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Dark Alley Dan
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The naval tradition of christening ships was attempted in the wartime Wehrmacht with limited success.
Seriously, what the hell is going on here? Bored guys feckin' around?
Seriously, what the hell is going on here? Bored guys feckin' around?
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I figured they would rather drink it than crack it over someone’s head!
WW2 era Swiss NCO administrating "Future Preventative Hangover Procedure" to a soldier under his care.
The NCO looks like one of my Swiss Rifle shooting buddies. He was a Swiss Grenadier in the 1950's to late 70's
The NCO looks like one of my Swiss Rifle shooting buddies. He was a Swiss Grenadier in the 1950's to late 70's
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Dad told me a story of one of his buddies, alcohol may have been a factor,
about someone putting one of those German grenades on top of his helmet and detonating it. German helmets were the real deal. The ultimate confidence in his helmet. German grenades were mostly blast, few fragments. He survived but was deaf for a long time. Think they're doing a demonstration here. Have someone hit you over the head with a champagne bottle and tell us how that worked out ? Grizz
A nice tribute to Guynemer:
When I was a youngster, in Gander, I faced strange street names, like Nungessor, Immleman, and maybe a Guynemer. I lived on Fraser, a street named for the aviator who chose the Gander location for the airport for Imperial Airways planned transatlantic service.
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Here in the Alberta Rockies, we have the French Military Group, a range of mountains named after French WWl generals.
Grizz
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Operation Easy Chair, a joint Dutch - US operation to gather intelligence from the Russian ambassador to the Hague 1958-1959
One of the devices was concealed in the desk of the Russian Ambassador, and was to be monitored from a building across the street. However, the antennas were not of sufficient power to send and receive from the device. A plan was put into action for The Dutch Security Service (BVD or Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst) to test out the RFID bugging device at close range with a simple ruse, then develop workarounds.
The truck was to be driven by a burly Dutch security service agent while an electronics engineer tested the bugging device from the covered back of the truck, all while the 'driver' dealt with the mechanical troubles.
The 'truck with mechanical problems', was actually a Dutch BVD (Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst) vehicle operated by BVD employee 'Herman'. His colleague of the Dutch Rijksinkoopbureau (National Procurement Bureau) 'Thijs Hoekstra' tested out the device in the back of the truck. The device worked so new more powerful antennas were designed and installed in the observation post to ensure the device was doing its thing.
Allegedly a pic of the truck of the make/model used in the contingency operation above.
More about Operation Easy Chair:
https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/cases/nl/ra1958.htm
One of the devices was concealed in the desk of the Russian Ambassador, and was to be monitored from a building across the street. However, the antennas were not of sufficient power to send and receive from the device. A plan was put into action for The Dutch Security Service (BVD or Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst) to test out the RFID bugging device at close range with a simple ruse, then develop workarounds.
The truck was to be driven by a burly Dutch security service agent while an electronics engineer tested the bugging device from the covered back of the truck, all while the 'driver' dealt with the mechanical troubles.
The 'truck with mechanical problems', was actually a Dutch BVD (Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst) vehicle operated by BVD employee 'Herman'. His colleague of the Dutch Rijksinkoopbureau (National Procurement Bureau) 'Thijs Hoekstra' tested out the device in the back of the truck. The device worked so new more powerful antennas were designed and installed in the observation post to ensure the device was doing its thing.
Allegedly a pic of the truck of the make/model used in the contingency operation above.
More about Operation Easy Chair:
https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/cases/nl/ra1958.htm
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fat tony
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The world's first known keystroke logger:
The devices were hidden inside IBM Selectric I & Selectric II typewriters in the US Embassy in Moscow. They were not discovered until 1984 & were suspected to have been in operation since 1976. France found similar devices in their embassy equipment & tipped off the Americans. The tip off resulted in the American audit / discovery.
The devices were hidden inside IBM Selectric I & Selectric II typewriters in the US Embassy in Moscow. They were not discovered until 1984 & were suspected to have been in operation since 1976. France found similar devices in their embassy equipment & tipped off the Americans. The tip off resulted in the American audit / discovery.
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Dark Alley Dan
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Was broken, now works.
I blame the Soviet keylogger in my keyboard.
I blame the Soviet keylogger in my keyboard.
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A bunch of streets in Dartmouth Nova Scotia were to be named after Allied generals of WWI. This might have been designed to coincide with the opening of the Vimy Ridge Memorial but I don't know either way. One street was going to be named after Gen. Pershing, another was going to be named after an Italian general but I do not recall who - maybe Diaz? I believe one street was to be named after Edmund Allenby.
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Live in Duncan, BC. A number of streets are named after Canadian battles; Vimy Road, Cambrai Road, Scarpe Road, Normandy Road, etc.
Just another example of US borrowing technology instead of developing themselves. Could of been the start of the U2 program.
The IJN battleship identity in the picture was intriguing to me. so I found this caption:
Seen here in Yokosuka harbour, taking home a Japanese A26[KI-77] long range bomber for examination & evaluation in December of 1945. The damaged Japahese Battleship Nagato, and other US Carriers are ahead of USS Bouge.
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Would it work in the SVT-40 I wonder?
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He was being a big stupid dummy & this is his payoff? Not sure who it was I was tt but this person claimed he witnessed a CF range incident in the 1960's. These Cdn.reservists or recruits were getting range time with 'Sten guns' (could have been C1A1 smg?) Sometimes ppl are not good with details, such as my recall of this story. One recruit let go with a burst way out of the template (rounds hitting the ground) resulting in the instructor clobbering the offender pretty hard with the made safe 'Sten gun.' Hard to pin down where I heard this from. All that I recall is that it was in person somewhere.
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