Post by Fallschrimjaeger on Oct 13, 2008 16:07:35 GMT
Accepted
As I've stated in the Cbox, the ridding of Stahl may only open up another 1st Lt space. The Axis are heavily outweighing the Allied on CO positions; So don't be annoyed that you haven't been able to reach your Captain rank.
I have given you the option of patience to reach it already.
Anyhow, welcome on board - again.
~Danny
I’m planning to kill Stahl in his current thread, so this bloke’s meant to fill his place.
- Strum
Account E-Mail: mg34@hotmail.com
Name: Theodore A. Rheinmetall
Nationality:
Prussian, German
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
500. SS-Fallschrimjaegerbattalion
Character History:
Theodore Adolph Rheinmetall was born in Ladelund, northern Prussia, on the 10th November 1898. His parents were middle class, his father a school headmaster in the Ladeland Technical School. He was had only one other sibling, a brother two years younger than himself.
In 1910, he joined the Imperial Army Cadet Corps, beginning his military career. In 1914, he applied for the Imperial German Army Officer Corps, but was turned down. Twelve months later, and they were offering him double what he would have earned before. He served in the trenches, and in 1917, was transferred to the Strumkorps as a LieutenantBut while fighting during the Michale Offensive in March 1917, he was wounded in the upper arm and was sent to the rear to recover. It was there they discovered his was suffering Combat Stress Reaction, and was sent to a clinic in Berlin. He was deemed fit for service on November 4th 1918, but was not returned to the front because of shortages of trucks. On the 6th, his old unit was destroyed in a large French attack, of which only a handful survived. Not serving the last few days of the war along side the men who he had got so well to know haunted him for the rest of his life.
Rheinmetall became a farmer for the next decade of his life, settling down with a wife, and having three children, two boys and one girl. In 1928, as the German economy was collapsing, Rheinmetall became slowly more interested in politics, as his livestock became nearly worthless, and the family became ever poorer. In 1932, they were forced to move to Berlin, where Rheinmetall could find work which provide well all year round. As a worker, he became more interested with the NSDAP, and in January 1933, he voted for them. He continued to work for another two years, until he decided to volunteer for the SS, more for the fun of it than anything else. Remarkably, he got in, having three years of experience already in armed conflict.
He was given the rank of Hauptstrumführer, his training in assault tactics being valued highly. He served during the invasion of Poland, and during fighting on the Eastern Front, seeing both the winters of 1941 and 1942. During the summer of 1943, he fought along side units of the Airborne, proving himself an able commander of parachute troops. After Operation Oak, and Himmler’s idea of an Airborne SS Battalion, Rheinmetall was transferred and became the SiC of the unit. But after their first jump against Soviet ground units, the CiC took a bullet to his head which removed it clean. Rheinmetall took command.
Military Rank:
Hauptsturmführer
Writing Sample:Sorry it’s not by the guidlines, but I just felt in the mood to write something a bit exciting.
“Gehe! Gehe! Gehe!” The Fallschrimjaeger troops poured from the back of the flimsy transport plane into the darkness, and fell to earth, rolling in mid air, crates of equipment in their wake. Haupstrumführer Rheinmetall stood by the door, watching them disappear as jump master. His own chute hung from his shoulders, but he hadn’t attached the static line. He saw the last man leap into the midnight air, and readied himself for the 150 metre plunge. Outside he could see flak tearing up the sky, planes being hit here and there and turning into flaming wrecks. It was a shocking sight. How many men were dying. He lifted up his karabiner.
A large wave of heat struck the Captain across his face. He turned his head slightly, to see half the cabin missing with a large hole in the roof. The port engine, no wing, was engulfed in flames. Rheinmetall knew he had to jump, before this thing fell into the earth. Then there was an awesome crack. The wing sheered off completely in a ball of flaming wreckage. The whole aircraft began to spin, slowly at first, but it soon picked up speed. Rheinmetall was thrown from side to side, but couldn’t make it to the door. Suddenly the spinning slowed, and the Hauptstrumführer saw why. The front of the plane, including the cockpit had been ripped away, and the aircraft split in two. Now Rheinmetall fell forwards, through the large hole that was open. He swore.
He knew he was dead; that wasn’t hard to calculate. His static line hadn’t been attached to anything, so it wouldn’t deploy unless it received a large jolt. Using all his strength, and ignoring the closing trees, he tugged, and unhooked some of the belt attached by clips to his chute. Finally, he fought his way past the clips, and Rheinmetall was thrown backwards as air punched into his chute. But he barely had the height to slow down let alone steer, and now he was coming straight into a wood.
He hit the upper branches of a tall pine tree, and felt his chute catch the top. He was left dangling in mid air, about ten metres from the ground.
Rheinmetall fumbled for his knife; he was an easy target up here for even the worst of Russian shots. He ripped it from its sheath on his chest, and fought viciously to saw through the cord. It snapped, but then he fell sideways, and a sharp pain caught his armpit as he hung. The Hauptstrumführer took a nervous glance down, and cut through the second string of cord. He fell down backwards, striking the ground hard. His knee and elbow pads had helped to soften some of the pain, but he still ached. Brushing himself down, Rheinmetall reached for the knife which had fallen from his grip.
