Christophe

Absolutely right, marc. I agree. I mis read the first post... Cheers. Ch.

Hi to all, Would reenacting groups already exist in the 20/30s ? I honestly don't know... Interesting.. Cheers. Ch.

Hi Eric, N is probably for Napoleon (Napoleon the 1st). But who knows.... Cheers. Ch.

The date 21.06.57 is interesting with this regard... Ch.

Hi Rick, I have not all my data with me, but according to Anatolii Kutsenko, have been awarded : * 191 061 : 27.03.54 * 214 136 : 11.01.57 * 272 755 : 21.06.57 * 282 110 : 12.07.57 * 302 113 : 26.02.58 I know all is not "linear" but Bryan's one seems to be in the range. Cheers. Ch.

Marc, Any chance to get a question ? Ch.

Same for me. Thanks. Cheers. Ch.

Hi Dan, Great to see you back!!! Marc, your turn, if you want... Cheers. Ch.

Thanks Snoopy. An interesting link below : http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/cs...dt/gebhardt.asp Dan, You are the winner!!!! Congratulations!!! Your turn, now... Cheers. Ch.

Hi, As my name is mentioned here, I must comment. 1. We all know, here, Rick's sens of humor, and appreciate it. (At least try to appreciate it; English not being my mother language...) ... There was no agressivity in Rick's post, in my opinion. 2. My comment : "I fully share your point about the fantastic job done by Rick!!!" was clear enough, precise (each word counts), thanking Rick in a disinterested manner, as I think he did not work on any translation of a doc being mine... yet. My comment was not directed against you. It is not my style. 3. You stated : "I've also done favors off-line for many (most?) of the forum subscribers here - in particular, Ed Haynes and Christophe with other things...". I frankly don't see what you are referring to. Or maybe I am confused about your identity... Could you confirm this statement by giving an example ? If such, I would certainly apologise for my ingratitude. Cheers. Ch.

Hi Dan, Seems like you are right... Well done, but let's wait for Snoopy's confirmation. Interesting combats seem to have taken place there in 1944... Cheers. Ch.

All brains welcome (again) !!!!! There is a new easy question in the Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2429...0&start=420 Please, exerce your brain and try to win this challenge!!!! Cheers. Ch.

Hi Snoopy, Excellent!! Welcome to the Quiz!!!! Let's see who will be the winner... Cheers. Ch.

Only 59 surviving Companions of the Liberation. On 12 May 2008 died Jacques Rouleau, Companion of the Lib?ration. Jacques Rouleau, born in 1922 is exactly 18 years old (his birthday) on 18 June 1940. With the authorization of his parents, he joined the French Free Forces, in London. He will then join take part in the Dakar expedition, and will be in Cameroon and Congo, and from 1942 in Lebanon. Fom 1944, he will fight in Alsace, and will be seriously wounded in April 1945 in the French Alps. He will lose part of his left arm. After the war, he will go back to Moyen-Congo and Nouvelle-Caledonie, as head of a society. Here is his bio (in French) : http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/869.html After his death, there are now only 59 surviving Companions of the Liberation. Ch. Pic : Chancellerie de l'Ordre de la Lib?ration.

We need a new (easy, not so easy ? ) question for the Quiz : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2429...0&start=420 Any Member can play and ask for the new question. Please, don't be too shy, and try !!!! Any volunteer ? Cheers. Ch.

Thanks Frank, and congratulations again. No pb with someone else asking for the question. May I suggest, to alternate a little bit, that someone else than me asks the next one ? Any Member here can ask it; please, don't be too shy!!!! Any volunteer for the next one ? Cheers. Ch.

And again time for a few stats... Quiz 2008 : * 29 questions asked, * with 418 answers, * and viewed more than 3,240 times. Nb of good answers for the Quiz 2008 : * 8 : Marc (Lapa) * 5 : Christian (Zulus), Christophe & Frank (Knarf) * 2 : Auke (Ferdinand) * 1 : Alex (RedMaestro), Jim (JimZ) & Wild Card Complete statistics give since this Quiz has been launched (on 1 Nov. 2005) : * 200 questions asked, * with 2,563 answers, * This quiz has been viewed more than 26,300 times. * 39 Members of the Forum played, and 29 correctly answered at least 1 question : Nb of good answers : * 40 : Christian (Zulus) * 37 : Christophe * 17 : Frank (Knarf) * 13 : Jim (JimZ) * 11 : Bryan (Soviet) * 8 : Auke (Ferdinand), Marc (Lapa) & Simon (Red Threat) * 6 : Belaruski, Carol I & Ed (Haynes) * 5 : Dan (Hauptman) & Wild Card. * 3 : Andreas (Alfred), Ivan (Piramida) & Kim (Kimj). * 2 : Chuck (in Oregon), Gerd (Becker), Jan (vatjan) & Order of Victory. * 1 : Alex (RedMaestro), Charles (Hunyadi), Darrell, Daredevil, Dave (Navy FCO), Dudeman, Filip (Drugo), Rick (Stogieman) & Steen (Ammentorp). This is a great achievement. Thanks to all for your participation in this Quiz. Now, let's play for the 201st question !!!! Cheers. Ch.

Hi Wild Card, Funny enough... I was also there last week. I visited it last Friday. I have taken a few pics that I will post later. Most of the pics shown in the exhibition can be found in Khaldei's book 'From Moscow to Berlin". A very good book dedicated to pics of the red flag displayed on the top pf the Reichstag has recently been published : "Das Banner des Sieges". Cheers. Ch.

Thanks, Bill, for the update. Cheers. Ch.

Hi Paul, I fully share your point about the fantastic job done by Rick!!! Thanks again, Rick. Cheers. Ch.

Still waiting... Ch.

I hope you will find this thread of interest : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12502&hl= And more than the thread, the Museum!!! Cheers. Ch.

Congrats Frank, . Your turn, now for Question #201 !!!! Cheers. Ch.

* 1976 Aug. 18: Luna-24 lands on the surface of the Moon to collect soil samples, which then returned to Earth. It is the last vessel having ever landed on the moon.

* 1968 Sept. 15-21: Zond-5, a prototype of the spacecraft for manned circumlunar flight flew around the Moon (a first) and splashed down in the Indian Ocean.