Tobacco pipe smoking and the Fighting Men of the Second World War. From both the Allied and Axis sides.
WWII and Tobacco Pipe Smoking
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When men were truly men. The guy in the fox hole smoking a pipe while fighting? That is one cool cat.
Great pix! Wonder if we could have gotten the various government representatives together over a few bowls if the whole mess could have been avoided. Sure as hell the grunts on the ground for both sides would rather have been smoking at home on the front porch.
Those are some amazing pictures. That they are gathered in one place is even better. Thanks for posting.
I love the images of the RAF, they are definitely doing it in style.
Finnish Resistance during the winter war
German Soldier talking to a Norwegian Officer
German Infantryman on the Russian front
3rd SS Division Totenkopf snipers Russian Front
7th Armoured Division "Desert Rats" Officer
Two British soldiers smoking a pipe after what they have seen somewhere in Italy (Concentration Camp).
Gebirgsjäger enjoying pipes in the Mountains.
More Gebirgsjäger enjoying pipes (apologies for this ones size)
Finnish Resistance during the winter war
German Soldier talking to a Norwegian Officer
German Infantryman on the Russian front
3rd SS Division Totenkopf snipers Russian Front
7th Armoured Division "Desert Rats" Officer
Two British soldiers smoking a pipe after what they have seen somewhere in Italy (Concentration Camp).
Gebirgsjäger enjoying pipes in the Mountains.
More Gebirgsjäger enjoying pipes (apologies for this ones size)
Nice thread Kashmir, I like how you used Oppenheimer as the final pic there.
A few to add...
RAF pilot Douglas Bader, his story is very much worth looking up.
New Zealand Army sergeant
Finnish Army General Kurt Martti Wallenius
Japanese soldier, unknown info?
In 2008, a complete Sturmgeschütz IV was discovered under the bed of Rgilevka River near Grzegorzewo in west part of Poland. It sunk in the river on 19 or 20th January 1945 while crossing it over the ice. It's in almost perfect condition assuming all those years down there. The turret was taken away almost 2 years before the actual body was taken out.
While exploring the contents of vehicle, elements of a body of a mechanic/panzerman were found. Human remains were cared for as well as appropriate legal service was called. Large quantities of personal and weapon gear were also found inside.
A few to add...
RAF pilot Douglas Bader, his story is very much worth looking up.
New Zealand Army sergeant
Finnish Army General Kurt Martti Wallenius
Japanese soldier, unknown info?
In 2008, a complete Sturmgeschütz IV was discovered under the bed of Rgilevka River near Grzegorzewo in west part of Poland. It sunk in the river on 19 or 20th January 1945 while crossing it over the ice. It's in almost perfect condition assuming all those years down there. The turret was taken away almost 2 years before the actual body was taken out.
While exploring the contents of vehicle, elements of a body of a mechanic/panzerman were found. Human remains were cared for as well as appropriate legal service was called. Large quantities of personal and weapon gear were also found inside.
Yes, thanks gents, for contributing. Outstanding photos, and background captions, as well. This period of history has long held my attention. Pipes and tobacco provided the simple pleasures of home for the men in the field, lending whatever measure of solace to those forced to face the unthinkable.
I had no idea General George (Patton) was a pipe smoker -- be darned. So many of these guys were
living right on the edge. They needed any cheer they could corner. My dad was a minesweeper skipper
during World War II, chain smoking a pipe, always Granger as his tobacco. To maintain the family "dynasty,"
I signed on for a minesweeper, as a lowly radioman not an officer, during the Vietnam War. Wooden ships,
and men of steel, and all that. A few cigars for me at the time, no pipes; in retrospect, it would have been
fun to pull out a briar when "the smoking lamp was lit."
living right on the edge. They needed any cheer they could corner. My dad was a minesweeper skipper
during World War II, chain smoking a pipe, always Granger as his tobacco. To maintain the family "dynasty,"
I signed on for a minesweeper, as a lowly radioman not an officer, during the Vietnam War. Wooden ships,
and men of steel, and all that. A few cigars for me at the time, no pipes; in retrospect, it would have been
fun to pull out a briar when "the smoking lamp was lit."
Notice the billiard is the hands-down favorite in the photos, mostly straight billiards. A straight
billiard was always my dad's thing. He didn't rotate. He'd smoke them daily, all day, until the
pipe split, and then start a new one. They lasted a surprisingly long time, usually more than a
year. He did quit cold turkey in his sixties, and lived to be 89 licensed to drive without glasses;
I took him to his final driver's license eye exam, when I was in-town from out-of-state. He was
up and around and alert until about a month before he died.
billiard was always my dad's thing. He didn't rotate. He'd smoke them daily, all day, until the
pipe split, and then start a new one. They lasted a surprisingly long time, usually more than a
year. He did quit cold turkey in his sixties, and lived to be 89 licensed to drive without glasses;
I took him to his final driver's license eye exam, when I was in-town from out-of-state. He was
up and around and alert until about a month before he died.
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MSO489 - Patton was an avid pipe smoker but mainly briars, the large cobb was a gimmick for the photographers and crowd so they could capture the pipe.
Thanks to all for the great pictures, keep them coming,
Cheers,
Thanks to all for the great pictures, keep them coming,
Cheers,
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