Sarajevo 1941- German occupation - Ilijas

[Synapsid]

[Synapsid]

Is there any Balkan member have stories that relate to their great/grandparent experience of world war 2? Are there German members on TA who have Grandfather's who served in that region of Europe during WW2?

[Blondie]

My ancestors have never been in Balkans, only in Eastern Fornt.

[Synapsid]

My ancestors have never been in Balkans, only in Eastern Fornt.

Did the tell you about the situation in the eastern front?

[Blondie]

Did the tell you about the situation in the eastern front?

He said some story to my grand father, he told it to my father etc.

[Synapsid]

He said some story to my grand father, he told it to my father etc.

which battles in the east did he fought?

[Crn Volk]

Why does an African care about such things?

[Jana]

Is there any Balkan member have stories that relate to their great/grandparent experience of world war 2?

Yes, me. My paternal grandfather was born in Bosnia (half Bosniak half Croat). What interests you exactly?

[Blondie]

which battles in the east did he fought?

Siege of Budapest, Stalingrad, Battle of Kharkov but I don't know exactly other battles, they were in Army Group South as simple soldiers, 3 or 4 people have been in the war (from mother and father side) but only one survived, i will ask my father.

[Synapsid]

Yes, me. My paternal grandfather was born in Bosnia (half Bosniak half Croat). What interests you exactly?

Have a Bosnian serb as a roommate in my university suite. We both have good interest in history, specifically military history (always arguing about WW2 what ifs scenario). He was telling me about the experience of his great grandfather as a partisan. Scary family stories of Wehrmacht half tracks pulling into villages and ethnic feuds. The Balkans is often a ignored area of interest for British ww2 historians/enthusiast.