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..
Comments (31)
bazza
Fabulous shot Sig those Mountains look beautiful.. but cold lol.. Excellent posting!!
Minda
wow!Very beautiful view sig This is from your country???...excellent capture..
MagikUnicorn
GORGEOUS
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
lyron
Great view!!!
qrud
Fine natural scene in the back.
renecyberdoc
when reading in german i thought of something else naughty me lol. i read only Scheide.
flaviok
Impressionante foto meu amigo, aplausos (5)
nefertiabet
Schönes Foto, da war ich doch auch schon mal, lang ist es her :-)
tennesseecowgirl
What a great photo. I love how you included the tourist taking photos as well.
jayfar
Lovely shot and I have actually been on that railway.
Meisiekind
Wonderful view and a great shot Sig!
debbielove
Now thats a very impressive view indeed Sig! A really great photo opportunity! Stunning mate, well done! Rob
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Sig!
flavia49
superb panorama!!
auntietk
What an imposing view! Wow. Gorgeous scenery, and a fantastic photograph!
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
flora-crassella
schön - die Schweizer Berge! Super Foto!
drifterlee
Gorgeous mountain scene!!!!!
emmecielle
Wonderful view! :)
Richardphotos
what a vista and superb shot
Cosme..D..Churruca
grandiose!
npauling
A lovely alpine view with these super mountains. A lovely capture.
irakika
Very nice view & shot!
DananJaya_Chef
SIGMAWORLD
EXCELLENT!
alessimarco
~Spectacular capture!~
jocko500
very lovely land here
danapommet
Switzerland has the best array of mountains and this is a majestic capture of them. Did you get any shots at the railroad station? Dana
KarmaSong
A gorgeous and familiar view to me that you've immortalized here! Thank God, the majesty of the Mönch, Jungfrau and Eiger has not changed, but the place is now very busy throughout the year, and sometimes packed with Chinese and Japanese tourists, which was not the case when you were there back then.