10 Fallschirmjäger commandments.

[Macs.]

1. You are the chosen ones of the German Army. You will seek combat and train yourselves to endure any manner of test. To you, the battle shall be fulfillment.



2. Cultivate true comradeship, for by the aid of your comrades you will conquer or die.



3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter may bring you to the grave.



4. Be calm and prudent, strong and resolute. Valour and enthusiasm of an offensive spirit will cause you to prevail in the attack.



5. The most precious thing in the presence of the foe is ammunition. He who shoots uselessly, merely to comfort himself, is a man of straw who merits not the title of Parachutist.



6. Never surrender, to you death or victory must be a point of honour.



7. You can triumph only if your weapons are good. See to it that you submit yourself to this law - first my weapon and then myself.



8. You must grasp the full purpose of every enterprise, so that if your leader is killed you can fullfil it.



9. Against an open foe, fight with chivalry, but to a guerilla, extend no quarter.



10. Keep your eyes wide open. Tune yourself to the top most pitch. Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel and so you shall be the German warrior incarnate.

[apm]

3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter may bring you to the grave.

rofli guess the first women in the dso have to chatter a lot about this...






10. Keep your eyes wide open. Tune yourself to the top most pitch. Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel and so you shall be the German warrior incarnate.



"hard as krupp steel"...a nice phrase. probably as old as the first date of krupp producing weapons for the german military.

[Frutzel]

damn that sounds ****ing badass :) thank you

[Anthony91]

That was an awesome read. Thanks Macs :D

[DevilDogHopeful]

That's awesome.

The third one made me laugh.

[Karo]

Maybe somebody should mention that these commandments are from WWII, and afaik today forbidden in the Bundeswehr..

[Hippo]

badass commandments from badass germans

[Steve Andrews]

First my weapon and then myself.



That phrase was hammered into us during our training.

[D-gin]

8. You must grasp the full purpose of every enterprise, so that if your leader is killed you can fullfil it.


That is one of the best pieces of advice one could ever listen to, Soldier or not.

[socom6]

9. Against an open foe, fight with chivalry, but to a guerilla, extend no quarter.

Amen...

[Argyll]

5. The most precious thing in the presence of the foe is ammunition. He who shoots uselessly, merely to comfort himself, is a man of straw who merits not the title of Parachutist.

This was one of the things our ex SAS guys, religiously preached to us when I was doing CP/PSD stuff, and was on the bulletin board in our villa.

[Laworkerbee]

9. Against an open foe, fight with chivalry, but to a guerilla, extend no quarter.

Amen...

Big fan of that one too woot

[California Joe]

Hitler would have loved this thread.


















p-)

[Kitsune]

But then, isn't there a little Hitler in all of us ?















p-)





(Although, actually, the Fallschirmjäger were part of the German military, and as such not a Nazi organisation).

[Ngati Tumatauenga]

Except for the Waffen SS Fallschirmjäger battalion.

[kawaiku]

Except for the Waffen SS Fallschirmjäger battalion.
Never heard of those guys? Enlighten me

[Karo]

here you go

http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=299

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=46769&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=ssfallschirmj%E4ger&start=0

[kawaiku]

Thanks Karo

[CG51]

3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter may bring you to the grave.

Great find macs! :lol:

[Euroamerican]

Good Job Macs..

I showed these commandments to a hardcore US Marine buddy of mine and he basically said "damn right!"

And I didn't see anything at all that was National Socialist, if anyone is really worried about that. Replace the "hard as Krupp" with something like "Bethlehem" or "US Steel" and change the "German Warrior" to something witha an similar flavor for the US, and I'd say it's right on.

[toki]

10. Keep your eyes wide open. Tune yourself to the top most pitch. Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel and so you shall be the German warrior incarnate.

Wasn't that also the "trademark" of the HJ or the "German boy" in general?

[apm]

i think so...

[Euroamerican]

Wasn't that also the "trademark" of the HJ or the "German boy" in general?

Crap! I haven't read the Hitler Jugend oaths or sayings. If they have that one in their oath, we've got to change Number 10 significantly or else just make it the 9 Commandments of the World's Best Warrior.

[toki]

Crap! I haven't read the Hitler Jugend oaths or sayings. If they have that one in their oath, we've got to change Number 10 significantly or else just make it the 9 Commandments of the World's Best Warrior.

Why calling crap when you don't know it better. It was definitely an educational tool and a well known common saying for german boys in general. "Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel". It was all around at that time. And i don't see why you want to take it out of context now. It's the way it is, you won't change anything. History, you know.

[Kilgor]

Wasn't that also the "trademark" of the HJ or the "German boy" in general?

I think Hitler also used those terms to describe the SA.

[Euroamerican]

Why calling crap when you don't know it better. It was definitely an educational tool and a well known common saying for german boys in general. "Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel". It was all around at that time. And i don't see why you want to take it out of context now. It's the way it is, you won't change anything. History, you know.

Nope. we can't change history. However, I was just expressing my disapppointment upon learning that such a find code of conduct (one that could still be used today by a military organization) has been tainted because of its connection to, or historical usage by, the National Socialists.

You're right though. I need to study up on a subject more before making comments that could be construed as more than just "having fun with the subject".

[toki]

Nope. we can't change history. However, I was just expressing my disapppointment upon learning that such a find code of conduct (one that could still be used today by a military organization) has been tainted because of its connection to, or historical usage by, the National Socialists.

You're right though. I need to study up on a subject more before making comments that could be construed as more than just "having fun with the subject".
No problem mate. No bad blood here, hopefully not in this thread.

[Weasel]

Funny commandments. Thanks for posting. :-P

[helomech]

9. Against an open foe, fight with chivalry, but to a guerilla, extend no quarter.


I definitely liked the list of commandments,but #9 is my favorite.I'm sure all allied forces would subscribe to it....

[Ngati Tumatauenga]

[CENTER][B]I'm sure all allied forces would subscribe to it....

You'd be completely wrong then....