wow, I have certainly learned something new, thanks for letting me see another way we fought war ----- Original Message ----- From: "STUART WOOLLEY" <stuart.woolley1@btinternet.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:37 AM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | They have one on display in Normandy which got stuck up a church steeple and | the Germans shot at it | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "M.G.Fergusson" <fergussons@blueyonder.co.uk> | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:33 PM | Subject: RE: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | | | > This is a true story. The dummies were dropped to confuse the Germans to | > where the real paras were being dropped. They were haring around all over | > the place all night. | > | > Aye | > Malcolm | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Delilah [mailto:diamond6468@mindspring.com] | > Sent: 20 June 2006 17:18 | > To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com | > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | > | > NO, pull up D-Day on google and let the child learn the real story - this | > sounds like a kids prank, teach him what D-Day was all about so he will | > know. | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "sue woelkers" <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> | > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> | > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:11 PM | > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | > | > | > | my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a | > friend. | > | | > | On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies | > behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to | > believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were | > distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and | > took | > out the Germans. | > | | > | Any truth to this story? | > | | > | Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! | > | | > | | > | --------------------------------- | > | Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. | > | | > | | > | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | > | | > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | > | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, | > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. | > Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what | > country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give | > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For | > example: | > | > 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | > | | > | ============================== | > | View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find | > | marriage announcements and more. Learn more: | > | http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx | > | | > | > | > | > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, | > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. | > Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what | > country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give | > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For | > example: | > 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | > | > ============================== | > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx | > | > | > | > | > | > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | > We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country | > your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give | > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For | > example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | > | > ============================== | > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. | > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: | > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx | > | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx |