Portraits of Romanian Soldiers

Marisel battle were fought Pelaghia Rosu took place in 1849, not 1949.

Sorry, 21 Inf, it is my mistake. Of course I refer at this battle, in 1849. I don't verify the text, and so had happened.

BTW, up from here, you can see a photo of my grandfather, sitting, and his elder brother, my avatar, standing, with his uniform and caporal badge. My avatar is taken from another photo of him.

I must say that my discussion with the Englihman was about the new movie, then, "Saving private Ryan". I told him that this movie is just a fiction for the westerners, but for us, the ones who fought whith all we had, it was the cruel reality.

I must say that my discussion with the Englihman was about the new movie, then, "Saving private Ryan". I told him that this movie is just a fiction for the westerners, but for us, the ones who fought whith all we had, it was the cruel reality.

What do you mean "fiction" for the Westerners?

Tell that to the people of France, Holland, Belgium, Danemark, Norway,

who had to live under Nazi occupation, and the British who had to endure nightly

bombing attacks from the Luftwaffe, and food shortages caused by the Nazi U-boat

"Wolf-Packs" in the Atlantic.

When "Saving Private Ryan" was released there were and still are, many people

alive in "the West" who lived, and fought through those terrible times.

People in the West had to endure the loss of their loved ones, fighting in other parts

of the world such as North Africa, Burma, Indo-China, New Guinea, etc..etc..

People in the West had to endure their homes and lives being irrevocably changed

by World War 2, Romania did not have a monopoly on the suffering by any means.

"Saving Private Ryan" was an attempt to show, a small part of the American effort

on "D-Day" by a fictional Unit.

Kevin in Deva.

You missunderstand me, Kevin.
I refered about the plot of the movie, about 4 brothers from whom 3 were killed and one recovered. This is fiction, as I know, is not based on a true fact. My grandfather was in same situation, but for true, he was retreated. His other 3 brothers were MIA, and just one returned.

Hallo contras,

If I may draw your attention to this WW2 fact:-



Five brothers from the same family, the Sullivan family all serving on the cruiser "Juneau" died when their cruiser was sunk during the battle of Savo Island in 1942.

In order to avoid such future tragedy, the US military put into place regulations restricting the assignment of soldiers from the same family to the same unit.

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq72-1.htm

Some movies do have a basis of trurth, "Saving Private Ryan" was built around the Sullivans brothers, however a film on them:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighting_Sullivans

had been already made how much depends on the director and budget in Hollywood.

To all those killed in war,

May they all +Rest In Peace +

OK, New Connaught Ranger, I do not say anything about it. I undrestand in every corner of the world, during ww2, were many tragedies. My point is that we, Romanians, pay the price of the war no less that any country who now has the budget to make a movie about this.
The tragedy of "Ryan family", or whatever the name could be, is the tragedy of every people who pay is tribute of blood in ww2. And I gave one example, accidental, was one of my grandfather family. I'm sure is not the only, in Romania or in the world, but is important, I think, to say that our people suffer in this period no less that other people.

http://talusa1946.forumculture.net/wwi-wwi...eaza-t10293.htm

If you want to know more about Ion Toba Hatmanu, read Da Giju's book, Zodia capului de mort, Edit Phobos, Bucuresti, 2005.
Here is entire story and many pages of Toba's diary.

ThanX for posting this information. I have posted a link to this article on my Brother-In-Law's Ursulescu Family History web site and hopefully someone will be able to give an answer. Perhaps the Sergent Major was a friend of the family's during that time and is now forgotten by your family. Hopefully though, he won't be forgotten by history, thanx to your posting!

One of my relatives is now looking into this picture of Ursulescu. Hopefully he finds out what he wants to know of him!

ThanX for posting this information. I have posted a link to this article on my Brother-In-Law's Ursulescu Family History web site and hopefully someone will be able to give an answer. Perhaps the Sergent Major was a friend of the family's during that time and is now forgotten by your family. Hopefully though, he won't be forgotten by history, thanx to your posting!

For sure Ursulescu from the pic was a family friend, but unfortunatelly my grandmother who maybe knew him passed away 3 years ago, so any further info is no more available.

http://www.euroinst.ro/titlu.php?id=1068

After the end of WW2, Reg. 95 infanterie antiaeriana Turnu Severin.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1677/p1060859f.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3046/p1060857.jpg

Reg. de infanterie Alexandria 1919

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1720/p1060850s.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8787/p1060852a.jpg

This post has been edited by dan_531983 on October 18, 2010 02:05 pm