General Giuseppe Molinero (right), the Italian commanding officer of Palermo, surrendering to US General Geoffrey Keyes, 1943
General Giuseppe Molinero (right), the Italian commanding officer of Palermo, surrendering to US General Geoffrey Keyes, 1943
"I'd put my hands up, but I'm talking."
ReplyDeletebravo!
DeleteYou shoulda seen the other guy...
ReplyDeleteGood man, that one.
ReplyDeleteHe'd rather suffer the humiliation of surrender than get his men annihilated.
Italians pulled off some gems- the mini subs hiding in a wreck in plain view of the Brits is kinda classic. Gibrater or Malta IIRC.
DeleteMaybe a squealer’s scar
ReplyDeleteNow, Dat's Eye-Talian!!!!
ReplyDeleteGlasgow smile
ReplyDeleteIn the 1950's there was a Dad in my scout troop who had a scar from the corner of his mouth to his ear, a V shape with pink skin and no beard. The result of a Japanese bayonet in WW II.
ReplyDeleteI have a scar on my forehead from an attack with a scalpel - under local anesthetic to remove a skin cancer. I wanted a z shape but the surgeon would have charged extra so no bragging rights. His needle work on my several visits is impressive but he wont hem my trousers.
DeleteDecades ago when I was on active duty a brand new lieutenant who had a long scar on one side of his face showed up.
DeleteWas a strange dude, in a very creepy way, and the running joke among the lieutenant mafia was that the scar was from where the coat hanger lost its grip.
Many years later I read in the paper that he left the service, became a high school teacher, and was headed to federal prison for kiddie porn. The creepy vibe was accurate. Never did find out what the scar was really about.
that was a "thing"...especially with the German SS guys...many had facial dueling scars as a testament to their manhood...look it up...true story
ReplyDeleteYes, the noblemen sent their kids to college. Many got dueling injuries, but refused treatment to exaggerate the scars. That's why so many German officers had them.
DeleteIt was common among Euro nobility to duel as a sport, and so a lot of them had dueling scars.
ReplyDeleteI saw a Life magazine article from '38--'39 about dueling clubs in Germany, they wore chain mail, and hardened glass goggles, otherwise heads exposed. the object was to gain a wound. I later read in "By the Sword"/Cohen of the practice still being followed.
ReplyDeleteDueling scars.
ReplyDeleteHe lived to be 89 and died in 1975 and is buried in Connellsville,Pennsylvania.
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