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    It's the monument in Vienna dedicated to the liberating red army soldiers. Known on the streets as "Denkmal des unbekannten Pl?nderers" (roughly Monument to the unkown plunderer). I guess liberation is all a question of point of view...

    Here is a photo of the plaque:

    /Kim

    *edit* Forgot to mention date. As the plaque says 19 August 1945. *end edit*

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    One year !!!! :jumping::jumping::jumping:

    This small game has been launched exactly 1 year ago now (on 1 Nov. 2005), and since :

    * 44 questions asked,

    * with 558 answers,

    * This quiz has been viewed more than 6000 times.

    * 21 Members of the Forum played, and 16 correctly answered at least 1 question :

    Nb of good answers :

    * 7 : Bryan (Soviet) and Christophe.

    * 3 : Andreas (Alfred), Ed (Haynes) and Kim (Kimj).

    * 2 : Chuck (in Oregon), Gerd (Becker), Jan (vatjan), Order of Victory, Simon (RedThreat) and Wild Card.

    * 1 : Darrell, Dave (Navy FCO), Dudeman, Rick (Stogieman) and Steen (Ammentorp).

    On this 1st anniversary :Thanks to all for your participation. :beer::jumping::beer::jumping:

    Now, let's have fun again with the 45th question... Kim's!!!

    Cheers.

    Ch.

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    Dear Kim,

    your comrade with the long beard looks like Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov, the father of the Soviet Atomic Bomb :unsure: :

    3x HSL

    4x Stalin-Prize

    1x Lenin-Prize

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Kurchatov

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_atomic_bomb_project

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Not too easy this time I hope...

    Questions:

    Who is this man?

    What was he famous for?

    :ninja:

    /Kim

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    Not a bad guess Christian. He is a scientist but it?s not Kurchatov.

    Perhaps it?s time for some clues....

    Our man is a HSU and a ?cool headed? dude when is out doing his thing. He also has a direct connection with the very first men who got the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

    That should get you going in the right direction. ;)

    /Kim

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    Professor Otto Schmidt

    Dear Kim,

    so our cool headed dude is Professor Otto Schmidt, the head of the Chelyuskin-expedition :P .

    Famous Russian academic for the polar region and the sea passage from Europe to the Pacific via the Arctic Sea. He points with his hand at the place on the map, where the Chelyuskin sank.

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Not a bad guess Christian. He is a scientist but it?s not Kurchatov.

    Perhaps it?s time for some clues....

    Our man is a HSU and a ?cool headed? dude when is out doing his thing. He also has a direct connection with the very first men who got the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

    That should get you going in the right direction. ;)

    /Kim

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    You are correct Christian! Congrats! :beer:

    Otto Yulievich Schmidt is his name and he is a, in his days the most famous, polar explorer. Although he planed more than walked the ice. Later he was outmanouvered for his position by Papanin another famous polar explorer and double HSU.

    More on Schmidt:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Schmidt

    When I looked for him I learnt that the Chelyuskin has been found. This year! I guess it's true what they say: you learn something new everyday.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5368448.stm

    Anyway now it's your turn.

    /Kim

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    Dear Kim,

    many thanks for your congratulations :beer: , but with your hints it was rather easy to make comrade Schmidt out - his beard was famous ;) .

    Do you have some links (english or german) to Prof. Schmidt's theory, as Wikipedia notes: "In mid 1940s, Schmidt suggested a new cosmogonical hypothesis on the formation of the Earth and other planets of the Solar system (see Schmidt hypothesis), which he continued to develop together with a group of Soviet scientists until his death." This sounds rather interesting.

    Best regards

    Christian

    You are correct Christian! Congrats! :beer:

    Otto Yulievich Schmidt is his name and he is a, in his days the most famous, polar explorer. Although he planed more than walked the ice. Later he was outmanouvered for his position by Papanin another famous polar explorer and double HSU.

    More on Schmidt:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Schmidt

    When I looked for him I learnt that the Chelyuskin has been found. This year! I guess it's true what they say: you learn something new everyday.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5368448.stm

    Anyway now it's your turn.

    /Kim

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    New Question

    Gentlemen,

    for the beginning an easy question (+ small extra question) ;) .

    WHO AM I ?

    I am an renowed Soviet fighter-ace of the GPW. My first and my family name have an aristocratic meaning - like in english language i.e.: Capt. Earl Duke or Col. Baron King. Which symbol did I paint on the nose of my fighter-plane?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian Zulus

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    Dear Soviet,

    Otto Schmidt. It sounds more German than Russian. :P

    That is a historical tradition for centuries, that Germans had top positions in Russia - even during the GPW ;) Catharina the Great was German too :cheeky: .

    What about my new question?

    No idea who the fighter ace might be ;) ? He is really famous :P .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    New question - some hints

    Gentlemen,

    to make the question easier two hints:

    Our Soviet fighter-ace earned HSU twice and flew an aircraft, which was constructed by a Jewish engineer.

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian Zulus

    New Question

    Gentlemen,

    for the beginning an easy question (+ small extra question) ;) .

    WHO AM I ?

    I am an renowed Soviet fighter-ace of the GPW. My first and my family name have an aristocratic meaning - like in english language i.e.: Capt. Earl Duke or Col. Baron King. Which symbol did I paint on the nose of my fighter-plane?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian Zulus

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