Comments on: Operation Pastorius

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Anonymousx2 — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:35:12 +0000

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By: Lynne Smith Thor

Lynne Smith Thor — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:45:09 +0000

Ty for your entire article, DI. I shall continue to read ALL the comments after my nap. I was 5 yrs old in June 1942. I wish to share some slight additional info with you. Have tried to contact you on webmaster by e mail.Sorry I am so late arriving on this scene. Still going to try to publish my little story which may ( or not) strengthen the view that there was a more “Quixotic,” less Self serving, element in George’s actions. The Gavel descends more gently, generally, as life progresses, and we humans own up that none of us are ever TRUE HEROES, just tarnished contenders sometimes lucky enough to be in the right place, doing just the right thing at the crucial time. If we do not have the “right” people backing us, we are called “Traitors” at worst, ” Bunglers” at best and never given the benefit of the doubt. I thank you for your straightforward article. Can I get in touch with yow? How? grammalyn

By: Vestal

Vestal — Wed, 07 May 2014 13:12:50 +0000

I wish that I had known about this site a few years ago and to have taken part in the above discourse while it was still alive.

Relating to the various statements for and against America –

In my opinion (as an American) the main problem other peoples have with America is that America as a whole does their absolute best to never akknowledge the atrocities that have been commited by its citizens (public and private) while at the same time standing on a pedestal and proclaiming to be the beacon for the world to come to.

By: lifeson

lifeson — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 02:58:41 +0000

Incredible writing. Wow.

By: SlipperyPete

SlipperyPete — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:56:37 +0000

Awesome article.

By: jonathands

jonathands — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:03:05 +0000

so the lesson we learned: “never try to help the american government”

By: Frank G

Frank G — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:11:08 +0000

Taking in consideration how the FBI was operating in those days, it doesn’t surprise me that
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was more thinking about his own gain.
Here you have a guy who gives up his future (Dasch) and trying to do the right thing,but instead he get’s slashed down because of some guys with big ego’s.
I see this as a black period in civil warfare, and i can’t imagine that this is just a one time thing.
There are probably way more cases that we are not aware about.
But still I love this country and understand also that in that time period lots of people were all stressed about the war, and not thinking rational at some times.
I only hope they learn from the past, great story Christopher .
Thanks, DI

Frank G

By: slyda

slyda — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:14:10 +0000

Its Dasch and Burger who should have been executed – buy their own men…..if there’s one thing I can’t stand its traitors and snitches. And here you all are sticking up for these worms who got their own men killed. The Germans should have picked their men better!

By: ischwarz

ischwarz — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:51:14 +0000

Curious about where the executions of the 6 took place..some accounts say DC jail…other sing sing prison in NY….

By: Mirage_GSM

Mirage_GSM — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:59:15 +0000

[quote]DesScorp (#131) said: “Putnam’s account here paints Dasch in far too heroic a light. By every other account that I’ve read, Dasch was no hero, and didn’t turn his team in for any heroic reasons. He had delusions of grandeur, and was an active (and voluntary) lifetime member of the Nazi party. Dasch turned them in not because of any sympathy for America, but in a temper tantrum as he percieved that the Nazi’s weren’t properly recognizing his genius. Dasch had no great love for America, and in several documented accounts, displayed contempt for America because as an immigrant, he could find only menial jobs.”[/quote]

I wonder: Why should the reasons for the defection of Dasch and Burger be important?
Dasch may or mayn’t have had ulterior motives for defecting (That source is just one of many, and without knowing the guy it would be hard to be sure), but it is a fact that he a) didn’t commit any crimes (If you don’t count illegal immigration via a submarine, but for that the punishment would be a bit excessive even in wartimes…) and b) helped to prevent others from comitting a crime.
So what if he was a boisterous git personally? That’s no reason to be put into jail.