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Great answer, I was just going to post a hint before I had to plug my phone in, He lived about 300 m from my house but I never met him, When I get to a computer I will post a link or two from a local paper about his life, His civilian exploits are even more impressive, Your turn now
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Ok chaps this will be challenging but let's see what happens  When General Schwarzkopf lead the Allied forces into battle against Iraq in the first Gulf war he had one book with him all the time. I would like to know the name of the book and the author. Ill post a clue on Wednesday if nobody gets it and give the answer on Sunday Good luck “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Ger C wrote:Great answer, I was just going to post a hint before I had to plug my phone in, He lived about 300 m from my house but I never met him, When I get to a computer I will post a link or two from a local paper about his life, His civilian exploits are even more impressive, Your turn now As I said, I nevěří met him, I now live in the village where he spent most of his life living in a castle! From my friends that grew up here they all called him comdr king, never by his first name !
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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jase wrote:Dontshootme wrote:The Art of War by Sun Tzu Good shout but no  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Tintin in Tibet? 
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50 Shades Of Grey?  I havnt got a clue!!! Model boats built so far:-
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denissimo wrote: 50 Shades Of Grey? I havnt got a clue!!! ha ha ha Ok Clue - published in 1956 and written by a German Major Genral “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War, by Friedrich von Mellenthin.
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Todayshorse wrote:Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War, by Friedrich von Mellenthin. WE HAVE A WINNER!!! well done. Famously General Schwarzkopf used the same tactics that were deployed by the German Panzer army in Poland france and the low countries to knock out Iraq quickly. Driving deep into enemy lines quickly and avoiding set piece engagements to cause confusion and panic. Over to you my friend “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Ok, thankyou Where would you find the only memorial for a German soldier placed by the Allies in a German military cemetery? Who was the german soldier, and why the memorial?
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Thats a tough one, any clues?
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erm erm...if i gave a clue you'd get the answer!!! ill try and think of something that wont give it away however
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Alfred Hamann Rank: Corporal Born: March 12, 1918 in Berlin-Treptow Unit: 10th Sturm-Regiment Died on: 20.05.1941 Buried in Souda Bay,Crete His body was originlly found in a garden in Maleme in 1956 & the police chief removed his identity tag,when the volksbund reburial service arrived in 1960 the only thing that was found on him was a watch which had been made in England. Because of this they buried him in the Allied Cemetry. Following an agreement reached between the Commonwealth War Grave Commission and the Volksbund, a decision was taken not to transfer the remains again from Souda Bay to the Maleme cemetery. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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No, not him. The answer im after is someone whom the allies placed a memorial too.
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This is a pure guess but I'll say Erwin Rommell the Desert Fox. I know that Churchill made a speech about him in Westminster after he was forced to take his own life when the plot to kill Hitler failed. He might have gone the whole hog with a memorial too...............................er, it's wrong innit  Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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There is a stone monument with a bronze plaque at the Hürtgen military cemetery dedicated by veterans of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division to the memory of Friedrich Lengfeld (29 September 1921–12 November 1944), a German lieutenant. Lengfeld died on 12 November 1944, of severe wounds sustained while helping a wounded American soldier out of the "Wild Sow" ("Wilde Sau") minefield. It is the only such memorial for a German soldier placed by his erstwhile opponents in a German military cemetery Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Dontshootme wrote:There is a stone monument with a bronze plaque at the Hürtgen military cemetery dedicated by veterans of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division to the memory of Friedrich Lengfeld (29 September 1921–12 November 1944), a German lieutenant. Lengfeld died on 12 November 1944, of severe wounds sustained while helping a wounded American soldier out of the "Wild Sow" ("Wilde Sau") minefield. It is the only such memorial for a German soldier placed by his erstwhile opponents in a German military cemetery 100% Correct!
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A relative of a famous tv motoring journalist won a VC on the withdrawal from Arnhem. Who is the journalist? Who won the VC & what is his relationship with the journalist? What weapon did he famously use to win his VC? Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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The Journalist is Jeremy Clarkson.
Robert Henry Cain won the VC during the withdrawal from Arnhem. His daughter, Frances Catherine Cain is married to Jeremy Clarkson. She is also his agent.
"Major Cain was armed with only a light 2" mortar". He fired this in an almost horizontal plane, due to the enemy being so close....!
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