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October 9th, 2002, 04:29 PM
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I am thinking about this one... but it's giving me a headache...... 
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October 9th, 2002, 06:59 PM
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I'll give you all a clue, then. 
He was a Kiwi...
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October 10th, 2002, 08:25 PM
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Wild guess - Freyberg, who later became Governor-General of somewhere-or-other?
But if he wrote a book, I've never read it... 
[ 10 October 2002, 03:26 PM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]
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October 11th, 2002, 10:46 AM
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I can see no-one will get this one, so here's the answer:
Brigadier James Hargest.
Hargest was a New Zealander who had fought in WW1 and turned to politics by the 30s. He was in command of a Brigade at Crete and taken POW in the Western Desert. He was sent to a POW Camp in Italy, from where he escaped and made his way to Spain, then into occupied France and back to England. He wrote up his experiences in 'Escape from Campo 12'. Afterwards he became the New Zealand observer in Normandy, and was called back to NZ. He went round to visit friends one last time, when a stary mortar round killed him outright. He is buried in Hottot War Cemetery in Normandy. Quite a man!
Okay, so I'll have to think up an EASIER question this time...
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October 11th, 2002, 05:04 PM
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Dunno how to say this, Sommecourt - I never heard of him ! 
Again, you learn something every day....
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October 12th, 2002, 12:39 AM
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I'm with Martin on that one-I had NEVER heard of him...  -damn ignorance...
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It's interesting isn't it, that many people who contribute here know the inside collar measurement of every Knights Cross winner but don't know the name of the most senior British officer to escape in WW2!
Not a criticism, just an observation!
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October 12th, 2002, 10:21 AM
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Okay, an easier one then!
Given its poor performance against German tanks, what was the name soon given by Soviet tank crews to the M3 Grant/Lee, supplied in great numbers to the USSR before they had enough T34s to go round.
Clue - it relates to the number of crew members.
Not COME ON - I know you can answer this one!!!
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October 12th, 2002, 01:21 PM
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Was it 'Grave For Six Brothers' ( it probably trips off the tongue better in the original Russian ) ?
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October 12th, 2002, 01:32 PM
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It was actually Seven brothers, but that's close enough Martin! Well done!
Back to you then, mon ami...
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October 12th, 2002, 01:43 PM
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Great ! About time for another Mosquito question !
An actual event which has entered RAF mythology.
On 11th July, 1942 six Mosquitoes of 105 Squadron raided Flensburg. Sgt Rowland, flying BIV DK296 brought back an unusual 'souvenir'.
What was it ? 
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October 14th, 2002, 05:04 PM
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Guys, look.. I know the Waffen-SS didn't operate Mosquitoes but I thought some of you could at least have a guess ..... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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October 14th, 2002, 06:05 PM
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Besides part of a telegraph line, they brought back some unwashed laundry.....well it sounded good......wrong huh ? !
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October 14th, 2002, 06:17 PM
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Nice try, Erich ! [img]smile.gif[/img] But no.....
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A seagull or other kind of bird?
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October 14th, 2002, 08:48 PM
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No-o-o ; clue : it was an object that would otherwise be considered immovable !
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October 14th, 2002, 10:45 PM
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Hi Martin, Wasnt it part of a chimney pot?
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October 14th, 2002, 11:17 PM
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He brought back a German War Flag [img]smile.gif[/img] Non? well then, I guess his aircraft got tangled in a clothes line on still on the clothesline was a brazzier (double-barrelled slongshot) that had belonged to Gorings wife. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]
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October 15th, 2002, 06:19 AM
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Steve - well done !
It was indeed a chimneypot.
Flying at (very!) low level, the pilot felt a bump, and ( according to legend ) the chimneypot 'landed in the navigator's lap'.
The Mosquito returned to base with a three-foot hole in the fuselage. I wonder where the chimneypot is now ?
Over to Florida for the next question..... 
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October 15th, 2002, 12:02 PM
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What was the name of the British Navies anti-submarine weapon that fire forward of the ship?
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October 15th, 2002, 12:03 PM
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Wild guess - 'Hedgehog' ?
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October 15th, 2002, 12:08 PM
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I knew that was to easy.
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October 15th, 2002, 03:59 PM
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Sorry, Steve !
OK, another non-Waffen SS question, in two parts.
What was the name of the British photo-interpreter who first 'discovered' the V1 ?
- and where was this person working at the time ?
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