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Post by Glenn2438 » 12 Jun 2006, 12:34

Hi Robb,

no, he was a member of the Prussian Royal family. Here is another clue.

A well known German Police HQ was on the street of the same name :D

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#1247

Post by Robb » 12 Jun 2006, 14:06

Hello Glenn,

Another "guess" I'm afraid, but this time he was born in 1837!

Ernst Graf Fünfkirchen? Graf is Deutsch for Count and his name sounds very German. Unfortunately, my German is not good enough to interpret his name other than funf which is "5" in English. So he is probably German and comes from the "nobility" In actual fact it could not be him, as the picture you posted looks like a considerably older person and Funfkirchen died at 34 if I remember correctly.

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Post by Glenn2438 » 12 Jun 2006, 16:11

Hi Robb,

no, Here is an even stronger hint. The Gestapo headquarters in Berlin was on a street of the same name :D

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#1249

Post by VeldesX » 12 Jun 2006, 17:40

Well, Prinz Albrecht Straße 8 is always referred to as "the most feared address in the Third Reich," so the answer must be Prinz Albrecht von Preussen (1837-1906).

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Prinz Albrecht

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Post by Glenn2438 » 12 Jun 2006, 18:41

Hi G,

we got there in the end :D Generalfeldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preußen, the Inhaber of Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 6 from 1889 until his death in 1906.

Over to you!

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Post by Robb » 25 Jun 2006, 12:25

Hi Glenn,

As VeldesX appears to be missing in action, you may want to restart the quiz!

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Trabanten-Leibgarde

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Post by Glenn2438 » 25 Jun 2006, 14:00

Hi Robb,

I think you are right :D

Who was appointed as Captain (Hauptmann) of the Trabanten-Leibgarde on the 30th of January 1860?

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Post by Robb » 26 Jun 2006, 13:33

Hi Glenn,

You've picked a good one here :D Had a good look through your information, but can't pick it yet. :wink:

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Field Marshal

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Post by Glenn2438 » 27 Jun 2006, 14:22

Hi Robb,

thats because it is not on my site :lol:

The officer in question was a Field Marshal born in 1788.

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#1255

Post by Robb » 27 Jun 2006, 14:47

Hi Glenn,

Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hess (1788 - 1870), Austrian soldier, entered the army in 1805. He became field-marshal in 1860, and a year later, on resigning his position as chief-of-staff, he was made captain of the Trabant guard. He died in Vienna in 1870.

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

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Post by Glenn2438 » 27 Jun 2006, 16:08

Hi Robb,

thats him :D

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#1257

Post by Robb » 28 Jun 2006, 12:50

Hi Glenn,

Next question:

The Austrian Empire army, led by Archduke Albert of Habsburg, defeated the Italian army led by Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora and Enrico Cialdini, in spite of the Italians' strong numerical advantage. What was the name of the battle and when did it take place?

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#1258

Post by cj » 29 Jun 2006, 00:57

are you refering to Custoza?

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#1259

Post by Robb » 29 Jun 2006, 10:39

Hi CJ,

First of all - welcome to the Forum :)

Battle of Custoza is correct. Now, can you answer the second part of the question? The date the battle took part? Good luck!

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Post by cj » 29 Jun 2006, 21:39

24 June 1866,

What was the name of the first Airship shot down (by an Austro-Hungarian seaplane) during the war?

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