In 1943 while still in seminary, he was drafted at age 16 into the German anti-aircraft corps. Ratzinger then trained in the German infantry, but a subsequent illness precluded him from the usual rigours of military duty. As the Allied front drew closer to his post in 1945, he deserted back to his family's home in Traunstein after his unit had ceased to exist, just as American troops established their headquarters in the Ratzinger household. As a German soldier, he was put in a POW camp but was released a few months later at the end of the War in summer 1945. He reentered the seminary, along with his brother Georg, in November of that year.
In 1943 while still in seminary, he was drafted at age 16 into the German anti-aircraft corps. Ratzinger then trained in the German infantry, but a subsequent illness precluded him from the usual rigours of military duty. As the Allied front drew closer to his post in 1945, he deserted back to his family's home in Traunstein after his unit had ceased to exist, just as American troops established their headquarters in the Ratzinger household. As a German soldier, he was put in a POW camp but was released a few months later at the end of the War in summer 1945. He reentered the seminary, along with his brother Georg, in November of that year.
Really, i wont do shit eh? Ok,,ANd liberal, me? Holy shit you couldnt be more off if you tried. No douchebag i am just pointing out that some are offended and it conjurs up not so good thoughts that word nazi. And that you probably will get the ax for it.
Really, i wont do shit eh? Ok,,ANd liberal, me? Holy shit you couldnt be more off if you tried. No douchebag i am just pointing out that some are offended and it conjurs up not so good thoughts that word nazi. And that you probably will get the ax for it.