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Dark Alley Dan
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Next war, and the Germans, with plenty of ground to cover going east, get wise to bikes.
Dark Alley Dan
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They may be the favored mode of transport for hipsters these days, but bikes were at one time THE going concern.
Post war, Turkey was pretty open-minded about what they supplied their air force with.
Post war, Turkey was pretty open-minded about what they supplied their air force with.
fat tony
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Lots of obscure resistance fighter pics at this link as well as a bunch of pics of SAS units including a bit on Operation Bullbasket.
https://nikolayko.wordpress.com/tag/german-consul/
Antwerp hooligans
Mobile Group “La Sarcelle” carried out operations together with the Polish, English and Canadian forces between 5 Sept 1944 and 25 Oct 1944 in the Area of Ghent and the Leopold-Canal
Resistance documentation from 1959
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This one has an interesting caption:
Dad once told me there were left wing resistance fighter organizations active in Belgium and therefore it would follow there were similar organizations active all over Western Europe. This chap might have been one of Uncle Joe's advisors.
Here is a write up on Ilya Starinov, one of these rare Soviet specialists from that era. 'Kucherenko' might have been one of his subordinates even.
https://www.standingwellback.com/ilya-starinov-the-godfather-of-modern-insurgent-ied-warfare/
"The Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, Scotland"
https://nikolayko.wordpress.com/tag/german-consul/
Antwerp hooligans
Mobile Group “La Sarcelle” carried out operations together with the Polish, English and Canadian forces between 5 Sept 1944 and 25 Oct 1944 in the Area of Ghent and the Leopold-Canal
Resistance documentation from 1959
More:
This one has an interesting caption:
Dad once told me there were left wing resistance fighter organizations active in Belgium and therefore it would follow there were similar organizations active all over Western Europe. This chap might have been one of Uncle Joe's advisors.
Here is a write up on Ilya Starinov, one of these rare Soviet specialists from that era. 'Kucherenko' might have been one of his subordinates even.
https://www.standingwellback.com/ilya-starinov-the-godfather-of-modern-insurgent-ied-warfare/
"The Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, Scotland"
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Dark Alley Dan
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Someone's gotta do it.
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In 1948, Preston Tucker generated fifty examples of the Tucker '48 from a small factory. The cars were beautiful and modern, and far safer than what the Big Three were making postwar. He, of course, failed. 47 of his 51 cars still exist, and one sold at auction not long ago for over two million shmeckles, so I guess if one takes the long view, he was successful.
During the war, Tucker et al produced gun turrets to fitting on the B-18 Bolo. It occurred to Tucker that one might mount a turret of his own design on a chassis fitted with a V12 and "chase planes down from the ground". And thus was born the Tucker Combat Car.
(sorry for the Getty watermark, but it was the cleanest pic I could find.)
This was one of those ideas had during wartime, when things look a little desperate, the government is awash in funds, and no one's quite sure what's needed so we better try everything.
One hundred and fourteen miles per hour must have been some thrilling for all involved.
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During the war, Tucker et al produced gun turrets to fitting on the B-18 Bolo. It occurred to Tucker that one might mount a turret of his own design on a chassis fitted with a V12 and "chase planes down from the ground". And thus was born the Tucker Combat Car.
(sorry for the Getty watermark, but it was the cleanest pic I could find.)
This was one of those ideas had during wartime, when things look a little desperate, the government is awash in funds, and no one's quite sure what's needed so we better try everything.
One hundred and fourteen miles per hour must have been some thrilling for all involved.
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Dark Alley Dan
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While nosing around for Tucker info, I stumbled upon this: the Allis-Chalmers M7 Snow Tractor.
Wikipedia says...
Not many period photos online.
...but they appear to be popular restoration subjects.
Wikipedia says...
Not many period photos online.
...but they appear to be popular restoration subjects.
Dark Alley Dan
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Sorry, lads - I'm on a roll and I can't stop.
Spoils of war? Paranoia re: air burst shells? Very awkward camo?
That looks like a man who will not be giving up his wee French car anytime soon.
Spoils of war? Paranoia re: air burst shells? Very awkward camo?
That looks like a man who will not be giving up his wee French car anytime soon.
Lots of obscure resistance fighter pics at this link as well as a bunch of pics of SAS units including a bit on Operation Bullbasket.
https://nikolayko.wordpress.com/tag/german-consul/
Antwerp hooligans
Mobile Group “La Sarcelle” carried out operations together with the Polish, English and Canadian forces between 5 Sept 1944 and 25 Oct 1944 in the Area of Ghent and the Leopold-Canal
Resistance documentation from 1959
More:
This one has an interesting caption:
Dad once told me there were left wing resistance fighter organizations active in Belgium and therefore it would follow there were similar organizations active all over Western Europe. This chap might have been one of Uncle Joe's advisors.
Here is a write up on Ilya Starinov, one of these rare Soviet specialists from that era. 'Kucherenko' might have been one of his subordinates even.
https://www.standingwellback.com/ilya-starinov-the-godfather-of-modern-insurgent-ied-warfare/
"The Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, Scotland"
You know, there were a lot more Marquis after the war than during ?
In fact, the number of collaborators was just as significant. Grizz
Something I didn't know before.Aeroski vehicles were also produced in Finland.Here is MR-42.
They were successful enough to be purchased by Germans and they did quite a bit of combat duty on frozen lakes from Ladoga up to far Northern lakes.They were used for patrols,resuply etc.
They were successful enough to be purchased by Germans and they did quite a bit of combat duty on frozen lakes from Ladoga up to far Northern lakes.They were used for patrols,resuply etc.
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I assume that car was made for rail? those "rims" look very rail wheel like.
Sorry, lads - I'm on a roll and I can't stop.
Spoils of war? Paranoia re: air burst shells? Very awkward camo?
That looks like a man who will not be giving up his wee French car anytime soon.
fat tony
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Well, afaik the Maquisards were the next country over. All I have are apocryphal stories from my deceased dad to go by. I recall he said in the town square in Courtrai (French spelling, the Flemish spelling is Kortrijk) the Gestapo used to hang political criminals by their feet from cranes until they started to stretch & drip blood.
Another apocryphal story concerns the arrest and imprisonment of my dad's uncle. He was arrested merely on suspicion of helping the Resistance with no evidence against him. His wife had to sneak food to him through the bars of his cell, no doubt with help from the Resistance to even be able to get away with a simple operation like this. I suspect the only reason he was released was through a spooky resistance intervention operation. If so, the details are unknown to me. After the war concluded he was given a job as a gendarme. Belgian gendarme. Again from what dad said, & making inferences a good part of his duties included gathering up munitions which were everywhere.
Another apocryphal story concerns the arrest and imprisonment of my dad's uncle. He was arrested merely on suspicion of helping the Resistance with no evidence against him. His wife had to sneak food to him through the bars of his cell, no doubt with help from the Resistance to even be able to get away with a simple operation like this. I suspect the only reason he was released was through a spooky resistance intervention operation. If so, the details are unknown to me. After the war concluded he was given a job as a gendarme. Belgian gendarme. Again from what dad said, & making inferences a good part of his duties included gathering up munitions which were everywhere.
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fat tony
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Awesome! Red Army War Sleds With Airplane Engines & Guns!
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/whotube-2/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-browning-m1918-bar.html
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/whotube-2/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-browning-m1918-bar.html
Soviets were not known for having patience. They interred a B29 and crew that made a forced landing, during the war, then reverse engineered the bomber.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4
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Its been on my bucket list for a long time. Finally got to visit the Imperial War Museum in London. Really enjoyed it.
Went in 2017, loved it!!!!!!!
