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Question: At the time of his murder, the "Headless Thompson Gunner" was fighting in what conflict?
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Hint: His name was Roland and after his murder he was known as "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner."Penn44 wrote:Question: At the time of his murder, the "Headless Thompson Gunner" was fighting in what conflict?
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Missed this one! The Norwegian mercenary who struck a deal in Denmark and fought in Africa...
I have the album and know the lyrics so I say Warren Zevon and the Congo Crisis/Biafra.
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I have the album and know the lyrics so I say Warren Zevon and the Congo Crisis/Biafra.
Roland was a warrior from the land of the midnight sun
With his Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray
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Right you are! You have the ball now.Waleed Y. Majeed wrote:Missed this one! The Norwegian mercenary who struck a deal in Denmark and fought in Africa...![]()
I have the album and know the lyrics so I say Warren Zevon and the Congo Crisis/Biafra.waleedRoland was a warrior from the land of the midnight sun
With his Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray
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Hi Waleed,
Would you like to post a question for us?
regards Robb
Would you like to post a question for us?
regards Robb
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Forgot all about this one
Here in his post-ww2 uniform... Who is he? waleed

Here in his post-ww2 uniform... Who is he? waleed
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hi Waleed,
Like to provide a hint? Is it a post war German (BDR) uniform?
regards Robb
Like to provide a hint? Is it a post war German (BDR) uniform?
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If you mean a Bundesrepublik Deutschland uniform
you are correct. He's post war West German.
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you are correct. He's post war West German.
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A clue: Involved in the July 20th bomb plot.
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Adolf Heusinger.
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Yes!
Adolf Heusinger (1897-1982)
First post-ww2 Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr from 1957 to 1961.
A man with a long military career and served in 4 German "armed forces"...
Imperial Army - 1915 to 1920.
Reichswehr - 1920 to 1935.
Wehrmacht - 1935 to 1945.
Bundeswehr (and NATO) - 1955 to 1964.
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Adolf Heusinger (1897-1982)
First post-ww2 Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr from 1957 to 1961.
A man with a long military career and served in 4 German "armed forces"...
Imperial Army - 1915 to 1920.
Reichswehr - 1920 to 1935.
Wehrmacht - 1935 to 1945.
Bundeswehr (and NATO) - 1955 to 1964.
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A no picture question : this man left his studies to enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he trained spotters to distinguish Allied planes from those of the Axis, and he served as a spotter himself in the naval assaults on Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio. After the war, he resumed his studies and became a very important philosopher in the U.S..
Who is he ?
Who is he ?
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Donald Herbert Davidson?
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Exactly! Over to Spain.
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Thanks, iffig.
Now, who is he?
Now, who is he?
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