@jurisnz http://images.google.com/hosted/life/6c931e8d9f0d7102.html That link says it was taken in 1941 by a man called George Strock
jurisnz (Tue 19 Mar 2019 07:44:48 AM EDT)
Correct me if I am wrong. If this photo is 1941, then the ship's name would not be shown on the sailors, hats. Hat bands would just "HMS" for wartime security.
DieGrosseSchlag (Wed 06 Mar 2019 11:25:58 AM EST)
This is a 15 cm. Nebelwerfer 41. The Germans used the name "Nebelwerfer" - literally fog projector as a cover name for a large caliber rocket launcher. The six barrels were mounted on a modified 3.7 cm PAK 35/36 anti-tank gun carriage. They entered service in late 1941. The 34 kilogram rocket had a maximum range of 6,900 meters. All six rockets could be fired individually in 10 seconds.
tankgeezer (Wed 06 Mar 2019 09:37:28 AM EST)
Although it could have been a very useful Mortar, it is a Rocket Launcher called Nebelwerfer. In any case it was a brilliant idea, easily moved, and used by small units.
Courtney van Waas (Tue 26 Feb 2019 01:40:45 PM EST)
As a Graduate Student writing a dissertation on POW camps in Canada, I feel the need to point out that this is in fact Camp #133 Ozada, not seebe/kananaskis (which never held POWs in tents) Ozada camp was located on a bluff on the Stoney Nation reserve approx 130KM west of Calgary while seebe was 100 km west of Calgary that had interned POWs as early as WWI
clive perrry (Mon 25 Feb 2019 05:41:11 PM EST)
For comparison: The Germans captured Poland with the assistance of Russia......just for correct comparison and were allowed to invade France and Belgium with the help of a non aggression pact. But yes indeed Stalingrad was a great turning point.
And as to the death of the 6th army I believe that most of them were killed after the surrender. Merely an observation with respect.As to defending Pavlov's house ? Was that the Pavlov who in 1923, stated that he would not sacrifice even the hind leg of a frog to the type of social experiment that the regime was conducting in Russia and four years later wrote to Stalin, protesting at what was being done to Russian intellectuals and saying he was ashamed to be a Russian?
I would like more information on this photo. My uncle is 7th from right. Where was this taken and on what date? The info that I have about my uncle doesn't seem to match the published info for this photo.
navyson2 (Tue 12 Feb 2019 01:00:24 PM EST)
Sorry to interrupt, but what's wrong with the site? And the forum. Can't PM Procyon to have them look into everything either.
@jurisnz http://images.google.com/hosted/life/6c931e8d9f0d7102.html That link says it was taken in 1941 by a man called George Strock