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+1. Thread has nosedived in my view. I prefer the original, unpublished pictures of women some of whom were beautiful and some were plain. Referring to them as 'pooches' is a bit low in my view. -
I'd like to remind everybody that this forum is viewable to the entire world. Kindly show a little respect for people that are or were somebody's wife, mother, grandmother or great grandmother.Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.Comment
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Agreed, and of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder...Originally posted by Simon O. View PostComment
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Originally posted by Helden View Post
My apologies. You are right, that was inappropriate to use that term. I did not attend to offend anyone. But I think many will agree that there are very wide standards of beauty being applied here. Somehow I didn't realize that this was a thread limited to pictures in personal collections. That is where I think I got off track (I stumbled across this thread via Tapatalk and didn't pay close attention to the forum context).
The word "beautiful" is what I was keying in on when I posted. I hope folks will not be deterred from continuing to post because of anything I've said or posted here. Again, my apologies.Comment
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Here is another for the thread. Not the best scan but she was a stunner in my view. Taken at the Berliner Funkturm 1941.
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Very lucky guy. I hope they survived the war, had many healthy children, and had a wonderful life together.
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These women are beautiful in my eyes
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Btt!
Colliers "Photographic WWII" published 1944.
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Lets not fight about girls. Something for everyone in this thread. Remember beauty is in the eye of the beerholder. JComment
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Here is a soldier proud of his pinup collection...
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In line with what Simon stated earlier, this thread should be showing respect to the women of all nations who bore a very heavy burden on their hearts when their men left to fight, many never coming home again. In the case of some of the eastern European and central European women that we see in these photos they could have had a fate far worse than anything we would ever wish on our worst enemies. I especially study the facial expressions of the German couples late in the war, the inside trepidation and fear is sometimes hard to hide even when their loved one was right there with them. Keep that in mind before you make a snide remark about beauty. IMO I prefer the natural unmade up beauty of German women than the Hollywood models previously shown, but I would never throw any of these ladies out of my cave.
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+1. Well saidOriginally posted by Bcarver View PostIn line with what Simon stated earlier, this thread should be showing respect to the women of all nations who bore a very heavy burden on their hearts when their men left to fight, many never coming home again. In the case of some of the eastern European and central European women that we see in these photos they could have had a fate far worse than anything we would ever wish on our worst enemies. I especially study the facial expressions of the German couples late in the war, the inside trepidation and fear is sometimes hard to hide even when their loved one was right there with them. Keep that in mind before you make a snide remark about beauty. IMO I prefer the natural unmade up beauty of German women than the Hollywood models previously shown, but I would never throw any of these ladies out of my cave.
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