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by TJK06
Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:20 am
Forum: World War I
Topic: German warship that was dragged across part of Africa...
Replies: 3
Views: 6515

Re: German warship that was dragged across part of Africa...

I read an article on this in a magazine in the late 80' or early 90's. I think it was in Smithsonean or Invent or Invention magazine. It was about a German battleship. The engine was taken out and dragged across land for repairs. Parts were flown in from Germany by zeppelin. It was repaired then des...
by TJK06
Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:06 am
Forum: Veterans and vet info
Topic: German POWs buried in Seattle
Replies: 3
Views: 7684

Re: German POWs buried in Seattle

There are also 3 German POWs buried at the Fort Lewis Cemetery south of Tacoma Washington. I have photos of the tombstones but do not know any further details on any of them
by TJK06
Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:15 pm
Forum: Veterans and vet info
Topic: German POWs buried in Seattle
Replies: 3
Views: 7684

German POWs buried in Seattle

I found that 4 German and 1 Italian POW are buried in the Seattle area at 2 different locations. I took some photos at one location and did some research for weltkriegsopfer.de. Is this information you would like to have?
by TJK06
Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:55 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: GAS MASK CANISTERS
Replies: 11
Views: 7199

Re: GAS MASK CANISTERS

I found a cannister in France in the mid-1960's. It had been used to store grease and I had to clean it out. I knew it was German military, but did not know what it was actually used for when I found it. My Mother was German and when she saw it she said something to the effect, "A gas mask came...
by TJK06
Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:04 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: KO'd tanks used as strong points
Replies: 13
Views: 9881

Re: KO'd tanks used as strong points

This sounds like the tanks I saw.

Thanks.
by TJK06
Wed May 20, 2009 3:17 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: KO'd tanks used as strong points
Replies: 13
Views: 9881

Re: KO'd tanks used as strong points

Thanks for the information. I'm new to the site and have a lot to learn.
by TJK06
Wed May 20, 2009 11:41 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: KO'd tanks used as strong points
Replies: 13
Views: 9881

Re: KO'd tanks used as strong points

Related to this topic, I am aware of WWII German tanks used as strong points in Syrian bunkers on the Golan Heights captured by Israel during the Six Day War in 1967. When I saw them, I knew they weren't Russian or American, so I thought they were maybe French. A few years later, I saw a picture in ...