• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    23
    ·
    1 year ago

    “my grandfather was a war hero. He killed 20 men, then spent the rest of the war in an allied prison camp”

    • dublet@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      26
      ·
      1 year ago

      "My grandad was responsible for 28 downed German planes in WW2.

      Still to this day holds the record as the worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had."

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        "My grandfather destroyed an entire Nazi ammunition and explosives dump in WW2.

        And that was the last time they ever let him smoke on duty."