JimZ Posted July 22, 2011 Author Posted July 22, 2011 Congrats Valter, Correct answer - Samantha Smith. Thanks for posting the wiki link as background. The score is now as follows: SCORE 1 point - Hauptmann (Dan) 1 point - Harvey 1 point - JimZ 1 point - Valter Valter, will you do us the honour of posting question number 5. Jim :cheers:
Valter Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 It's an honor for me! Let's stay with "childish" themes: Who was the famous "malchik-komandir" who joined Red army in October revolution at age of 14, and commanded a regiment at age of 16? There's a book written about him, and a song... and later he became a famous writer of stories for children.
Hauptmann Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Have a few minutes till my next run so... Arkady Gaidar http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/literature/arkady-gaidar/ This one was a bit of a challenge but once again I've learned some new things... which is what this is all about after all. Dan
JimZ Posted July 22, 2011 Author Posted July 22, 2011 Hi Valter, We will await your confirmation before we move on. I learnt something new here too. Does anyone know what awards he may have received? Jim :cheers:
Valter Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Dan is correct, Gaydar is the right answer! Sorry for a bit late reply, I just returned from car registration issues...
Hauptmann Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 As I'm still on duty till early this evening and am probably going to hit the bed right after, and may not be able to get time to come up with anything till late tomorrow at the earliest, I'd like to pass the honor of the next question to Windu since he did get part of one correct. Dan
Valter Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 As I'm still on duty till early this evening and am probably going to hit the bed right after, and may not be able to get time to come up with anything till late tomorrow at the earliest, I'd like to pass the honor of the next question to Windu since he did get part of one correct. Dan Nice gesture, Dan! I'd like to add just two pictures of young Gaydar from the russian book Malchishka-komandir (Detskaja literatura, Moscow, 1987) - these two I didn't find on the web, but many others are. I hope this is not too off-topic. regards, Valter
JimZ Posted July 22, 2011 Author Posted July 22, 2011 Congrats Dan, The score is now as follows: SCORE 2 points - Hauptmann (Dan) 1 point - Harvey 1 point - JimZ 1 point - Valter Windu, are you up to question number 6? Regards, Jim :cheers:
kapten_windu Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 OK, an easy question from me: I'm a close friend of Marshall Rokossovsky, I became a Lt. General in 1940.. and this my my photo when i was young: who am i? when i was born?:cool:
JimZ Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 Not quite sure he quite fits in with the dates but I'll give it a try any way ... is it Semyon Timoshenko born in 1895? Something about the eyes....but i could find not pics of him as a young soldier so no way of me knowing for certain if this answer is correct.... Jim :cheers:
Valter Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Timoshenko was already a marshal in 1940, but I agree they have similar eyes...
JimZ Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 Timoshenko was already a marshal in 1940, but I agree they have similar eyes... Which is why I said the dates did not fit in..... :)
kapten_windu Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Yup, the dates is different.. Keep trying gentlemen.. :cheers:
Valter Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 What about Vasily Ivanovich Chuykov (born 12.2.1900 - died 18.3.1982)?
Harvey Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Looks like Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky - he was Rokossovsky's deputy when Rokossovsky was Marshal of Poland. Poplavsky was born on 22 April 1902. Edited July 23, 2011 by Harvey
kapten_windu Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 keep trying gentlemen.. (i'll give one more clue tomorrow if still no one can answer..)
Valter Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Andrey Ivanovich Yeromenko (14.10.1892 - 19.11.1970) ?? I think I should read Rokossovsky's memoirs for the correct answer...
JimZ Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 MMM...tough one windu...we'll wait for a hint...... Jim :cheers:
kapten_windu Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 another clue: in 1915 he enlisted on Russian Army..
kapten_windu Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 MMM...tough one windu...we'll wait for a hint...... Jim It's not as tough as you thoughts.. ;)
Harvey Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 It's not as tough as you thoughts.. ...easy to say when you know the answer...
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