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Regarding the picture of the East German and West German Border guards
Is the man with the map case slung over his shoulder a German or Russian
His map case is definitely Russian, his cap looks a bit different from the other caps in the picture, and I cannot get a good view of his shoulder boards
Any ideas
 
ipscgraz said:
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West Berlin and East Berlin police and border guards in a stand off

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I knew DDR had reformed its army and Volkspolitzi using Soviet models, but I'd never thought much about who they recruited. I suppose, I'd just thought their personnel would have been ordinary East Germans who needed work in a controlled economy. The picture above is cropped off on the left side, showing a woman crouching on the street protected by the three West Germans. It linked to this article about the Russians turning prisoners from Stalingrad. https://www.billdownscbs.com/2015/05/1949-stalingrad-prisoners-forced-into.html
 
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Some good points guys on the MP18.
I wonder if they just used something confiscated along with the Lewis??
And was the Charter read before the machine guns let loose?
Lots of rum running in the Crowsnest.
 
koldt said:
Some good points guys on the MP18.
I wonder if they just used something confiscated along with the Lewis??
And was the Charter read before the machine guns let loose?
Lots of rum running in the Crowsnest.
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Lots of rum running around Coutts Crossing as well. Vast stretches of nothing but open prairie, and the occasional barbwire fence, mostly to keep the cows from switching nationality.

The APP was mostly concerned with keeping the rowdier elements of the American rum-runners out, and left the local boys alone. If a fella needed to keep the bank from taking his land by driving a truck across the border, from time to time... Well, it was the dirty 30's, and the APP was staffed by local boys, so...

The talking lead me to go look at Wikipedia on the MP18, and wouldn't you know it, they have a high res of the pic I originally got from an Edmonton Herald article. No clear provenance of the guns in the APP, possibly wartime bringbacks.

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grelmar said:
Lots of rum running around Coutts Crossing as well. Vast stretches of nothing but open prairie, and the occasional barbwire fence, mostly to keep the cows from switching nationality.

The APP was mostly concerned with keeping the rowdier elements of the American rum-runners out, and left the local boys alone. If a fella needed to keep the bank from taking his land by driving a truck across the border, from time to time... Well, it was the dirty 30's, and the APP was staffed by local boys, so...

The talking lead me to go look at Wikipedia on the MP18, and wouldn't you know it, they have a high res of the pic I originally got from an Edmonton Herald article. No clear provenance of the guns in the APP, possibly wartime bringbacks.

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That would sure.as fak beat a 10-12 hr shift in a Crown Vic. Cept if its raining/snowing.
I remember talking with an old time Winnipeg copper that drove a bike on traffic. He said they would also drive the bike in winter. They had a big canvas tarp they would throw over the tank/ lap area ro capture ths engine heat. At an intersection he would have to get off the bike, and bounce the bike with side car out of the ruts so he could negotiate turning the corner.
I dont know if thats some big balls or just a crazy ole farm boy doing what hes told?
 
donor said:
Is this tank model of Lewis MG?

Guns are cool-that Indian looks like a dream.
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No not a tank model, that is an aircraft version. The aluminum cooling fins were removed as when flying the cooling was more effective due to the slipstream in open cockpits. I have one like it except mine has a full butt stock not a rear pistol grip. A great favorite of mine as she is lighter than a regular ground gun.
 
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Two smiling Canadians pose in their captured German furs and pickelhaube helmets. These elaborate helmets were a novelty to Canadian soldiers who wore the much plainer (and more practical) Brodie steel helmet. German troops also changed helmets in 1916 to the “coal bucket” M1916 helmet, but pickelhaubes continued to be worn throughout the war, and remained key prizes for Allied soldiers.
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Grizzly Adams said:
Now, if i was a sniper, I' d be looking for those little pointy things, sticking up over the parapets. :redface: Grizz
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In the trenches they were worn with a cloth cover offering less of a profile than a Brodie. Battle experienced Truppen likely wore the soft cloth cap until the advent of the Stahlhelm.
 
^^ photo was taken near Diamond Head, closer to Honolulu than Pearl Harbor.

US Army Rangers at Hill 675 in Korea, February 20, 1951, roughly 70 years ago to the day.

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This is one of the coolest links I have ever found. Lots of Canadian content.
What a difference 76 years can make! What a difference between war and
peace. Lest we forget! Now this is an incredible use of technology.
Like traveling back in time!



Here Are The Directions: Open the link

Just click on the photo anywhere and it will become 2020.

Click again and it will go back to 1944.

Scroll down for next photo.


https://interactive.guim.co.uk/embed/2014/apr/image-opacity-slider-master/index.html?ww2-dday
 
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