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James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:20 on 3rd February 2014 away you go folks |
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:32 on 3rd February 2014 John to take the first one I think?? |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:54 on 3rd February 2014 Thanks James, yes it's over to John |
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:19 on 3rd February 2014 Googling or looking at a book?? don't matter to me mate!! None of us knows everything so need a bit of help now and again. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 00:23 on 4th February 2014 Google is fine John, sometimes it doesn't even help that much. It's a bit late, I'll have a think about this when it's daylight |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 14:47 on 4th February 2014 Cricky, a name first I think, let's try Erich Hartmann, this is not my strong subject but I'll battle on |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 15:46 on 4th February 2014 Right, so I'd better find out what an Oberleutnant is first I suppose |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 15:52 on 4th February 2014 OK, I've come up with a chap born in Switzerland in 1914 by the name of Franz Von Werra, can't say I've ever heard of him but if his name's correct I can research what he was famous for. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:33 on 4th February 2014 Now to find out what he's famous for. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:37 on 4th February 2014 Ah, I'm thinking this might be something on the lines of him being the only Axis prisoner of war to escape from an Allied prisoner of war camp and make it back to Germany. He was taken prisoner initially when he was shot down over England. |