My late next door neighbour was an interesting chap by the name of Karl-Heinz Decker.
An ex SS man (12th SS Hitler Youth Panzer Regiment), he was tank crew, holding the rank of Sturmann (equivalent to a Lance Corporal, I think!)
He had a soft spot for the King Tiger and it's ultra reliable Maybach engine. Apparently shooting the turrets off Sherman tanks was his forte
He was captured at Falaise by the Canadians who made him dig his own grave before an officer stopped them from killing him.
Came to Wales as a PoW and did not fancy returning, ended up marrying a local girl and working as a postman.
Completely unrepentant to the last...
Arwyn
