Feldgrau Forum Photo Riddle ?

[Doktor Krollspell]

As you have to wait in agony and pain for a little while longer, just hit us with your riddle Waleed!


But I'll be so back...

Krollspell

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

OK! Let's start nice and easy, just one image for now.


And a few facts: A soldier, born in Prussia. Career included arts, merchandizing, marketing, export, managing and much more. Passed away in 1992.
His father and father-in-law fought on opposite sides in WWI. Father killed in 1917.


waleed

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Some Sunday clues!

Yes, a mosaic of pre war to post war images/objects. 3 countries in all are represented here..!


waleed

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

So, tuesday and still no closer to any answers/questions. Too though, eh?

Let's simplify the clues then with this image:


I don't think it's Mr. X standing on the tail. The plane though is a VERY good lead!


waleed

[Doktor Krollspell]

So, here we go again...


The last photograph is of the Tail part of a Me Bf 110 with an (American?) service man standing on top.

The Eight Sunday clues are...

The Blue nails shows an American B-24 "Liberator" Heavy bomber of WWII vintage, the present-day Flag of the Republic of South Africa and a set of Obergefreiter Sleeve chevrons.

The red nails holds two photographs from the Walt Disney Wolrd Resort in Orlando, Florida and shows the Cinderella Castle and the Spaceship Earth in the Epcot theme park.

Hmm... Disney... Space... Wernher von Braun...


I'll be back,

Krollspell

[phylo_roadking]

Oh Dear - Herr Doktor!!! a Bf 110???

This looks like the Return of Martin Monti, our old Picture Puzzle friend, in some way - or at least his aircraft For that is at a guess his P-38 he defected to the Germans with. I presume the American serviceman standing on the tail is standing on the tail of the P38 at Schoengau, Austria, in May 1945, where advancing American forces happened across it, after some service with Wanderzirkus Rosarius...where it had been wearing the number T9+MK

Any chance our relaxed LW friend is Theodor Rosarius???

[Doktor Krollspell]

A P-38 Lightning... Darn... All work and no play makes the Doktor a dull boy...

I don't think our Man of Mystery is Theodor Rosarius though... First, Rosarius was an Officer who at least reach the rank of Hauptmann and furthermore had somewhat more hair on his head!


I will weep

I will drink

I will get even

I will get back


Krollspell

[Doktor Krollspell]

I even have the last photograph (of the "Lightning") in one of my books...


Hmmm,

Krollspell

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

AK! Correct phylo and well spotted, and for the old picture puzzle person... Motti also well remembered. Yes he stole a P-38. But what happened to him? For your information, go to pages 41-42-43 for the Motti riddle

Correct Doctor, not Rosarius (not on the tail of the Bf-110 either )

Mr. X rose from private to Obergefreiter during WWII. Actually amazing taking his reputation into consideration... (yes! a hint )

Some of the pins (I'm sorry if they look like nails ) have been answered correctly.
Blue: An American B-24 bomber. I'll settle for American here.
South Africa - his home before the war and for a few years after too. Also where he met his English wife (daughter of a WWI RFC pilot) before returning to Germany.
The sleeve chevron - yes his last rank as stated above.

Red: Orlando, Disney Worlds "Earth" and especially Cinderella buildings are important although nothing to do with Wernher or Walt as such or space.
For the other pins... One is a capitol building, one a college and one a City Hall

Sunday was a mosaic of images, today a mosaic of information. Sorry, no more for now - will be back soon.


waleed

ps. You can weep - you can drink - you can return... but will you get even

[phylo_roadking]

Yes, one is San Francisco City hall i think - but doesn't look the same without a Martian War Machine gliding by!

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Correct! That's the city hall.
Martians... that was my previous riddle

How does this building fit into the mosaic?


waleed

[phylo_roadking]

...and not an imitation Stauffenberg to be seen!

[Paulus II]

San Fracisco City Hall . Looks a lot more like the City Hall of "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" aka L.A.

The Capitol is probably Utah State Capitol.

Then.....a college with what appears to be large mural/mosaïc....still searching

Paul

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Battle of the city halls!

...and not an imitation Stauffenberg to be seen!

Probably because he's been beamed to L.A.

Yes Paul, L.A. City Hall. Phew! Thought I'd stuck the pin in a wrong city for a moment.


waleed

[Paulus II]

No worries Waleed But that does mean that it is not Utah State Capitol but rather the one in Sacramento Ca.

So the mural thing is probably in Utah........if you got that pin right

Paul