Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
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Comments (45)
clbsmiley
Very Nice!!
shadownet
A beautiful capture!
MagikUnicorn
WOW Sweet scene
Faemike55
Very nice shot! it does look very cold!
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
dragonmuse
Very pretty and serene.
bkhook
Absolutely beautiful...
annie5
Magnificent landscape, super capture! :)
bmac62
Near Oberammmergau Sig? Lovely lake... Like the mountains in the background too! Hope you'll give me a little description of your high speed train excursion...I know you had a three day delay in London...bet that wasn't too tough:-) I will try to catch up with your other postings in the next couple of days.
duncanoooo
Beautiful!
NoelCan
Very pretty...
auntietk
Gorgeous! I love all the shades of blue. This is just beautiful!
lyron
Wonderful place. Great shot!!!
Minda
beautiful shot sig and look very cold..brrrrrr
emmecielle
Splendid scenery!
bazza
Great capture, very nice scenery well done!!
qrud
Very outstanding capture of winter.
casmindo
really nice what a pretty place!
farmerC
Wonderful work and colors.
lucindawind
beautiful winter shot !
debbielove
Bet this is a lovely place in the Summer as well? Looks quite pleasant, if a little on the chilly side in this picture.. Great picture Sig... Rob
Dreamingbee
so wonderful
carlx
Wonderful place and capture, Sig!!!
durleybeachbum
I should like to see this in the summer too!
BertDes
Beautiful winter scene.
drifterlee
Gorgeous winter shot!
Miska7
Very nice scene and lighting! Great shot.
mermaid
what a wonderful winter landscape, Sig, a gorgeous shot!
jascorpio
Great shot and beautiful landscape pic!!!
flora-crassella
wunderschönes "eiskaltes" Foto!!!