Historic riddles

Discussion in 'Historical Events Coffee House' started by Suvórov, Jun 3, 2011.

  1. Maddog95 Well-Known Member

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    The tank was indeed an M3 Grant/Lee.
    I'm guessing a Grant because the soldier standing next to it is probably British.

    I do believe the painting to be from a German legend.
    How during a battle the Swiss pikes were unstoppable until some guys suicide rushed and grabbed all the pike together (in his body) so his mates could finish the job.

    I skipped over Joske's thing because that's about as close as we'll probably get. :lol:
  2. lukakiwi Well-Known Member

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    why did this die?
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    This should be easy sorry for size.

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    The French national guard militias marching of in 1792 to save the French revolution from invasion by IIRC Prussia and Austria. The painting is by Leon Cogniet.
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    Because I didn't want to double post and neither did I get an answer whether or not my answer was correct.
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    wel wait until Napoleon tells us if joske is correct and tells us the answer, then wel put another one up
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    Damn you. But hes right as far as I know.
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    ok heres the next one.
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    Enei Church, central Bucharest, Romania, being purposely demolished by Communist authorities on 10 March 1977, 6 days after the 1977 Bucharest earthquake, despite having suffered no structural damage.

    I recognized that it was an Orthodox church so I started looking around. :D
    Was a hard one this one.
  10. lukakiwi Well-Known Member

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    well done, except i dont know what romania is for?

    you put the next one, i put the most so far i wanna see some other ones.
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    This'll be a hard one, not sure if I should actually post it... but hey let's see what you guys can make of it.

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    ww2 or perhaps late 30s (probably 1936-1945), im asuming germans or at least someone in the axis, concidering the uniforms and panzershreks (or however its spelt). They could be some resistence in wrong uniforms, but i doubt it.
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    Finnish soldiers passing a burnt out soviet tank during the continuation war.
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    Hahah. Google images is wrong. It's an entirely different tank. Which is also the main thing I want to hear from you guys.

    Late 40's probably. The panzerfaust didn't exist until 1943.
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    so its finnish soldiers passing a tanks in the war with russia? and you want to know whose tank it was? i dont know, who else except soviet, finish army tank?
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    Well wikipedia says its a t-34, but I think its something different. Maybe a lend-lease tank?
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    Nope.

    Possibly. Which tank more so. And neither Soviet nor Finnish.

    Drop a hint?
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    would be nice :)
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    Look at the track-wheels. And maybe what's left of the outer chassis.
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    Since it is rather small tank my bet would be a T26. It is to small for a t34 and kv or even a t28. But it is really hard since theres just a pile of rubble left.

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