Feldgrau Forum Photo Riddle ?

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:41 pm

And here's the next riddle... Type of aircraft and as a bonus question: where is this picture taken?

Good luck all you Luftwaffe fans!

Krollspell

Nordwest · Post by **Nordwest** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:57 pm

Hmm...

A Focke-Wulf Fw 44 "Stieglitz" ?

Location, difficult...

Michael

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:08 pm

Nope, it's not a Focke-Wulf Fw 44 and Yes, it's a bi-plane...

Better luck next time,

Krollspell

Nordwest · Post by **Nordwest** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:38 pm

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:40 am

hmmm, could it be the Czech-built Avia B-534 fighter...?
Where and why its up-side-down, no clue.

Source:
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bk-534g.html

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:55 am

Hello Waleed and welcome to the Game! You are absolutely right about this being a Czech-built Avia B-534. I suppose that the upside-down situation was the result of a freak landing accident...? This picture is from the Demjanks cauldron and here's what the caption said:

Avia B-534-IV used by Luftwaffe as glider tug on Eastern Front, probably during supplying German forces encircled in Demyansk area in 1941/42). Plane has winter camouflage and auxiliary fuel tank (well visible below the port bottom wing). Unit unknown (Lastenseglerstaffel ?). Behind plane is DFS 230 glider. (J. Zazvonil's collection)

And here's a "better" picture of the Avia B-534 in German service...

Source pictures/qoute: http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/index.html

Now it's your turn Waleed, to post a photo riddle...

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:28 am

Hello Doktor and everyone else here. Yes I read what it said but still not sure it answers the bonus question as it does say "probably" so who knows.
Anyway here's an easy one... Who is this foreigner of the W-SS.

Hint: he was half russian, died in russia.

Waleed

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:50 am

I put my two cents on the danish SS-Obersturmbannführer Christian Fredrik von Schalburg who was killed in action on the Eastern front while leading the Frikorps Danmark.

Regards,

Krollspell

Waleed Y. Majeed · Post by **Waleed Y. Majeed** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:50 am

So true Doktor.

He grew up in russia, danish military career, killed at Demjansk
leading the Frikorps. Too easy, eh

Back to the tough ones again, your turn!

Waleed

Dirlewanger · Post by **Dirlewanger** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:20 am

Nordwest wrote:Amazone lists the DVD "Der Stellvertreter" for 16,- Euro, perhaps you are able to find a Copy on VHS...

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B ... 54-1304259

Michael

Thanks for the link Michael

I checked out the link wanting to find out if there is a subtitled or English dubbed copy. It appears so. Would some kind, fluent German speaker please confirm this for me by perusing the link.

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:25 am

Here's another riddle... Who was this RKT? He's famous for being the first recipient of the Knight's Cross on a rather famous Front/battle during WWII... So, who was he, when did he recieve the RK and on what Front/battle?

Regards,

Krollspell

...and for Oskar! The DVD (your link) is dubbed to english (dolby digital 2.0).

Rosselsprung · Post by **Rosselsprung** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:27 am

Guessing from the Kreigsmarine uniform, I would think the Battle of the Atlantic, though I am at a loss for the man himself.

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:45 am

Sorry Rosselsprung but that is not the correct answer. Again, the lead is that this officer was the first to recieve the RK on/in a very specific front/battle...

Next time, maybe...

Krollspell

Ichi · Post by **Ichi** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:28 pm

My bet would be Günther Prien...

Günther Prien joined the Reichsmarine in January 1931 after sailing some years on trade ships. After a year on the light cruiser Königsberg, he transferred in October 1935 to the U-boat force. In 1938 he was on U-26 under Kptlt. Hartmann patrolling in Spanish waters during the Civil War.
With his own boat U-47 he became famous for his 14 October, 1939 sinking of the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in the heavily defended British North Fleet main harbor at Scapa Flow. Churchill himself wrote about this outstanding feat of arms of a German U-boat commander. Prien was the first U-boat commander to win the Knights Cross.

http://uboat.net/men/prien.htm

Ichi · Post by **Ichi** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:09 pm

Taylor Collector wrote:My guess would be an officer involved (somehow) in the bombardment of a Polish port by an antiquated German Battleship.

TS Allen

lol my guess is he served in the German army somehow :P

Which officer, what port, which battleship and when?