Comments on: The man who didn’t shoot Hitler http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/ Victoria Cross, Military History and stuff. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Eileen http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-3225 Eileen Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:46:26 +0000 http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-3225 Hello Henry Tandey is my great uncle. I never met him as my grandfather Harry Tandy was brought to Canada when he was a teenager and his family was split up. My grandfather and his brother did keep in contact for some time and I herd my grandfather tell me this tale of his brother and Hitler. Grand dad said his brother said if he had any idea who this man was going to be he would have killed him. This is a very interesting event to have in ones family tree. I did not know Henry Tandey but I can tell you that my grand dad was a strong and honorable man. From the sounds of things this may have been in his genes. I do not do much research on things I can only share with you what my grand dad and mother shared with me. All The Best. Eileen Hello
Henry Tandey is my great uncle. I never met him as my grandfather Harry Tandy was brought to Canada when he was a teenager and his family was split up.
My grandfather and his brother did keep in contact for some time and I herd my grandfather tell me this tale of his brother and Hitler. Grand dad said his brother said if he had any idea who this man was going to be he would have killed him.
This is a very interesting event to have in ones family tree. I did not know Henry Tandey but I can tell you that my grand dad was a strong and honorable man. From the sounds of things this may have been in his genes.
I do not do much research on things I can only share with you what my grand dad and mother shared with me.
All The Best.
Eileen

]]> By: OscaR http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-3209 OscaR Tue, 12 May 2009 15:28:42 +0000 http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-3209 he's my hero!!!:):) he’s my hero!!!:):)

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]]> By: breathinghistory http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-17 breathinghistory Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:31:34 +0000 http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-17 Gavin, Apparently Hitler used to carry a cutting from a newspaper about the awarding of the VC to Tandey. It wasn’t until he came to power that he obtained the painting. It is not clear how he made the link between the VC winner and the man who didn’t shoot him. I suspect that a certain amount of German ‘spin’ has taken place. However, Henry Tandey certainly believed it was true and it wrecked his life. He carried the weight of his actions to the grave. Gavin,

Apparently Hitler used to carry a cutting from a newspaper about the awarding of the VC to Tandey. It wasn’t until he came to power that he obtained the painting. It is not clear how he made the link between the VC winner and the man who didn’t shoot him. I suspect that a certain amount of German ‘spin’ has taken place. However, Henry Tandey certainly believed it was true and it wrecked his life. He carried the weight of his actions to the grave.

]]> By: Gavin Robinson http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-16 Gavin Robinson Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:11:47 +0000 http://victoriacross.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-man-who-didn%e2%80%99t-shoot-hitler/#comment-16 That's a fantastic story (in every sense of the word!). I'm just wondering how Hitler could have known the identity of the soldier who didn't shoot him. Maybe if it did happen at Marcoing Tandey would have stood out and it would have been easier to match up the two sides of the story. But if Tandey made a habit of not shooting wounded men that would increase the chances of it just being a coincidence, like clairvoyants who are deliberately vague. That’s a fantastic story (in every sense of the word!). I’m just wondering how Hitler could have known the identity of the soldier who didn’t shoot him. Maybe if it did happen at Marcoing Tandey would have stood out and it would have been easier to match up the two sides of the story. But if Tandey made a habit of not shooting wounded men that would increase the chances of it just being a coincidence, like clairvoyants who are deliberately vague.

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