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The Man must be my friend Aleksei Innokentiewich Antonov He had the order Virtuti Militari from Poland. Only Leonid B. had one as well Regards Frank

Hello Gentlemen, I think only a few of us had direct contacts to the Soviet Forces. Very often the best,rare and unusual items in a collection were obtained through a personal contact. When the border to East Germany was opened it was possible for a short time to get in touch with GSFG.Sometimes it was easy but in some cases it was very dangerous especially when you had a camera with you. Perhaps some people should write about their experiences,and how they got some of their collected items. Unfortunately the most people do not know much about "life under the red star" in GSFG or elsewhere. One day we will forget breathing or forget that a train is faster than we are. A lot of knowledge will be lost for ever. Every human beeing is replaceable. Knowledge is not. I cannot believe that the most people got everything on ebay. there was a time when it was possible to have contacts to the Soviets, to take photographs and to find out how the former enemy lived. We should write about it because that is a part of military history. This forum seems to be the best place for it. If this is the wrong place or the topic is boring, we should forget my suggestion. regards Frank

Trying to save parts of the German and Soviet history causes a lot of problems. Posters are printed on low quality paper with low quality ink. The poster is a short living propaganda. So nobody cared about quality. The paper often contains acid. So it has to be handled very carefully. (using cotton gloves, storage under special conditions like certain humidity and temperature) Originals should never be under glass and in daylight for a long time. A lot of collectors will have problems with their posters after a time if they proudly present them in their living rooms. So a lot of posters and documents which have been saved will be destroyed in the future. The collecting is the unexpensive thing, the costs for preserving are extremely high. I have stored all items of the collection in containers which are used for the storage of Anti Tank Rockets. ( expensive, good climate and temperature and no insects) Problem: If you want to have a look at a certain item you need a forklifter. Original Soviet posters are very rare and expensive. But there are some reprints which cost more than an original. During the cold war the British Army produced reprints of special sov. material in a very limited number for realistic training. When the Soviets turned from enemy to friend, these posters were destroyed. Only a few were left. They are really expensive if it is possible to get them. Hope I did not bore you Regards Frank

Hello, I would love to see more posters. That is a very interesting topic and at the moment I am working on the poster collection. Unfortunately I do not speak Russian and several hundreds of posters are waiting for translation. They were found in Soviet camps in Eastern Germany. 4 of them are painted on metal plates and very heavy. The posters are dated from 1947 until 1992. Besides the posters I found a lot of matchbox labels with propaganda prints. There is an old shelter where a lot of handpainted posters is stored. I am now waiting for the permission to take them away. It will be a very dangerous job because there is not a lot of oxygen to keep me going. But as a heavy smoker I will manage the problem. Unfortunately as a second class member I can only send 150 kb so we have to wait for promotion. Then I will post some posters if somebody is interested. So meanwhile let me have a look at your posters!!!!!! Best Regards Frank

Hallo, have just finished drinking and found the right answers supplied by Christophe. Congratulations!!!! It is your turn now! Regards Frank (have to find my bed)

Hallo, let us try this: During WW1 our man was wounded and captured by the russians. (Bad Luck) In captivity he learned Russian and joined the Bolshewiks . The grandson of Mr. Srul Blank sent him to a certain town in the to - be- established Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist republic as a "Peoples Commissar". During WW 2 he spend some time in a concentration camp and left Germany to another country where he was incarcered for the third time. Having so much experience with camps I would have joined the security business. Our man made another decision and did another job from 1951 onwards. In this he was dealing with the Soviets again. For my funeral there will not attend so many people as on his. Who was he? Where was he sent to? What was his last job? Good Luck! I go and have a drink. I expect the answer when I am back. (hope I can read it) Ceers Frank

The man could be Andrei Zhdanov. ( As nikita said: he was a very heavy drinker) Cheers Frank

Hello, The man could be Air Marshal Novikov His awards 3 x Lenin, 3 x Red Banner, 3 x Suvorov 1st degree, Katuzov, Working Red Banner, 2 x Red Star and some others (2 x Hero of the Soviet Union), Medal for Merit (USA) During the war he was involved into several battles : Kuban, Kursk,Kiev, Korsun, Ternopol, Leningrad, Karelian Campaign, operation"Bagration", Vistula-Oder, K?nigsberg,Berlin and against Japan Stalins "purge of the Victors" had cost him title, Rank and decorations. He spent six years in Mr. Beria`s prisons.After Stalins death rank and decorations were restored. He he became Commander of Long Range Aviation and Air Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief. 1956 - 1967 he was head of the Higher Civil Aviation School in Leningrad. he passed away in 1976. It was said, that he was a drinking man like myself. Hope it is correct Frank

