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post 01/05/07 10:07pm
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Hi everybody. Great to finally get myself registered. I'd like to thank you for having such a good selection of base assault servers and such fine players to kill and be killed by tongue.gif I play on MOB servers most of the time, particulary Tuchola and Broadsword and always have a great time, win, lose or draw. Well, here's a little about myself. I'm 47, not married (been there done that) and have been playing video games since the days of pong. I'm highly competitive, but take losing as a learning experience, although I can get a little heated at times. Well, hey that's enough about me, how about some of you that have kicked my tail or likewise biggrin.gif reply and say hi. I have teamspeak from my TxM days, but never use it anymore. I am going to download ventrillo and get on your channel. I guess I can find the info for logging on off this website hey? Take it easy 4 now, I'm going to go find a game and maybe I'll see u in my x-hairs Oberst Klink


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post 01/06/07 10:54am
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Hey,
Since Oberst is the norwegian word for Colonel I guess you have some scandinavian ancestors...?
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post 01/07/07 11:50pm
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QUOTE(Kleerance @ 01/06/07 10:54am) *

Hey,
Since Oberst is the norwegian word for Colonel I guess you have some scandinavian ancestors...?
Welcome Klink wink.gif



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post 01/08/07 12:09am
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QUOTE(Oberst Klink @ 01/07/07 11:50pm) *

QUOTE(Kleerance @ 01/06/07 10:54am) *

Hey,
Since Oberst is the norwegian word for Colonel I guess you have some scandinavian ancestors...?
Welcome Klink wink.gif


Oberst is actually a German Word. Spelled with a capital, "Oberst" it is a noun and defines the military rank of colonel or group captain. Spelled with a lower case o, or "oberst", it is an adjective, meaning top, topmost, uppermost, highest, chief, head, first, principal, supreme. Both usages derive from the superlative of ober(e) “the upper”, thus “the uppermost”.

As a family name, Oberst is a common in the southwest corner of Germany in the area known as the Black Forest. It is also concentrated in the north central cantons of Switzerland (Aargau & Zurich). Here the Swiss version of Oberst is spelled Obrist. The name first appeared around 1200 to 1300 AD around what is today the German/Swiss boarder area and early forms were Zoberist and Oberist. The name most likely refers to the "tribe that lives the highest in the mountain" or "the family that lives the highest in the village".

Translated as "superior" or "supreme", the rank of Oberst can trace its origins to the Middle Ages where the term most likely described the senior knight on a battlefield. With the founding of professional armies in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, an Oberst became the officer in charge of regiment or battalion-sized formations.

By the eighteenth century, Obersts were typically afforded aides or lieutenants, often called by the title Oberstleutnant. This led to formation of the modern German rank of the same name, translated as Lieutenant Colonel.

Oberst was used in the militaries of Germany and Austria during both World Wars. Oberst was also used as the prefix of the now obsolete SS rank of Oberstgruppenführer. The direct SS equivalent to an Oberst was known as a Standartenführer. A Colonel General during the World Wars was called Generaloberst.

My Great Grandmother came from Germany and her maiden name was Shultz. As for the Klink, I loved Hogans heros as a kid (remember Klink's Sgt. Shultz). Sorry for the long explanation of Oberst, but I couldn't resist.

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Hi welcome to the forums Oberst klink. Where are you from? smile.gif


Hi, Rommel( u Desert Fox) I am from Louisville Kentucky, home of the Louisville Cardinal Orange bowl champs ( our friggin coach signed with the falcons today cussing.gif ). Where u from man?

QUOTE(The-Blind-Norwegian @ 01/06/07 4:43am) *

Welcome to the forums, Klink!
Try Barbarossa some day!
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I've played Barbarossa many times and I love it, but it's often got too many players on.


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