QuoteSoldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr attend a Great Tattoo parade in Berlin, December 3, 2009. Former Inspector General of the German armed forces Bundeswehr General Wolfgang Schneiderhan and deputy defence minister Peter Wichert have resigned after accusations that the military withheld information about an air strike in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
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I love seeing the German soldiers knowing that they are now good guys. Especially in those helmets.
What does the Afghan shit have to do with it? Is this about that or just a normal thing?
Hide your books. .
And your Jews.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 06, 2009, 02:32:30 AM
What does the Afghan shit have to do with it? Is this about that or just a normal thing?
That's how defense ministers, general inspectors etc. are often said farewell to.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 06, 2009, 02:32:30 AMWhat does the Afghan shit have to do with it?
That's just the reason the general resigned. We had a thread on this a week or two ago.
QuoteIs this about that or just a normal thing?
Yes. It's a military tradition dating back to the renaissance. I think it looks cool. :p
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The honoured person can select some of the music pieces that they'll play. Gerhard Schröder had Frank Sinatra's "My Way" for example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qPjiNPruOA
Sounds funny played by a military band.
Other than that, they'll play some traditional songs.
That is very cool. Thanks for posting those pics.
For those interested in the ritual:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fer_Zapfenstreich
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Hmmm, we've seen that movie before.
But it was in black and white.
did they find ember
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2009, 08:12:20 AM
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Hmmm, we've seen that movie before.
But it was in black and white.
Hmm, a quick gray scale can fix that...
Great Tattoo parade? :huh:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 06, 2009, 10:15:54 AM
Great Tattoo parade? :huh:
Love your statue in Seoul, Yi.
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
Quote from: Slargos on December 06, 2009, 11:41:23 AM
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
It makes everybody uneasy, and for good reason.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2009, 11:53:31 AM
Quote from: Slargos on December 06, 2009, 11:41:23 AM
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
It makes everybody uneasy, and for good reason.
:yes:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2009, 11:53:31 AM
Quote from: Slargos on December 06, 2009, 11:41:23 AM
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
It makes everybody uneasy, and for good reason.
Which is why, normally, you'll have a couple hundred leftist protestors on such occasions.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 06, 2009, 10:15:54 AM
Great Tattoo parade? :huh:
QuoteThe word "Tattoo" is derived from "Doe den tap toe", or just "tap toe" ("toe" is pronounced "too"), the Dutch for "Last orders". Translated literally, it means: "put the tap to", or "close or turn off the tap". The term "Tap-toe" was first encountered by the British Army when stationed in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Cool pictures and tradition. I keep hoping Germany and its military can move on from the past, not feel like the bad guys forever as the nation has certainly tried its hardest to come to terms with the past. Be all the better for all of us.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2009, 11:53:31 AM
Quote from: Slargos on December 06, 2009, 11:41:23 AM
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
It makes everybody uneasy, and for good reason.
Not really. If Germany went crazy, conquered and brutalized Europe, they'd deserve no less.
Especially the Poles.
Quote from: Neil on December 06, 2009, 06:16:30 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2009, 11:53:31 AM
Quote from: Slargos on December 06, 2009, 11:41:23 AM
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
It makes everybody uneasy, and for good reason.
Not really. If Germany went crazy, conquered and brutalized Europe, they'd deserve no less.
They'd need an army that would come out of the barracks once in a while first.
Quote from: Razgovory on December 06, 2009, 07:53:19 PM
Quote from: Neil on December 06, 2009, 06:16:30 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2009, 11:53:31 AM
Quote from: Slargos on December 06, 2009, 11:41:23 AM
There's something about german soldiers marching with torches that makes me slightly uneasy, though it really shouldn't.
It makes everybody uneasy, and for good reason.
Not really. If Germany went crazy, conquered and brutalized Europe, they'd deserve no less.
They'd need an army that would come out of the barracks once in a while first.
They do on weekends.
the last time somebody played with matches at the Reichstag.....