The Kaiser's croup

[Mark C]

Not necessarily reliable documentation, but I saw this on rootsweb:

"Looking for information on my Great Grandfather. Served in the German Military. We were told by his son that he left the German Military due to being struck with a riding croup by the Kiser. Wondering if anyone knows of records of deserters or just those in the military."

No doubt this fellow was a miserable varlet and deserved it, but which of the two meanings of croup might it have been? The croup that is a "hoarse, brassy cough," or the croup that is "a rump of a beast of burden, especially a horse."

[Chris Boonzaier]

So the Kaiser hit him with a horses ass?

Or maybe a Riding Crop?... but in the Kiser!!

confusing career ;-)

[Chris Boonzaier]

There must be a lot more to the story than that, I think family Legend involved there... big time.

[dond]

Now that's a change, getting slapped by a "Willy." Usually it is the other way around.