1.0Univers Autojaunehttps://universautojaune.com/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vIM5hBhlKV"><a href="https://universautojaune.com/en/2026/02/01/preuve-de-clemence/">Proof of clemency</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://universautojaune.com/en/2026/02/01/preuve-de-clemence/embed/#?secret=vIM5hBhlKV" width="600" height="338" title="“Proof of clemency” — Univers Autojaune" data-secret="vIM5hBhlKV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://universautojaune.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://universautojaune.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Solido-Char-Tigre-I-Afrika-Korps-222.jpg980653As a child, my father gave me the Solido Tiger I tank in its Afrika Korps livery. What a wonderful gift it was. Looking back, I realize how generous my father was in giving me one of the crown jewels of the German army. He was born on September 2, 1939, a date between the Nazi invasion of Poland and the declaration of war against Germany on September 3. As a young boy, he experienced the exodus to his family's home in the Auvergne region. His parents' shop was destroyed during a bombing raid, and his father was taken prisoner, only returning after the Liberation with lasting injuries. He knew the hardships common to children of his generation, including the deprivation—admittedly not a life-or-death situation—of toys. Many children, unfortunately, suffered far more tragic fates. We must always remember this. But the years had passed, the wounds of war had slowly healed, and General de Gaulle had done much for the reconciliation of the two nations. Solido contributed, in its own way, to this work of reconciliation by offering a wide range of German vehicles, as did the Starlux brand in France and Britains and Dinky Toys in Great Britain. It's important to understand these objects in their context. My father never hid the atrocities of the conflict from my brother or me. This didn't stop him from giving me this splendid Tiger I, identical to the one offered this week.