Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
Article about: by Larry C Amazing stuff Ade!! ... How many enigma machines were there? Regards Larry Hi Larry, I only saw the one there if I remember correctly. Bletchley Park has several on display there.
Re: Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
Just found this on Wikipedia "Another serious training mistake was revealed later; the Soviets used their own diesel-engine tanks to train the dogs rather than German tanks which had gasoline engines.[5] As the dogs relied on their acute sense of smell, the dogs sought out familiar Soviet tanks instead of strange-smelling German tanks.[7]"
Re: Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
by col james
poor doggy a suicide mission i take it
Unless they could be trained to fix the charge, set the timer and make their escape then yes...a suicide mission. Damn not having those opposable thumbs!
Re: Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
The dogs did actually work and the Soviets claimed several hundred kills. I have read that the Soviets kept dogs for this use until the 1970's.
Here are some original pics of them.
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Re: Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
by Adrian Stevenson
Thanks Scout.
The farm is a big work in progress: as Bee & Tim were going to have new heating fitted, this meant a trench needed to be dug from the farm house to one of the barns. So yours truly got stuck in and lifted the granite stone blocks and dug this trench. (Why do I always end up digging? I do enough at work and re-enactment events LOL!) But I was rewarded with cold beer! Tim made me wear his BD blouse. By sundown the pipes and electrical cable was half in place.
Re: Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
Heer Officers overcoat converted by a tailor for civilian wear post war.
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Hey, no worries, all part of the forum talking about stuff.
Large and impressive Nazi eagle with broken off swastika.
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The fate of many a wartime award, de-nazification.......
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I thought this was an important historical item.
Generaloberst Alfred Jodl's tunic, devoid of all insignia and the one he wore in the dock at Nuremberg. You can clearly see the quality of the tunic and where the collar tabs etc once sat.
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Re: Our recent trip to Germany: Colditz, Torgau, Dresden Bundeswehr museum, etc.
Thank you Ade and Lez for that fascinating tour. The pictures are so good as are your notes.
I'm propped up in bed at present but with laptop on bed table feel as though I've just visited Colditz myself! Truly a fine piece of work, it must have taken you ages to set it up for us. I will be going to Colditz again this evening!
Many thanks again,
Guy.
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