Hallo Jim, your answer is correct The main place where The Soviets did their tests was Academgorodk in Special Department Nr.8 established 1966. The Defence Intelligence Agency published some Documents on the Pages of National Security Archives. Most times these links are not working but if they do they are very interesting. These experiments are fascinating and sometimes easy to do. Some links are to be found in Stargate collection. Regards and congratulations Frank

Hallo Christian, it has to do with Biology but only very little. The most people do not even think of this kind of weapon and nobody is talking about it. Perhaps that is good. This weapons you cannot tuch, detect, smell and see. they are the worst that mankind can develop. Even I am afraid. Regards Frank

Hello Grentlemen, could anybody please answer my question? It cannot be so difficult. Regards Frank

Just comming back from a conference on this topic I had the mad idea to ask the following question At 1978 SALT peace talks Mr. Brezhnev suggested banning weapons "More frightful than the mind of man has ever conceived. What did he mean? There was a special department developing these weapons. where was it and what did they work on? I think Wicki can`t help Good luck regards Frank

now my grey cells start woking. The man was VasiliAlexandropovich Arkhipow,Commander Near Cuba during the missile crisis Oct.27th, 1962 Boat was under fire by depth carges, Capain believed that war already started, wanted to launch nuclear tipped torpedo, Arkhipov persuaded him to surface the boat and ask Moscow and refused to use the KEY. T. Blanton Said " A guy called Vasili Arkhipov saved the World" THAT MUST BE THE CORRECT ANSWER (hope it is not too late. I type very slowly so that everybody can read it.) Regards Frank

Sounds a bit like Hunt for red October Regards Frank

The man was Hermann Oberth Born on jJune 25th 1894 in Hermanstadt/Transylvania got his PhD in 1923 at Klausenburg Wrote thesison "The Rocket into interplanetary Space" Regards Frank

Hallo Christian, comparing that rifle with one of ours it should be the SVT-40 with PU telescopic sight. regards Frank

Perfect!!!! All I can add is that she is still a communist. It is your turn now! Congratulations! Frank

Hallo Gents I was born in 1948. I am female. My father Yevgeniy was Commander of the Air Force corps and served with 33rd Fighter Regt in GSFG in 1948. My birth certificate says that I saw the electric light of this world in Moscow. Moscow was always the place of birth for children born outside USSR when the parents were serving.I did three things: I was the first woman to.... I was the first woman to.... I set a record in parachuting. What was it? What do the Germans think where I was born? Where does my husband work? Easy questions! Good luck regards Frank

Bridge was hit in a dive bombing attack by short range aircraft carried by motherships on Aug 10 1941. 4 I-16SPB from 2 TB-3s attacked with 6 Pe-2 from 40 Bomber Aircraft Regt. Damage on Bridge span Aug 13 repeat of the attack by 3 TB-3s and 6 1-16SPB hit by 10 bombs Hope to be correct Regards Frank

Hallo could be Lazar Kaganovich Regards Frank

Hallo Carol, You have won. it is your turn. Third question was my mistake. (###### happens) Very interesting replies without personal attacks (better than in other forums which I left so I will stay here) Sorry for the delay but sometimes I have to work and there is no access to internet. regards Frank and back to work

Joseph Stalin expelled Trotsky from the Cental Committee in 1927, forced him into exile and arranged his assassination in 1940.

If you want it a bit harder... once upon a time there were three men living in a country in Eastern Europe. In the autopsy report of the first it is said : " incapsuled bullet in the soft tissue of the left shoulder... The immediate cause of death was: 1. the aggravation of the circulatory disturbance of the brain and 2. Hemorrhage into arachnoid pia mater in the area of the corpora quadrigemina ( Special hint: his brain was chopped into 1.666 slices to find out if his genius was natural)( I know mine is, so it is not necessaryto...) The second man went into bed with Magdalena Carmen Frida y Calderon and was later killed with the pick of an ice axe. The third man wanted to take over the political power of the first after his death. The first prefered the second. The third got the job. Now the questions: Who placed the bullet into the first man's shoulder? Who stuck the ice axe into the second man`s head? What did the third man do to overtake the power from the first after his death and when was that? It is easy Good Luck Frank

Unusual Question, beeing a Gentleman my answers are very carefull (don't want to hurt anybodys political feelings) 1. Thes countries had or have political leaders which do not fit to the interests of the most countries. 2. Venezuela and Iran have to expect serious difficulties with other Countries (Military intervention) Serbia had this difficulties. 3.The Film is Wag the Dog Useful Information: newsmax.com Is Bush waggin the Dog with Iran www.saarecho.de/art/php?a=32602 www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/wagdog.html best regards Frank