The official AHF Allies & Neutral States quiz thread

[varjag]

As for the Aircraft, it is a Vickers Wellesley. The target is a mystery to me .....

You are quite right about the aeroplane iffig.
The target(s) - there were in fact two, were subject to RAF photo-reconnaissance in March and April 1940 (but not by Wellesley).
It was two sea-ports, one of the Caspian - and one on The Black sea , Varjag

[iffig]

Oh! I see: that was really a "What-if ..." question. So I would say Baku, Batumi and operation Pike .....
I was looking for somewhere near Gondar or Addis-Abeba!

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

[varjag]

Oh! I see: that was really a "What-if ..." question. So I would say Baku, Batumi and operation Pike .....
I was looking for somewhere near Gondar or Addis-Abeba!

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

YES iffig! Operation Pike earmarked RAF bombers, initially Wellesleys and Blenheims - for bombing Baku and
Batum from bases in Iraq :roll:
The French, were supposed to take part in the festivities from Syrian bases.....

A British Lockheed Hudson in civilian markings - G-AGAR, photographed Baku on March 30th and Batum on April 4th 1940.
On the second mission, Soviet fighters intercepted and the mission had to be aborted.

But then - the British with all other airforces in the world - greatly overestimated the effects of aerial bombing

Your question, Varjag

[iffig]

Thanks. Next question: who is he?

[iffig]

Hint: He is wearing a French uniform, but he is not French.

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2 nd hint: For him, WW II was only a part of a long story which began on July, 18 th 1936 .....

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.... and which ended on November, 21 st 1947 (3 rd hint).

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4 th hint: On November 21 st 1947, he was executed.

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5 th hint: He was garroted. This mode of death sentence execution and the 18 th July 1936 should be a big help!

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6 th hint: was a member of the Maquis Les Glières.

[peeved]

Well it does take a lot of hints (Les Glières, garrote and Spain I found actually useful) to get us Google Chromeless locked on a target that requires a rudimentary knowledge of French, Swiss Cantonese or other un-Anglican languages: Julio Nava Alonso?

Markus

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Julio Nava Alonso himself!
It was not an easy question I must admit ....

http://losdelasierra.info/spip.php?article3510

Next question your's.

[peeved]

Thanks,

New subject from exp. eBay auction N:o 170810376706. What chassis did this SP AA gun use (The soldiers are German captors).

Markus

[iffig]

I would say Yag-10. See here:


http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/ ... .htm#YaG10

[peeved]

Exactly so,

Back to France.

Markus