'll be hanging around here for a while.

BadMuther · Post by **BadMuther** » February 22nd, 2004, 5:30 pm

Cock fight? and ya picked that because?????

Looon · Post by **Looon** » February 22nd, 2004, 5:32 pm

Norway drafts? Tell us more.

Looon · Post by **Looon** » February 22nd, 2004, 5:33 pm

I forgot to welcome you............welcome to the board.

Swoff · Post by **Swoff** » February 22nd, 2004, 5:40 pm

Sorry about the avatar. It was the only one I could come up with.
Well, in Norway we have drafts because our army is not the largest (Strength after mobilisation: 214,000 men and women). And every yeaar the army drafts 20,000 young men and some women. Out of them there are only 15,000 who get to serve. Those who drop out have these problems:
1.Most of them have taken drugs
2.Some just aren't motivated
3.There are those who can't take a single push up.

Since my familiy has proud military traditions (both of my grand fathers fought in WW2) some of the pressure has been on me. My brother has gotten accepted into the airborne and leaves tomorrow for boot camp.

EDIT: I'm really sorry about it but I pushed the wrong button and posted in the wrong forum. If one of the admin's could be so kind to move this topic over to the one for civilians. (I feel it is more correct even if I'm in a military organization)

EggMcMuffin · Post by **EggMcMuffin** » February 22nd, 2004, 6:17 pm

Welcome, Swoff.

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » February 22nd, 2004, 6:36 pm

Egg Zackly wrote:Welcome, Swoff.

I agree with Egg Zackly,

WELCOME ABOARD SWOFF :D

BadMuther · Post by **BadMuther** » February 22nd, 2004, 6:43 pm

Steadfast wrote:
Egg Zackly wrote:Welcome, Swoff.
I agree with Egg Zackly,

WELCOME ABOARD SWOFF :D

I liked egg salad better...maybe he can be the "Tossed Salad" man next!!

Welcome Swoff.

Bell · Post by **Bell** » February 22nd, 2004, 7:10 pm

Welcome

RLTW
Bell

Looon · Post by **Looon** » February 22nd, 2004, 8:13 pm

wm311 wrote:
Steadfast wrote:
Egg Zackly wrote:Welcome, Swoff.
I agree with Egg Zackly,

WELCOME ABOARD SWOFF :D
I liked egg salad better...maybe he can be the "Tossed Salad" man next!!

Welcome Swoff.

BadMuther · Post by **BadMuther** » February 22nd, 2004, 8:49 pm

Desert Sloth wrote:Welcome Swoff.

I do have a question for you, being a military history buff and all. I know during WWII, there were alot of Norwegian soldiers that fought in the Wehrmacht and/or the German Waffen SS.

Did your grandfathers serve for the allies or for the German forces on the Eastern Front? Please, do not be offended by my question. I find it interesting for I study alot about German warfare in WWII, especially on the Eastern Front and the accolades of the Waffen SS (not to be confused with the Nazi SS stormtroopers who were the strong arm for the Nazi Party).

It would be interesting to kow.

Thanks

Ranger DS
Bco 2/75

DS,

Not to hijack, ( Okay, I am), but give us all a history lesson here. What was the difference between the Armed SS and the Nazi SS...IIRC it had to do with the Nazi party affiliation, correct? please correct me, as I'm sure to make a few mistakes.

In the beginning, the SS were all Nazi party members..as the war progressed soldiers were allowed into the Waffen SS or Armed SS who may not have been party loyalists, correct?

I know among history buffs the Waffen SS were thought of as great soldiers, while the Nazi stormtrooper SS were thought of as the thugs at the concentration camp.

Skool us!

BadMuther · Post by **BadMuther** » February 22nd, 2004, 9:26 pm

Grassseeeasss!

Swoff · Post by **Swoff** » February 23rd, 2004, 4:23 am

Desert Sloth wrote:Welcome Swoff.

I do have a question for you, being a military history buff and all. I know during WWII, there were alot of Norwegian soldiers that fought in the Wehrmacht and/or the German Waffen SS.

Did your grandfathers serve for the allies or for the German forces on the Eastern Front? Please, do not be offended by my question. I find it interesting for I study alot about German warfare in WWII, especially on the Eastern Front and the accolades of the Waffen SS (not to be confused with the Nazi SS stormtroopers who were the strong arm for the Nazi Party).

It would be interesting to kow.

Thanks

Ranger DS
Bco 2/75

I can understand that. Well, my fathers uncle fought with SS-SchijÃ¤ger Bataillon Norwegen (roughly translated:Norwegian SS Ski-Ranger Battalion)...... that means that he fought on the eastern front. One of my mothers uncles fought with the 5th SS Division "Wiking". He died wihle defendig Berlin against Sovjet troops.

Of my grand fathers. One fought with the 3rd Infantry Division (American) and the other was in the NORIC (Norwegian Independent Company)....... that is just some of them. I'll post more information about them when I get back home. I have the Iron Cross 1st Class, got it from my fathers uncle as a gift.

EDIT: this is a great site for information about SS units on the eastern front http://www.axishistory.com/