JimZ

The score is presently as follows: 6 points - JimZ 4 points - Harvey 3 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 2 points - Valter 1 point - kapten_windu Question 17 is next..... HARVEY.... this honour is yours..... Jim

and finally 13..16 Jim :cheers:

9..12

5..8

For those who cannot read the text.... I have managed to zoom in and can post larger pics.....enjoy the comments and do excuse the fact that they have a Western/American twist to them...... 1..4

The original pics (just in case you are wondering why I selected these) came out of an old issue of LIFE magazine (31 July 1944). As promised, here is the attachment with the background info on each. This is the largest size I can post so bear with me if the writing is too small!!! Here goes..... Of course, some of them got promoted after the day the article was issued. Some also got awarded a few more ODMs too! Jim :cheers:

Well done on the reply Harvey.... You have managed to answer them all. I think the Marshals of the Soviet Union were the easiest - instantly recognisable from their faces, epaulettes and even orders (such as the order of victory in one case). The other Marshals/generals may have been a touch harder, but the epaulettes indicated their branch and the marshals star indicated their rank. I hope it was more trouble than it seemed for all. For the record, Dan messaged me to tell me he had found twelve of these so he also deserves a pat on the back. However, as Harvey got the full list first, he gets the point. Well done indeed Harvey!!!! Jim :cheers:

There are different definitions of hero... but if and when an award rewards a particular combat action, whether the guy is a scumbag or not does not diminish the bravery of the action itself. Of course, we are unaware of the full facts of the case. Notwithstanding all, its a pity that any man, who was once a hero, no longer remains a person that can be looked up to. Jim

As a note... these are top notch people so although there are 16 of them, they come from a very restricted pool of names. The topic is not as vast as you may initially think... Keep the info flowing so that I'll help out with some global hints if you need.... Again, many are instantly recognisable through their looks, insigna, or awards.......

Question 16 OK.... this question is a tougher challenge as its a multipart question. Being question 16, here are 16 of our top soviet military men below..... For each of them I would like the number of the picture and corresponding rank/title and name. eg: 1) General Kapten Windu 2) Marshal Hauptmann 3) Marshal Valter...... ...... 16) General JimZ Some are easy, others are easier.... The person to answer first giving all 16 answers will win..... so its up to you to decide on your posting strategy... you can either post the ones you know and help the next person along or I would prefer it if you hold back until you have a full answer. However do lets us know many you have identified so far - if nobody can identify them all, the point will be awarded to the person with the highest number of correct guesses. Upon receiving the first correct reply, I will post the original article from which this scan is taken with the name of each of man and an interesting short description of each. Good luck with this treasure hunt. Jim

The score is presently as follows: 6 points - JimZ 3 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 3 points - Harvey 2 points - Valter 1 point - kapten_windu Question 16 is next.....

What link But you can find them through a wiki search..... Some questions are easier than others and are general knowledge and require little or no search.....others like the tachanka had me lost and searching and coming up with a horses rear end.....!!!! Jim :cheers:

That's the 1) Sverdlov Class Cruiser.... of which there were 13...of which 2) the Ordzhonikidze was sold to Indonesia and renamed the Kri Irian... Jim :cheers:

The score is presently as follows: 5 points - JimZ 3 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 3 points - Harvey 2 points - Valter 1 point - kapten_windu Question 15 is next..... Windu, we were really racing for the last answer so I'd like to pass on the honour of the next question to you.... do you accept this honour??? Jim :cheers:

This was tough for me Valter as I was not really familiar with the Tachanka..... had heard some of the songs like "Esli Zavtra Vojna" but did not know that the Tachanka starred in it.... I learnt something really new with this question!! Thanks!!! Jim :cheers:

...and just in case that was the correct answer but the wrong monument...here is another one in the Ukraine near Kakhovka. Jim :cheers:

This is the monument.....in Rostov-on-Don I think...

Is it the tachanka, a horse-drawn platform mounting a heavy machine gun ???

The only thing I can think of are horse drawn ambulances or horse transportation of troops and supplies....running dry at this point.... mebbe windu has a better idea..... Jim :cheers:

WHAT!!!!???? :banger:

Windu, its pointless posting links as general as google.com or Hermiatge Museum..... don't forgot you need to give a definite answer on the thread, and the use the link to supplement the reply google.com would otherwise be the reply to ALL questions!! Jim :cheers:

Lol Windu....I doubt they were still using chariots till the 1950s. Soviet technology may have been primitive at times, with reliance being placed on numerical advantage rather then than technological superiority. But to actually suggest chariots!!!! Jim :cheers:

Horse artillery units?

Its not the horse in Vorenzh is it ...LOL.... just a joke of course.... but as you may see from the link...its not just the horse!!! http://englishrussia.com/images/horse_monument_voronezh/3.jpg Jim :cheers: