Heritage Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Yikes! I've been off-line for a few days, and now I see everyone has already started playing!Madcat, I don't want to jump in until you give me the okay - I also realize I forgot to add Linguistics- 1(German) to my sheet. Any other last minute changes you need me to make? I'm going to PM you with an idea I had for a Gadget I can actually use, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 On women in the armed forces during WW2..(dunno if you knew this or not Prof, playing FutureCap, but you actually had me wondering)http://www.soldat.com/soldat_rotekreuz_helferin.htm"Kirche, Kindern, und Kuche"No women in the German armed forces...'course I read in some forum post elsewhere that there were some women in non frontline military duty (like artillery and such) but it didn't cite any sources or anything. Americans had the Womens Army Corps (WAC) but that was also limited to non-combat positions:http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/wac/wac.htmOnly WW2 fighting women I saw (there might be more since I was only looking for German fighting women) were soviet women. From patriot gunmen to flying aces:http://pratt.edu/~rsilva/index.htmAnyway, its logical for Cassie to try to pass herself off as a man if she's to walk in an armed german patrol...as for our jump going unnoticed...well..lets hope there's a plan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooho Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Hey, ezekiel, you got the exact same website I ran into during my research. I'm guessing it's just in character though, huh, ProfPotts? ::wink lol, I'm still trying to figure out how to respond to the questions though. ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 I'm pretty sure there were women in the German military, & there were definately women in the SS - not combat troops, but admin' & similar roles (for the most part). No one's yet told us that we're meant to be front-line troops or anything, which was the point that the Cap' was really making. If we were infiltrating a town or a headquarters or something similar, then it'd be slightly insane to issue Cassie a male uniform when she could pass for a female officer with ease. The only reason to issue her with a male uniform would seem to be if we're expected to drop into a front-line combat situation (in which we're likely to be shot by our own side if we're not careful), or something similar.The point about wearing uniforms when parachuting behind enemy lines is actually correct - spies wore military uniforms of their own side, not a 'disguise', when making the actual drop, because there was a high risk of being spotted & captured (or the enemy finding out about the operation beforehand & being ready for you to drop in) & if you were in your own uniform you had to be teated as a POW. If you were caught in a 'disguise' of any kind, then you were treated as a spy & had no rights. Being questioned then placed in a POW camp wasn't nice, but it was a Hell of a lot better than being tortured & executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Just done some checking: Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of the Soviet Union) started on June 22nd 1941, so I guess we're now in September 1941, right? Events this month include the compulsory wearing of the yellow star by Jews living in German becoming law on September 1st (along with the general deportation of Jews to concentration camps commencing); & Heydrich being appointed Neurath's successor as Protector of Bohemia & Moravia on September 3rd.Actually, I'm not sure how close to actual history madcat82 want's to play things, but I for one had to go & look up what 'Operation Barbarossa' (named after a medieval German emperor nicknamed "Redbeard" apparantly) actually was, & when it occured, so I thought I'd share... ::smile Oh, & there were women serving as concentration camp guards & helping direct the Luftwaffe (i.e. radio operators) at the very least, 'cos I just found references to both those things. In any case, what about Helga on 'Allo 'Allo? ::wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chieftain Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 I wondered when it would be that somebody brought up 'Allo 'Allo. Brilliant series that gives everybody in europe the chance to laugh at bloody foriegners and themselves at the same time.Actualy. I can just see the Charecters as Inspired.Le'Claire - "It is I, Le Claire" with his artifact pair of glasses that have the man of many faces dynamic knackWho's willing to do the others? - ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted February 22, 2004 Author Share Posted February 22, 2004 ::biggrin ::biggrin ::biggrin Sorry for my absence guys, but I have helped my parents move... What can I say, hard labour sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted March 3, 2004 Author Share Posted March 3, 2004 There have been a cut in my internet connection so I wont be able to say anything for a while... atleast not with any regularity. SORRY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Darn! ::crazy Good luck getting reconnected. ::thumbsup I guess in the meantime we'd better 'talk amongst ourselves'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Boredom Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 so should we hold off on any more posts, or just keep chatting until MadCat gets back on?Edit:(oops) the Prof got to it before me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Boredom Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Well, I've got to say that playing a game that you don't really know the rules for is actually quite fun. I truly have no idea what knacks exist other than a very brief overview of the DD knacks (and obviously more info about the one(s) I chose).It definately makes it more fun to see what everyone else can do because I truly am surprised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooho Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 ::biggrin Good. That's the whole point, right? ::tongue We wouldn't want to be...well, boring, now would we? ::wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 "This day and age?" Captain Future gasps"You know too much!"Clasping her throat, Cassie struggles against unseen forces and collapses to the floor...... ::wink ...I think... ::lookaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooho Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 ::nervous "B-b-but..." "Mercy?!?" ::tongueOr is it "Merde"? ::devilangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted March 13, 2004 Author Share Posted March 13, 2004 "A hole opens in the heavens and a light shines down on Tohoos body. She wakes up"Nuff said. Il be online again in two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Boredom Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Il be online again in two weeks. Woohooo!! Let's get ready to kill some Nazi's!!uhm, sorry, got a little too excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Double post deleted for you, Brilyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilyn Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I double-posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooho Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 "A hole opens in the heavens and a light shines down on Tohoos body. She wakes up"Oh, thank God! Phew, that was close. ::wacko I'll be careful from now on. No more knowing ANYTHING. ::tongue Woohooo!! Let's get ready to kill some Nazi's!!NAZI's!! Woohoo, I'll second that. ::rolleyes We're waiting patiently, Madcat. Can't you tell? ::wink ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 I should be up tomorrow if our connection comes online then (as have been promised.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Im sorry everyone, it seems that I wont have a connection after all. Im finishing the lethal experiment series here, as Im not going to get a steady connection for at least four months, sorry everyone. ::nervous ::nervous ::nervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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