Message from @sl0vy_^

Discord ID: 485982765615939586


2018-09-03 00:42:08 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/483396318111465482/485972733834952705/IMG_20180413_234534261.jpg

2018-09-03 00:48:09 UTC  

@Doomfan98 related to that picture from earlier: That’s Joachim Peiper - given that there is a combat clasp (in bronze) and tank destruction badge, as well as a knights cross with oak leaves, that puts that particular picture as being taken sometime between January 27, 1944 and January 11, 1945

2018-09-03 00:48:39 UTC  

I knew he looked familiar

2018-09-03 00:49:02 UTC  

Thanks for the info, I was stumped on the medals and such

2018-09-03 00:49:40 UTC  

No problem, I enjoy digging up that kind of stuff

2018-09-03 00:49:59 UTC  

Though, can’t really do that with the enlisted people most of the time

2018-09-03 00:50:23 UTC  

Lucky that he was the equivalent to a major

2018-09-03 00:52:17 UTC  

German stuff has always fascinated me, I'm currently learning all the ranks rn (or trying to)

2018-09-03 00:53:31 UTC  

There’s too many ranks for Germany overall, since each branch had their own completely unique ranks

2018-09-03 00:56:47 UTC  

Yeah that's very true, I'm focusing on SS ranks rn. So Joachim was a Sturmbannführer yeah?

2018-09-03 00:59:09 UTC  

I used to have a chart saved with the SS ranks

2018-09-03 01:01:01 UTC  

I find it regrettable that I cannot dig it up for you

2018-09-03 01:01:03 UTC  

Peiper lead a Kampfgruppe IIRC

2018-09-03 01:01:54 UTC  

God I wish that were me

2018-09-03 01:04:57 UTC  

Wait, when was he promoted to Standartenführer?

2018-09-03 01:05:00 UTC  

At the time of that picture, yes, he was a Sturmbannführer

2018-09-03 01:05:20 UTC  

Probably shortly after receiving the Swords on his Knights Cross

2018-09-03 01:06:47 UTC  

That's pretty cool

2018-09-03 01:08:16 UTC  

I mean
My grandfather had oak leaves, swords and diamonds on his :^)

2018-09-03 01:18:26 UTC  

Who did he serve with?

2018-09-03 01:22:00 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/483396318111465482/485982765615939584/nova-automatska-puska-1024x731.jpg

2018-09-03 01:23:18 UTC  

Who as in what unit?

2018-09-03 01:24:19 UTC  

He was in the 7th Panzer Division - I don’t remember the regiment he was part of within the division though

2018-09-03 01:27:31 UTC  

I meant what branch of the Reich like SS or Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe etc. That's cool as heck

2018-09-03 01:28:21 UTC  

Ew germans

2018-09-03 01:28:26 UTC  

>the 7th

2018-09-03 01:28:27 UTC  

Yo

2018-09-03 01:38:22 UTC  

He was Heer, obvious from the unit.

2018-09-03 01:39:07 UTC  

The 7th Panzer Division was kinda overrated post war, basically just another unit out of hundreds

2018-09-03 01:39:47 UTC  

That’s not strictly true

2018-09-03 01:39:58 UTC  

Early war successes can’t be ignored

2018-09-03 01:41:09 UTC  

>France and Belgium

2018-09-03 01:41:25 UTC  

Like they really put up that much of a fight

2018-09-03 01:41:58 UTC  

Belgium true

2018-09-03 01:42:10 UTC  

France, well, blame the politicians and leaders

2018-09-03 01:42:17 UTC  

The troops fought for every inch

2018-09-03 01:42:47 UTC  

“Fought”

2018-09-03 01:42:49 UTC  

Not to mention had arguably better armor

2018-09-03 01:43:03 UTC  

>radio

2018-09-03 01:44:01 UTC  

You fuckin goon

2018-09-03 01:44:05 UTC  

>one man turrets