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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 4:43 pm to MountainTiger
Posted on 7/22/14 at 4:43 pm to MountainTiger
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Close enough. It's actually Flakturm 3 (the Zoo Bunker was Flakturm 1). The building was damaged in the war but what remains still stands today. Note the metal railings below were added later.
Ah. The battle of Berlin has always interested me and the Zoo tower played a key role in that battle.
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 4:50 pm to Darth_Vader
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Here's an obscure vehicle....
Well, it is WWII or shortly thereafter. Since the general layout esembles a German Jagdpanzer but it isn't German, I'll guess it is a British or American tank destroyer based on the Jagdpanzer that never made it to production.
Otherwise I got nothing. I've never seen it before...
Posted on 7/22/14 at 4:53 pm to Darth_Vader
Identify:
1. The location of this grass
2. The historical event that took place on this grass, including year
3. The type(s) of grass
4. Whether this grass is classified as a meadow, grassland, pasture, field, or prairie.
1. The location of this grass
2. The historical event that took place on this grass, including year
3. The type(s) of grass
4. Whether this grass is classified as a meadow, grassland, pasture, field, or prairie.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 4:55 pm to JustGetItRight
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Well, it is WWII or shortly thereafter. Since the general layout esembles a German Jagdpanzer but it isn't German, I'll guess it is a British or American tank destroyer based on the Jagdpanzer that never made it to production.
Otherwise I got nothing. I've never seen it before...
You're all over it. That's an American T28 "super heavy tank". It was developed during WWII for the sole purpose of assaulting positions on the Siegfried Line. It never went into production and they only built 2 of them. I actually got to see one of the two when I was stationed at Ft. Knox back in the 80's. They have (or had) it on display at the entrance to the Patton Museum of Armor.
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This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 7/22/14 at 5:02 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow, that thing is a beast.
I was leaning towards British because the other photo had a Crusaderish look to me.
I was leaning towards British because the other photo had a Crusaderish look to me.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 5:03 pm to Darth_Vader
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Darth_Vader
Not sure if this has been said in here but dang, you are awesome.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 5:12 pm to LCA131
What happened in this building after the war?
Posted on 7/22/14 at 5:38 pm to MountainTiger
Nuremberg trials.
Here is a more recent picture.
Here is a more recent picture.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 5:53 pm to Ace Midnight
Yup.
Who is this general and what did he do that was invaluable to later historians?
Bonus: Of what US magazine did he appear on the cover and in what year?
Who is this general and what did he do that was invaluable to later historians?
Bonus: Of what US magazine did he appear on the cover and in what year?
This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 7/22/14 at 8:46 pm to Darth_Vader
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Hey, at least you learned something.
I have learned a lot more than I thought possible. 
Posted on 7/22/14 at 8:55 pm to MountainTiger
Thats Halder, isn't it? Didn't appear on Time?
Posted on 7/22/14 at 8:55 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Right on both counts. What did he leave behind for historians?
Posted on 7/22/14 at 8:57 pm to MountainTiger
Damn, I know he had a diary but other than that I am drawing a blank.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 9:05 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Yes, the diary is what I was looking for. It was amazingly comprehensive and detailed. When he was cashiered in early 1942 the Nazis lost a great general and historians lost a view into the inner workings of the Wehrmacht. He appeared on the cover of Time Magazine later that year.
Hitler ran him off because he correctly predicted what was about to happen on the Russian front. He had toyed with the idea of overthrowing Hitler even before the war but couldn't bring himself to betray his oath. For this he was later arrested by the Gestapo and spent the war in Flossenburg and Dachau. He died in the '70's if I remember right.
Hitler ran him off because he correctly predicted what was about to happen on the Russian front. He had toyed with the idea of overthrowing Hitler even before the war but couldn't bring himself to betray his oath. For this he was later arrested by the Gestapo and spent the war in Flossenburg and Dachau. He died in the '70's if I remember right.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 9:14 pm to MountainTiger
Thanks for that tidbit. I remember reading about him a while ago. Too bad he didn't go through with it.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 9:18 pm to Darth_Vader
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I just wanted to acknowledge you and all the other obsessed followers I've gained. Your dedication to following me daily shows that I'm far more important to you than you are to me.
Damn, Darth. What are these fools doing?
Posted on 7/22/14 at 9:33 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Thanks for that tidbit. I remember reading about him a while ago. Too bad he didn't go through with it.
Indeed so. Brauchitsch (Halder's commanding officer) is probably the most to blame. After Hitler came to power, the army was probably the only thing in Germany with enough power left to pull it off. Halder and a few other generals had a pretty good plan on a couple of different occasions but Brauchitsch didn't have the nerve to go through with it. I got the sense that none of them really wanted to go against their oaths either. They were old school Prussian generals.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:00 pm to MountainTiger
OK this one's pretty hard. I'll let it go until morning to see if anybody can get it.
What city is this?
What city is this?
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:12 pm to MountainTiger
That is the Cenotaph in London.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:17 pm to OleWar
Easier than I thought.
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