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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 2:48 pm to unbeWEAVEable
Posted on 7/10/14 at 2:48 pm to unbeWEAVEable
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Message Posted by unbeWEAVEable I mean, it's gotta be a cannon of sorts.
It is. It's known as the V3. It was a stationary cannon meant to hit targets far behind the allied lines, namely London. Each chamber you see had a powder charge that would go off in succession as the projectile moved up the barrel. Each charge would speed up the projectile until it was going at incredible velocity. At least that was the theory. The gun could only fire on a set line. They could adjust the range by adding or removing charges.
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Posted on 7/10/14 at 2:55 pm to Darth_Vader
That was a good one. I was about to suggest it had to do with the V2.
How about this one:
Can you name the battle where this somewhat infamous Asian soldier was captured? Which army did he fight for?
How about this one:
Can you name the battle where this somewhat infamous Asian soldier was captured? Which army did he fight for?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:00 pm to jrodLSUke
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Can you name the battle where this somewhat infamous Asian soldier was captured? Which army did he fight for?
Well the fact he's wearing a Wehrmacht uniform tells me he fought for Germany.
The guy sitting is an American. From the looks of the marking on his helmet, he looks to be a Navy beach master. I'd guess he was captured in Normandy during Operation Overlord. That's about the only place those two would come into contact with each other.
ETA: Got to be Normandy, see the cap the Asian/German soldier is wearing? They did not have those before late 1943.
This post was edited on 7/10/14 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:09 pm to Darth_Vader
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It is. It's known as the V3. It was a stationary cannon meant to hit targets far behind the allied lines, namely London. Each chamber you see had a powder charge that would go off in succession as the projectile moved up the barrel. Each charge would speed up the projectile until it was going at incredible velocity. At least that was the theory. The gun could only fire on a set line. They could adjust the range by adding or removing charges.
Oh yea! Didn't the Allies destroy them before they were operational? Or damage them?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:10 pm to jrodLSUke
Alright... Who is this?
Hint: He and I have something in common.
Hint: He and I have something in common.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:11 pm to unbeWEAVEable
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Oh yea! Didn't the Allies destroy them before they were operational? Or damage them?
I believe they were never operational.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:26 pm to Darth_Vader
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Well the fact he's wearing a Wehrmacht uniform tells me he fought for Germany.
The guy sitting is an American. From the looks of the marking on his helmet, he looks to be a Navy beach master. I'd guess he was captured in Normandy during Operation Overlord
Damn, that's impressive. Here is the rest of the story:
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In 1938, at the age of 18, Yang was in Manchuria when he was conscripted into the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Army to fight against the Soviet Union. During the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, he was captured by the Soviet Red Army. Because of the manpower shortages faced by the Soviets in its fight against Nazi Germany, he and was sent to the European eastern front.
In 1943, he was captured by Wehrmacht soldiers, and was then pressed into fighting for Germany. Yang was sent to Occupied France to fight in a battalion of Soviet prisoners of war known as the "Eastern Battalion", serving in a battalion located on the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, located close to Utah Beach. After the D-Day landings in northern France by the Allied forces, Yang was captured by paratroopers of the United States Army in June 1944.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:30 pm to jrodLSUke
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Damn, that's impressive.
Thanks. I just took bits of the picture I could identify like his uniform and the American's helmet and used them to make an educated guess.
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In 1938, at the age of 18, Yang was in Manchuria when he was conscripted into the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Army to fight against the Soviet Union. During the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, he was captured by the Soviet Red Army. Because of the manpower shortages faced by the Soviets in its fight against Nazi Germany, he and was sent to the European eastern front.
In 1943, he was captured by Wehrmacht soldiers, and was then pressed into fighting for Germany. Yang was sent to Occupied France to fight in a battalion of Soviet prisoners of war known as the "Eastern Battalion", serving in a battalion located on the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, located close to Utah Beach. After the D-Day landings in northern France by the Allied forces, Yang was captured by paratroopers of the United States Army in June 1944.
Damn... He had quite the war!
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:31 pm to Darth_Vader
So no guesses on my man up above?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:39 pm to Darth_Vader
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So no guesses on my man up above?
I'm about to cheat. Isn't Vader Dutch for father? Something along those lines?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:45 pm to Darth_Vader
Michael Wittmann, he was a tank commander. I have a photographic memory and am a history buff.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:46 pm to lsu480
i guess you didn't even notice i was back
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:47 pm to Darth_Vader
This is what I guessed when I cheated with Google:
So, I got it right in that sense.
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The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war
So, I got it right in that sense.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:47 pm to meauxjeaux2
I didn't see you, welcome back! I was gonna text you soon to see if you were alive!
I was gonna text you soon to see if you were alive! Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:48 pm to jrodLSUke
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I'm about to cheat. Isn't Vader Dutch for father? Something along those lines?
I'm not sure about the Dutch thing.
As for the pic, that's Michael Whittman, he was a member of the 1st SS Panzer Div and one of the top tank aces of WWII.
As to what he and I have in common, we were both tankers.
But Whittman was not the top tank ace of WWII, that distinction belongs to Kurt Knispel. To say he was unique is an understatement.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:49 pm to lsu480
BS,,COUGH COUGH,BS I've been in a few threads you were in
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:50 pm to Darth_Vader
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Damn... He had quite the war!
That guy was really good at surrendering.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:50 pm to meauxjeaux2
I swear I was and I haven't noticed, probably because of your avatar!
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:51 pm to Darth_Vader
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As for the pic, that's Michael Whittman, he was a member of the 1st SS Panzer Div and one of the top tank aces of WWII.
As to what he and I have in common, we were both tankers.
Ya.....I already said that.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:52 pm to jrodLSUke
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The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war
Well that distinction would actually belong to this guy....
His name was Hans Rudel. He was a Stuka pilot who excelled in knocking out Soviet tanks. He was good at it even after he lost one of his legs. He is the only man to ever be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
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