Christian Zulus Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Red Army Memorial in ViennaGentlemen,President Putin visited - during his official visit to Vienna, Austria - the Red Army Memorial http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=175801 on the 24th of may 2007 in the city-center in Vienna.Some photographic impressions ....Press conference on the evening before:Police doggy checking the wreath:Putin marching to the monument (Austrian Army Guards Batallion in the background):Putin with Mrs. Barbara Prammer, President of the Austrian Parliament:Putin on his knees in front of the name of a very, very great person in history :Best regards ChristianBTW: Putin mentioned how well kept the Austrian Red Army Memorial is - in comparison to the disgraceful incidents in other EU-member-states . At the Red Army Memorial Putin met some Red Army Veterans for a small talk. Putin is a great fan of Austria - he speaks fluent German and his wife is a teacher for German language. As a KGB-officer, Putin did his duty in the DDR ... Before becoming President of RF, Putin wanted to buy a large estate with house in Austria, but at that time that had not been possible for him according to Austrian laws . Edited May 25, 2007 by Christian Zulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belaruski Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I do like the last one of him kneeling before the name of Stalin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 I do like the last one of him kneeling before the name of Stalin!Yes, that's really great - and the photographer stood just in the right position .I also like the pic with the doggy .Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I also like the pic with the doggy .Yes, but what IS the pup doing to the wreath??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 Yes, but what IS the pup doing to the wreath??? Dear Ed,the doggy tries to smell, if there is some polonium at the wreath .No, just a joke .In Austria everything, which deals with a "prominent" person, is checked by police dogs: All rooms, all gifts, all cars ... everything!Such dogs are clever & wise .Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Such dogs are clever & wise .And all legs are on the ground. At least in THIS photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 And all legs are on the ground. At least in THIS photo. Sorry, Ed, I could only find that one photograph of the dog .Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belaruski Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Incidentaly it's nice to see a guard of honour still carrying rifles and wearing a smart uniform. Too many countries only seem to have combat gear and assault weapons for all purposes. Honour guards and parade uniforms should look official! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 Incidentaly it's nice to see a guard of honour still carrying rifles and wearing a smart uniform. Too many countries only seem to have combat gear and assault weapons for all purposes. Honour guards and parade uniforms should look official!The "Gardebatallion" is not only for representation, but is (almost) an elite force of the Austrian Army, specialisized in "Objektschutz" (defense & security of objects, i.e., buildings, etc.). That's the Wiki-entry of them (only German): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardebataillon .For representation they still use the very old and outdated FN FAL-rifle (last used at the Falklands by the British as L1 A1 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/L1_A1 ): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_FAL .The young men at the Austrian "Gardebatallion" are well trained and have proper uniforms .Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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