When I had to do my Military Service twenty-odd years ago I was stationed with the Belgian Army in Germany. Little did I know that I was staying in a Nazi barracks...

I discovered this fact some time ago, when I found a picture on eBay that gave me a déjà vu. The Wehrmacht Heer trucks are parked outside the Softskin Vehicles workshop where I used to work!

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And this is Private Jan, 4th Lancers, winterising a MAN Polycar:

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This is the entrance of the barracks back in the 1930's or 1940's:

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And this is Private Jan, defending King and Country:

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Those were the days!

Jan

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Quite a few Brits did also, including my Late Brother.....

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