I call shenanigans - the photo claiming to be of a Greasley, a British POW, and Himmler wasn't taken in Germany. Those are Soviet Jews. It was taken in Minsk around August 15, 1941, when Himmler visited the Shirokaya Street Ghetto in Minsk and saw Einsatzgruppen B execute 100 Jews. According to Himmler's adjutant Wolff, he threw up when blood and brains soiled that uniform.

In fact the whole story sounds romantic but fishy, I think Greasley would be worried more about food and shelter and not getting worked to death than sneaking out for some fun. It just doesn't make sense.

In addition, the photo is reversed - the uniforms are backwards. Somebody's not doing their research properly.

I saw the picture right before I started reading the story, and immediately the score to The Great Escape started accompaniment in my head.

I like stories of ballsy war heroes. I like stories of ballsy war heroes who are incredible cocks out of spite for the Nazis and a love of women even more.

Hogan's Heroes, you have been put to shame.

doglover: This is the worst boobies link ever.

Yeah, you know, I'm pretty good in bed. But I don't think I'll ever be "I need you so bad I'm willing to risk torture and execution by betraying the Third Reich, smuggling you food and medicine" good.

must have been a real looker back in the day to the ladies

/seriously though if the story is true, this guy does indeed have huge cajones.

MonkeyAngst: Yeah, you know, I'm pretty good in bed. But I don't think I'll ever be "I need you so bad I'm willing to risk torture and execution by betraying the Third Reich, smuggling you food and medicine" good.

I heard she could suck start a Panzer.

Impossible..No one ever escapes from Stalag 13.

He did it all for the nookie. Got it.

Yup. Great read. I submit, many accomplishments have been fueled by the human sex drive. Meanwhile, thousands of rinky-dink fundamentalists are preaching that sex is a dirty, shameful, unhealthy act that should be avoided, suppressed.

This story is totally full of win.

brerrabbit: Some people do it for love of their country, some people do it for the love of their service. This guy had the right idea.

For the service of the love?

I love you...so I'm going to endanger your life so I can get laid.

was this the translator in question?

/love the hogan's heroes references

Pretty good cojones for a hairdresser.

Did it take him 30 years to get over her? He didn't get married until 1975.

I'd rather read that again then go watch Valkyrie.

Go west to get laid, young man.

I wonder if he did any adverts for Horniman tea...

skinink: He did it all for the nookie. Got it.

Do some research beyond the standard references and you would be amazed as to how much of history (virtually all, IMHO) is created by men and women looking for, getting, or refusing nookie.

Example: You know that whole Trojan War thing where an entire city ended up being put to the torch and the inhabitants killed or enslaved? Yeah, started over nookie (though the power jockeys quickly took advantage of the Nookie Outrage to insert their own territorial and imperial ambitions).

Jerseysteve22: Did it take him 30 years to get over her? He didn't get married until 1975.

He escaped a POW camp to get poon. I bet he didn't want to tie himself down.

Seriously, go Power of Love. Between this and the Sagan thread yesterday...

Jerseysteve22: Did it take him 30 years to get over her? He didn't get married until 1975.

According to TFComments, he married in 1945, then remarried in 1975. Sounds like American media aren't the only ones who've been laying off fact-checkers.

Jerseysteve22: Did it take him 30 years to get over her? He didn't get married until 1975.

FTA: "Horace Greasley is survived by his wife and by their son and daughter."
FTA's Comments: "I would like to clarify that my father, Horace Greasley married my mother Kath in 1946 who was also the mother of my brother Stephen. Brenda was his second wife and they had no children of their own. The Telegraph should ensure that the information in Obituaries is accurate before being published." - Lesley Glaze (Greasley)

jfarkinB: Jerseysteve22: Did it take him 30 years to get over her? He didn't get married until 1975.

According to TFComments, he married in 1945, then remarried in 1975. Sounds like American media aren't the only ones who've been laying off fact-checkers.

Didn't see that.. Makes more sense

pipco: Yup. Great read. I submit, many accomplishments have been fueled by the human sex drive. Meanwhile, thousands of rinky-dink fundamentalists are preaching that sex is a dirty, shameful, unhealthy act that should be avoided, suppressed.

Yawn. This is a FUN thread. Please go be politically pedantic somewhere else.

Jerseysteve22: Did it take him 30 years to get over her? He didn't get married until 1975.

Read the comments. Article seems to have been an epic fail or there are great trolls there.

But back to the main topic, this guy and his girlfriend, the risks they took, wow. I guess they just refused to be too scared to do anything.

Except each other.

The real story here is that they have discovered a straight hairdresser.

My hat is off to you Mr Bad-ass motherfarker. Rest in peace

Cool story, but why do they have to keep calling him a hairdresser? "Barber" sounds much more manly.

Homer_J_Fong: Impossible..No one ever escapes from Stalag 13.

Came for this. Leaves satisfied.

(WOW what a story! Thanks subby.)

Himmler pheared teh nipple.

This guy would have been the perfect character to have been added to Hogans Heroes.

Schultze: Colonel Hogan, where is Greasley?
Hogan: Where do you think?
Schultze: I know nothing, nothing!

FunkOut:
Those guys use the power of the sex drive by transforming it into guilt, fear, and neuroses, and then use it to power their churches by the support and money people put out. Subvert a natural instinct, introduce the sin meme, and play on people's fear of something nasty happening after death. Assholes.




Awesome.

Obscure? Add Stalag 17 to your Netflix.

Farewell

and...

Take it easy,Greasley.

bookman: pipco: Yup. Great read. I submit, many accomplishments have been fueled by the human sex drive. Meanwhile, thousands of rinky-dink fundamentalists are preaching that sex is a dirty, shameful, unhealthy act that should be avoided, suppressed.

Yawn. This is a FUN thread. Please go be politically pedantic somewhere else.

Oh THANK YOU Bookman. You are so right. Let's just keep this one fun and throw the tantrum another day.