Warts 'n' all
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I'm not sure of arrangements for train transport by the German's, whether the tank crews would have been in a passenger carriage, or on a completely different train altogether. I know von Rosen's tank got taken out in an attack by Thunderbolts. I'd interested to know how he survived the journey.
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6 hours ago, Erwin said:
Surely you don't mean "artificial, ersatz, fake, brown, smelly and gelatinous"?
Hahahaha... I threw it up and you knocked it out of the ground.
Although I was thinking more along the lines of "You either love it or you hate it".
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40 minutes ago, weapon2010 said:
One golden rule of thumb I've learned and live by is this , "You can't trust trees!". Or any foliage for that matter, all foliage is squirrely and unpredictable when spotting is concerned.
Or, as John Otway put it. "Bewars of the flowers, cuz I'm sure they're gonna get you yeah".
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1 hour ago, umlaut said:
So no, I wasn´t offended by Warts´ post – I laughed. But perhaps I´d have frowned bit, if I hadn´t been familiar with him and his sikh sense of humour. He is, after all, a subject of our former western colonies.
Umloud
In my younger days I did rub shoulders with Sikhs on anti-Nazi demos, and was glad to have them on my side. Regarding my sense of humour, well it's a bit like Marmite (you have to be a Limey to get that one).
As for being a subject of your great empire, my dad's family didn't get here until the 1500's, and my mum's not until the 1930s, so I missed out on that one. But, my two nephews did have a band called King Knut with a couple of their mates. Meanwhile I hope that you are staying safe and well on your side of the Dogger Bank.
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More great story telling. Thanks Mac.
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I've used up my allocation of "Likes" for today. So both Bootie and Umlaut will have to take it is read that I've given them some.
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7 hours ago, MikeyD said:
Not VW but Opel Kadet. A much more influential design than VW ever was. Here's a pict of one in Berlin.
Oh, thanks for that. My mum had a "Kadet" of a totally different design in the 1970s. I didn't know that Opel had used the name previously.
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There seems to be some debate on whether speed has any influence on the possibility of bogging. So it is best to try it for yourself.
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1 hour ago, Hapless said:
Loving those wrecked Volkswagens too.
I don't think they are VWs. There were only a handful produced pre-war. During the war itself the chassis was used for the Kubelwagen. If anyone knows what we are seeing in the screenshot please tell us.
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1 hour ago, Falaise said:
wikki answered all of our questions !!!
the photo was taken by Robert Doisneau one of the greatest French photographer
known in particular for this photo
which was undoubtedly the most common poster in the French student room at the end of the 80's
I'd like to pretend that I first saw this at an exhibition. But, I didn't. The first time I saw it was on the front cover of a Tracey Thorn single.
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4 hours ago, Wicky said:
King Tiger tanks of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 having just been transported by rail from Mailly-le-Camp and de-trained at Gare de l'Est, Paris can be are seen turning from Rue d'Aubervilliers into Boulevard de la Villette on their way to Mantes-la-Jolie
'In August 1944, German Tiger II tanks of 503rd Panzer leaving Paris for the Normandy front.'
Oh well done, Wicky. I got the right Metro station, but the wrong end of it. A mistake I wouldn't have made if I'd been able to read the street sign. Just in case people think we make this rubbish up here is a view from inside the modern station...
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I enjoyed Steve's little Scandinavian skit. It reminds of the time I got decidedly drunk on John Martin's Guinness with a member of Swedish Rock Against Racism in a bar on the Rue St.Denis. He was the personal manager of 1/4 of a popular beat combo, and consumed rather a large amount of snuff. Ah, we were all so much younger then.
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1 hour ago, Bud Backer said:
Umlaut gave it a “like.”
I hadn't checked that. But I had hoped that he would. He has always struck as a nice bloke, and he has does some great work with his mods.
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1 hour ago, mjkerner said:
Well, it never occurred to me that there was anything insulting about it; I thought it was just good-natured ribbing. My chums and I do that type of stuff all the time. But I guess it's umlaut call.
Thank you.
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I'll be humming it badly for the rest of the afternoon.
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15 minutes ago, Falaise said:
i don't understand 111 kompagnie there is only 3 compagnie in 503 !!
Sometimes they are written as 1. 11. 111. instead 1 2 3, sorry for the confusion.
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8 minutes ago, Lethaface said:
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Classic track. Takes me back to the days when I was getting my head kicked in by neo-nazis.
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22 minutes ago, Lethaface said:
Ik dacht dat je de ignore optie gebruikte
Laat het gewoon gaan zou ik zeggen, tenzij je graag jullie haat-liefde verhouding etaleert voor ons allemaal
Feel free to post in any language you wish. I'm sure that if @umlaut was offended by my post he would let me know.
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That is somewhat confusing as my search threw up the name 503.
It is probably just a typo but Goodwood began on 18th July. And whilst I cannot find any record of 1. or 11. Kompanies being withdrawn from the front, 111. Kompanie did go back to Marly and did attempt to return via Paris.
That however doesn't mean that these KT's have to be from 111. Kompanie. And hopefully John Kettler will be able to furnish us with more info as to where he found the picture, and it's original caption the next time he is on.
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6 minutes ago, Pete Wenman said:
Ah, but you typed more, I just copied and pasted !
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Nice one, Pete.
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3 minutes ago, Pete Wenman said:
Stalingrad ([stalinɡʁad]) is a Paris Métro station on the border between the 10th arrondissement and the 19th arrondissement at the intersection of lines 2, 5, and 7, located at the Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad, which is named for the Battle of Stalingrad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalingrad_(Paris_Métro)
Obviously not called that in 1944 though.
I really need to type faster.
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Let's get this bit out of the way first.
Dear Adolf, you keep telling everyone that you are going to put me on your "Ignore" list. PLEASE do so as it will spare other forumites from having to read your tiresome complaints about me. Dank u wel.
Now to those of you who's opinions I care about. @John Kettler has only been able to tell us that the picture was taken in Paris. I haven't been able to find a more detailed caption online. I'm giving Stalingrad as the location because it is a Metro station on the elevated section on the Right Bank, and it stands on one of the few places where the line does such a sharp left hand turn. I don't know it's pre-war name, in the same way that don't know the original name of Bir-Hakeim, a station on the left bank that takes it's name from a WW2 battle. If anyone knows their wartime names please tell us.
The only Kompanie from 503. to be equipped with King Tigers was 111.Kompanie which took delivery of them at Marly-le-Camp in early August. From what I can glean they didn't make it to the front in Normandy, and weren't actually able to make it to the Left Bank at all.
As previously stated the area has undergone extensive modernisation, the building on the left no longer exists, and the flight of stairs have gone. I have tried to find another set of stairs at another station on that are on that alignment but without success. There are mature trees near the station now and one of them matches the young tree in the picture.
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It looks like Stalingrad to me. but I can't read the street sign. And I can't find an exact match for that flight of stairs, bloody modernisation.
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2 hours ago, umlaut said:
"Is that a bulge in your firefly - or are you just happy to see me?"
Given where it was actually taken perhaps "Ging gang goolie" would be more appropriate.
Blind troops
in Combat Mission Fortress Italy
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Warburton's Medium White is £1 a loaf at our local Iceland. So someone is telling you porkies. Although to be honest I was always more of a Bovril on toast man myself. I'm not sure where @umlaut stands on the great Marmite vs Bovril debate, perhaps he'll let us know later.