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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 4:54 pm to prplhze2000
Posted on 7/8/14 at 4:54 pm to prplhze2000
French soldiers in Vietnam.
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 4:55 pm to prplhze2000
French paratroopers at Dien Bien Phu.
At first I thought those were American but if you look you'll see a French MAS-36 rifle that gives it away.
At first I thought those were American but if you look you'll see a French MAS-36 rifle that gives it away.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 4:57 pm to prplhze2000
berlin after getting rocked back to the fricking stone age
Posted on 7/8/14 at 4:58 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:27 pm to Darth_Vader
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History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted. What country owns this aircraft? Whats the make, model and country of origin of this aircraft?
That is a Brewster Buffalo and the country is Finland.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 9:39 pm to Spaceman Spiff
didn't last against the zeros at Midway
Posted on 7/8/14 at 9:49 pm to prplhze2000
King Kong
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:11 am to jose canseco
Nope
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:13 am to prplhze2000
Bump for part 2.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:17 am to prplhze2000
Let's crank this bad boy back up.
Who is this?
Bonus: What unit did he belong to at this time and what is significant from a historic standpoint about that unit?
Who is this?
Bonus: What unit did he belong to at this time and what is significant from a historic standpoint about that unit?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:21 am to Darth_Vader
Richenbacher.(sp?)
The Flying Circus
I really have no idea. That's a wild assed guess.
The Flying Circus
I really have no idea. That's a wild assed guess.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:24 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Richenbacher.(sp?)
No
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The Flying Circus
Yes
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:28 am to Darth_Vader
I don't know who it is then. But is that the unit of American volunteers that flew for the French?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:34 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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I don't know who it is then
That's Herman Goering. In late WWI he commanded Jagdgeschwader 1 which was nicknamed the "Flying Circus" due to the colorful paint schemes of it aircraft. The historic significance of this unit was twofold, (1) it was one of the most successful air units of the war on either side and (2) it was commanded by Manfred von Richthofen (The famed Red Baron) before he was killed in action.
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ut is that the unit of American volunteers that flew for the French?
No that was the Lafayette Escadrille.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:34 am to Darth_Vader
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Who is this?
Richthofen?
Dang, didn't even think of him.
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 10:35 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:52 am to Spaceman Spiff
Here's another one....
What's this?
What's this?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:57 am to Darth_Vader
Can't tell you the name of it, but it appears to be a German giant mortar or heavy artillery piece - but the barrel appears to be too short. Also, is that a flak Panzer next to it? Or maybe a supply vehicle using a Panzer body?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:05 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Can't tell you the name of it, but it appears to be a German giant mortar or heavy artillery piece
Correct
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but the barrel appears to be too short
That's because it's a mortar. The picture above is one of 5 giant siege mortars the Germans built during WWI. They were known as Karl-Gerat. They were the largest self propelled weapons deployed in the war.
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Also, is that a flak Panzer next to it? Or maybe a supply vehicle using a Panzer body?
That's actually the support crane that had to stay with it to help load the massive projectile it fired.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:23 am to Darth_Vader
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That's actually the support crane that had to stay with it to help load the massive projectile it fired.
I see that now... well, two out of three aint too bad.
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 11:24 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:33 am to Spaceman Spiff
Alright, name this boat and what is important about her....
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