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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 30 Jan 2014, 01:03

hi,

one week later, hint # 2

the German AMC was sunk by British cruisers, taking a British detachment down with him, in the Spring of 1917

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by AVV » 30 Jan 2014, 10:09

Hello!
Do you mean hilskreuzer Iltis?
http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte ... index.html

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 30 Jan 2014, 10:32

hi, Aleks,

thanks for answering, but .. no ... 1917 ! and the link refers to the gunboat ILTIS, not the AMC

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by AVV » 30 Jan 2014, 10:50

Polar bear wrote:and the link refers to the gunboat ILTIS, not the AMC
It's just the wrong picture - info below relates to ex-merchant ship:
The former German freighter Gutenfels was captured by the British in Alexandria at the outbreak of World War I. Renamed Turritella , it was used by the British until it was captured by the auxiliary cruiser Wolf in February 1917. Equipped as an auxiliary cruiser, the now named Iltis was send to Aden to lay a minefield there. During this operation, the ship was detected by the British cruiser Odin and scuttled by its crew on 05.03.1917.


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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 30 Jan 2014, 16:44

hi, Aleks,

yes, I agree .. but still .. the question refers to another ship ... you'll find it in your own link a little bit further below :milwink:

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Post by AVV » 30 Jan 2014, 16:53

Yes, that's right.
Leopard
The British steamer Yarrowdale was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Möwe on 11.12.1916 in the Atlantic. Send to Germany, the ship was modified as an auxiliary cruiser and renamed Leopard . Camouflaged as the Norwegian Rena , the ship left Germany in March 1917 but was stopped by the British cruiser Achilles on 16.03.1917 near the Faroers islands. Escorted to the armed boarding vessel Dundee , the British started an investigation of the ship when the Leopard fired two torpedoes on the Dundee which both missed. In the following close range battle, the Leopard was sunk with all hands.

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 30 Jan 2014, 17:09

hi, Aleks,

that's it.

back to you, once again.

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by AVV » 31 Jan 2014, 11:02

Thanks!
Please name these two persons.

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Post by AVV » 11 Feb 2014, 11:19

A hint.

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 26 Feb 2014, 13:09

hi,

Alexander Seversky and Billy Mitchell

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Post by AVV » 27 Feb 2014, 11:42

Hello!
Quite right. Source:
http://alternathistory.org.ua/povest-o- ... -sikorskii

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 28 Feb 2014, 15:47

hi,

a little bit easier: what ship ?

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 07 Mar 2014, 14:43

hi,

one week (without replies) later, hint #1

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Tosun Saral » 07 Mar 2014, 21:44

Marriage ceremony in Istanbul of german Navy captain ??? who returned from Red Sea after an adventureus jouney in Red sea and Indian ocean. Most of his crew was murdered by Arabs.

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Re: The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 07 Mar 2014, 22:36

hi,

well .. the question was the name of the ship ... and he isn't a captain.

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