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      Aircraft id

      in Military Art

      Posted

      Correct again. :jumping: You really do know your Japanese aircraft.

      All the best

      Snoopy

      Thanks Snoopy,

      Another nice model you have there. The Mitsubishi A5M " Claude" was the world's first monoplane shipboard fighter and the direct ancestor of the famous Mitsubishi A6M "Zero".

      Regards Eddie.

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      Aircraft id

      in Military Art

      Posted · Edited by Taz

      Spanish civil war is correct, and it's from the republican side. It's not a Caproni. The clue, is the extreme snub nose. I seem to remember that the Germans called it the "flying barrel". It allso had the nickname "rata".

      Snoopy

      Hmm, still a tough one, there were loads of different planes in that conflict, how about the Polikarpov I-16 ? I think the "flying barrel" was a grumann?

      AHHH, just saw the "Rata" its the Polikarpov :)

      Regards Eddie.

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      Hel Peninsula

      in World War II 1939 to 1945

      Posted

      Hi Gordon,

      During the Invasion of Poland the Hel Peninsula was one of the longest-defended pockets of Polish Army resistance. Approximately 3,000 soldiers of the Coastal Defence Group(Grupa Obrony Wybrzeża) units under Kmdr Włodzimierz Steyer defended the area against overwhelming odds until October 2, 1939. Shortly before capitulation, Polish military engineers detonated a number of torpedo warheads, which separated the peninsula from the mainland transforming it into an island. During World War II the Kriegsmarine used the Hel naval base to train U-Boat crews.

      At the end of the war the village was the last part of Polish soil to be liberated: the German units encircled there surrendered on May 10, 1945, two days after Germany capitulated.

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      Iraq joins the UN

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted · Edited by Taz

      I think I`m right in saying that they changed their flag after the first gulf war to this. I believe it makes some reference in the writing the mother of all battles, or something like that but I maybe wrong.

      Hi Blackbird,

      That's the 1991-2004 flag adopted on 13th January 1991.

      The meaning of the three stars was changed from their original geographic meaning to representations of the three tenets of the Ba'ath party motto, Wahda, Hurriyah, Ishtirakiyah (Unity, Freedom, Socialism). Saddam Hussein decreed to place the Takbir (the words Allaahu Akbar (God is Great)) between the stars. It is said (though unconfirmed) that the words on the flag were in Saddam?s own handwriting, and many interpreted the change as an attempt to garner support from the Islamic world in the period immediately preceding the first Gulf War.

      Indeed the 1921-1959 one is very similar to the German Arab Free Corps badge.

      Regards Eddie.

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      Iraq joins the UN

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted · Edited by Taz

      Thanks for your reply L. I think this ingot was minted in the 70`s, would that explain the incorrect flag. What did the flag look like in the 40`s? I think I`m right in thinking that there in the process of making a new one?

      Hi Gordon

      The flag on the item is the 1963-91 version.

      History of the Iraqi flag

      1921-1959

      1959-1963

      1963-1991

      1991-2004

      2004-2008

      2008 to present

      Here is the 1921-1959 flag.

      Regards Eddie.

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      SdKfz 164 Nashorn

      in Military Art

      Posted

      Very nice Laurence,

      Well made :D

      In my younger days I used to scratch build a lot of the 1:72 German tanks using Plasticard, balsa wood etc. using scaled plans. Now of course many are availiable as kits. If memory serves me right there was only the Tiger, Panther & Panzer IV to work from at that time.

      On this site is reference to the Nashorn in action.

      Part of the text I have included below.

      http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pz2.htm

      Nashorn in Action !

      The most notable Nashorn ace was platoon commander of 1st company of sPzJagAbt 519, Junior Lieutenant Albert Ernst. He later commanded the 1st company of sPzJagAbt 512 (equipped with Jagdtigers). On December 23rd of 1943, he destroyed some 14 Soviet tanks in a single day using only 21 rounds of ammunition. The engagement took place near Vitebsk and Albert Ernst received a nickname "Tiger of Vitebsk". In December of 1943, Ernst destroyed total of 19 enemy tanks and on January 22nd of 1944, he was awarded the Knight's Cross.

      It is reported that in early March of 1945, Lieutenant Beckmann from sPzJagAbt 88 destroyed Soviet IS-2's at the range of 4600 meters near Marzdorf.

      Some Nashorn crews reported that they were able to knock out Soviet T-34 tanks at distance as great as 4000 meters. Nashorn crews also reported numerous kills of KV and IS-2 tanks as well as SU-152, ISU-122 and ISU-152 assault guns.

      Nashorn from 2nd Company of schwere Heeres Panzer Jaeger Abteilung 93 was also responsible for the destruction of the only M26 Pershing, destroyed in Europe. The Pershing from the 3rd Armoured Division was knocked out at the distance of 250 meters with a single shot. This engagement took place in the town of Niehl, north of Cologne on March 6th of 1945.

      Regards Eddie.

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      Distinci?n "Aracelio Iglesias"

      in Republic of Cuba

      Posted · Edited by Taz

      OK, that's very bizarre... I have never seen that message on eBarf before! It was this medal, boxed, with ribbon bar.

      Opening bid was $200 USD !!!!!!

      Rick,

      was it a Bulgarian seller like in the posts #4 & 5?

      That was the same starting price too. Also a boxed Medal :banger:

      Why on earth a Distiction deserves such a ridiculus starting price I will never know. Cuban Orders have an opening bid lower than that.

      Where does this seller base that price on?

      Regards Eddie

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      Distinci?n "Aracelio Iglesias"

      in Republic of Cuba

      Posted

      Hi Rick,

      Item Unavailable -- Seller Currently Away

      You cannot access this item because the seller is currently away. Please try again later. If you have already won this item or you are the seller, you can sign in to view it. Learn more.

      Is all I get when I try and view it, how much did it sell for?

      Regards Eddie

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