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31 December 2020 - US SOLDIER SAVED BY GERMAN DOCTOR IN WW 11

US SOLDIER SAVED BY

GERMAN DOCTOR IN WW 11

G'day folks,

Army doctors often face a conflict between their oath to save all lives and the interest of the camp they belong to.

Luckily for Elmer "Curly" Richardson, an Iowan soldier drafted to the US troops during WWII, the doctor who treated him was a strong believer of the Hippocratic Oath. As the young soldier was on his way to the Battle of the Bulge on the border between Belgium and Germany, their division was ambushed by Nazis, and Richardson was shot and captured.

According to the Des Moines Register, the wounded soldier's life was saved by Ludwig Gruber, the doctor in the enemy camp, despite not being eligible for any medical care, “Elmer should have died. He was an enemy combatant and not entitled to the same care and comfort as a wounded German’, or at least that is what the hospital's commanding officers told Ludwig. Ludwig ignored them. After a week, the US army came to collect the captives, and with the help of Richardson's negotiations, the two parties came to a truce, which ultimately saved many lives on both sides.

The doctor and the American soldier continued corresponding even after the war.

Clancy's comment: Go, Curly.

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20 August 2020 - WORLD WAR 11 TANK FOUND IN ESTONIAN LAKE

WORLD WAR 11 TANK

FOUND IN

ESTONIAN LAKE

G'day folks,

Years ago, a local boy was walking by Lake Kurtna Matasjarv. He noticed tracks leading into the lake, but not coming out anywhere. The lake was too small for boating or anything like that and located in the middle of nowhere. He knew that there was no good reason for those tracks being there which heightened his curiosity.

For two months, he saw air bubbles emerging from this lake. After some investigation, a team started to probe deeper into the mysterious clues surrounding the lake. What they pulled from Lake Kurtna Matasjarv is nothing short of absolutely amazing.

The path, which appeared to have been gouged into the ground, led into the water, and there was no vessel or body in sight. But there were bubbles coming from the bottom of the lake in a steady stream.

After notifying authorities, they decided to take a look at the cause of the air bubbles coming up from the lake. They knew it was big and decided to pull whatever it was out from the mud at the bottom of the lake.

They started pulling this massive thing out at 9:00 am and continued pulling for 8 more hours using some very heavy equipment and giant steel cables. They quickly realized it was a full size military tank, leaving people scratching their heads.