He must be several kilometres from his DZ. He craned his neck, sheathed his knife, and began walking.
As I've stated in the Cbox, the ridding of Stahl may only open up another 1st Lt space. The Axis are heavily outweighing the Allied on CO positions; So don't be annoyed that you haven't been able to reach your Captain rank.
I have given you the option of patience to reach it already.
Anyhow, welcome on board - again.
~Danny
I’m planning to kill Stahl in his current thread, so this bloke’s meant to fill his place.
- Strum
Account E-Mail: mg34@hotmail.com
Name: Theodore A. Rheinmetall
Nationality:
Prussian, German
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
500. SS-Fallschrimjaegerbattalion
Character History:
Theodore Adolph Rheinmetall was born in Ladelund, northern Prussia, on the 10th November 1898. His parents were middle class, his father a school headmaster in the Ladeland Technical School. He was had only one other sibling, a brother two years younger than himself.
In 1910, he joined the Imperial Army Cadet Corps, beginning his military career. In 1914, he applied for the Imperial German Army Officer Corps, but was turned down. Twelve months later, and they were offering him double what he would have earned before. He served in the trenches, and in 1917, was transferred to the Strumkorps as a LieutenantBut while fighting during the Michale Offensive in March 1917, he was wounded in the upper arm and was sent to the rear to recover. It was there they discovered his was suffering Combat Stress Reaction, and was sent to a clinic in Berlin. He was deemed fit for service on November 4th 1918, but was not returned to the front because of shortages of trucks. On the 6th, his old unit was destroyed in a large French attack, of which only a handful survived. Not serving the last few days of the war along side the men who he had got so well to know haunted him for the rest of his life.
Rheinmetall became a farmer for the next decade of his life, settling down with a wife, and having three children, two boys and one girl. In 1928, as the German economy was collapsing, Rheinmetall became slowly more interested in politics, as his livestock became nearly worthless, and the family became ever poorer. In 1932, they were forced to move to Berlin, where Rheinmetall could find work which provide well all year round. As a worker, he became more interested with the NSDAP, and in January 1933, he voted for them. He continued to work for another two years, until he decided to volunteer for the SS, more for the fun of it than anything else. Remarkably, he got in, having three years of experience already in armed conflict.
He was given the rank of Hauptstrumführer, his training in assault tactics being valued highly. He served during the invasion of Poland, and during fighting on the Eastern Front, seeing both the winters of 1941 and 1942. During the summer of 1943, he fought along side units of the Airborne, proving himself an able commander of parachute troops. After Operation Oak, and Himmler’s idea of an Airborne SS Battalion, Rheinmetall was transferred and became the SiC of the unit. But after their first jump against Soviet ground units, the CiC took a bullet to his head which removed it clean. Rheinmetall took command.
Military Rank:
Hauptsturmführer
Writing Sample:Sorry it’s not by the guidlines, but I just felt in the mood to write something a bit exciting.
“Gehe! Gehe! Gehe!” The Fallschrimjaeger troops poured from the back of the flimsy transport plane into the darkness, and fell to earth, rolling in mid air, crates of equipment in their wake. Haupstrumführer Rheinmetall stood by the door, watching them disappear as jump master. His own chute hung from his shoulders, but he hadn’t attached the static line. He saw the last man leap into the midnight air, and readied himself for the 150 metre plunge. Outside he could see flak tearing up the sky, planes being hit here and there and turning into flaming wrecks. It was a shocking sight. How many men were dying. He lifted up his karabiner.
A large wave of heat struck the Captain across his face. He turned his head slightly, to see half the cabin missing with a large hole in the roof. The port engine, no wing, was engulfed in flames. Rheinmetall knew he had to jump, before this thing fell into the earth. Then there was an awesome crack. The wing sheered off completely in a ball of flaming wreckage. The whole aircraft began to spin, slowly at first, but it soon picked up speed. Rheinmetall was thrown from side to side, but couldn’t make it to the door. Suddenly the spinning slowed, and the Hauptstrumführer saw why. The front of the plane, including the cockpit had been ripped away, and the aircraft split in two. Now Rheinmetall fell forwards, through the large hole that was open. He swore.
He knew he was dead; that wasn’t hard to calculate. His static line hadn’t been attached to anything, so it wouldn’t deploy unless it received a large jolt. Using all his strength, and ignoring the closing trees, he tugged, and unhooked some of the belt attached by clips to his chute. Finally, he fought his way past the clips, and Rheinmetall was thrown backwards as air punched into his chute. But he barely had the height to slow down let alone steer, and now he was coming straight into a wood.
He hit the upper branches of a tall pine tree, and felt his chute catch the top. He was left dangling in mid air, about ten metres from the ground.
Rheinmetall fumbled for his knife; he was an easy target up here for even the worst of Russian shots. He ripped it from its sheath on his chest, and fought viciously to saw through the cord. It snapped, but then he fell sideways, and a sharp pain caught his armpit as he hung. The Hauptstrumführer took a nervous glance down, and cut through the second string of cord. He fell down backwards, striking the ground hard. His knee and elbow pads had helped to soften some of the pain, but he still ached. Brushing himself down, Rheinmetall reached for the knife which had fallen from his grip.
He must be several kilometres from his DZ. He craned his neck, sheathed his knife, and began walking.