My grandpa being the decorated in 1942 for saving what was left of the cruiser Trento’s crew the, sunk during the allied operation Harpoon. He was a machinist engineer. Later half of his family would sadly be executed by the Germans for harboring fugitives destined to concentration camps.Submitted by LUNA_FOOD t3_z0wnno in OldSchoolCool
thebarkbarkwoof t1_ix7rzpl wrote
Was he a German in the Italian Navy? From what I’ve seen you convey your family appeared full of heroism. Hiding fugitives from concentration camps was every bit as brave as saving crew members from a sinking ship.
LUNA_FOOD OP t1_ix88tfl wrote
That was his sister and her family he wasn’t there when it happened, but don’t worry my other grandpa was notorious for finding every best excuse to skip the war, and he did, I’m not brave at all, I guess I got his blood, but he loved me very much and took great care of me until he was alive, this one in the picture from my mother side I never met, but he was said to be an immense person, crazy strict, and industrious
rayparkersr t1_ix90mkk wrote
Finding every excuse for skipping war is just as brave and a lot more moral than dressing up in a costume and killing foreigners for the rich.
It sounds like you had all kinds of bravery in your family.
coffeekreeper t1_ix9brex wrote
I dont think you know what WW2 was fought over
rayparkersr t1_ix9cyth wrote
It depends which country you fought for.
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