Mark C Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 So the Kaiser hit him with a horses ass? Or maybe a Riding Crop?... but in the Kiser!! confusing career ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 There must be a lot more to the story than that, I think family Legend involved there... big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Now that's a change, getting slapped by a "Willy." Usually it is the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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