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We collected our depth charge the next day. It was still standing on the stage where we left it, and it had only a bit of mud on. Next time we may be able to complete our set-up with sonar blip and all. (or properly mark the depth charge, incl. inert, as on the way back to the Netherlands we were st...

The RN gate-crashed on saturday night, but this should not be blown out of proportions, as it was meant in good spirit.

Rob

I agree: very good to read and compare descriptions/actions with Martin Middlebrook's book.

Rob

Hi, I recently found five different 'popular guides to the German Army', a series of publications by the British War Office. These are numbered 1 to 5 incl. and are titled: no 1 (publ. February 1941): The Armoured Division no 2 (publ. May 1941): The Infantry Division no 3 (publ. June 1941): Airborne...

Hi, Nice picture. I know the Vaugn family living there. Their's a complete different story. After many infringements of low flying regulations and many complaints it was up to them by radar and other prove (not pictures as these can present a distorted view) to show how low the aircraft were flying ...

The Vimy ridge memorial ceremony will be attented by some members of our Dutch QOR group in WW2 uniforms. 3000 Canadians in WW1 uniforms: sounds like a lot to me: probably 3000 students on a fact finding trip and presnt at the celebrations, but surely not all in replica uniforms. Or Canadian repro W...

Why is Vietnam getting so attractive for re-enactment. And can we incorporate the anti war movement in the re-enactment too. And cheap transport: from the Netherlands we shipped out many pushbikes (fietsen voor Vietnam) which then were converted to carry 50 kg whilst pushed: bamboo stick to the hand...

Sounds like the normal 'Nigerean' scam, which is around here in the netherlands.
I would go for it

Rob

@ Sheik el Stranghi:
Nee niet jij ook hier!
WDrob

(translate in: oh no, not you on this forum!)

Hi On the Swiss event GI states: Blumenstein 2007 Uniformen, Abzeichen und Symbole mit nazionalsozialistischem Hintergrund werden nicht geduldet Wenn ich das recht deute wird nun ein weiterer Anlass WH frei ! http://www.blackduck.ch/originale/Plakat2007.pdf And when you go to the site, it states: 6t...

The Dutch army still uses the Esbit burner. Main difference is a KL number stamped into the metal. But they are dead cheap over here.

Rob

ISBN number

I think it is ISB number (or ISBN), as in International Standard Book Number?

Rob

Not the translation, though.

Rob

Do not read:
"Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! ... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput."

Soon available as flyer to put in enemy camps!

Rob

Shagging in the Sudan? seems to be totally acceptable for a Canadian Club Whisky advertisement in an US magazine of the fourties. In the UK I remember shagging as a completely different thing than native dancing.

Rob