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[Viking1066]

30 November 1700 – The Battle of Narva
During the Great Northern War, the young Charles XII of Sweden pulled off one of the most astonishing battlefield victories in European history.

As a blizzard blew directly into the faces of the Russian army, the Swedes used the storm to their advantage. Hidden by the snow and wind, they launched a sudden assault that threw the Russian lines into chaos.

The result was staggering:
Over 20,000 Russian casualties
Just 667 Swedish losses

A near-impossible victory, immortalized in artwork such as The Great Northern War by Steve Noon.
Cold, discipline, and timing turned the blizzard into a weapon — and secured one of Sweden's greatest military triumphs.

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It's sad Charles XII wasn't Gustavus Adolphus.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Is that drummer sleeping? Wake up soldier, there's a battle on!

 

[MiTasol]

If it wasn't for the guy with the rifle I would say they were charging and he was using his drum as a battering ram.

 

[Viking1066]

Replacement Corsairs and Fireflies in Unicorn's lower hanger 1945 SAFO

 

[Viking1066]

Bf 109E fighters of the Bulgarian Air Force resting in a row WWAI

 

[Viking1066]

P-40B Hawks of the 8th Pursuit Group 33rd Pursuit Sqd on the way to Iceland on the USS Wasp (CV-7) July 1941 REDD

 

[Dana Bell]

P-40B Hawks of the 8th Pursuit Group 33rd Pursuit Sqd on the way to Iceland on the USS Wasp (CV-7) July 1941 REDD
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Hi Viking,

Great photo, but that was an earlier test of P-40s (no suffix) on Wasp on 14 October 1940; the success of that test allowed the later delivery to Iceland.

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Gnomey]

 

[CATCH 22]

Bf 109E fighters of the Bulgarian Air Force resting in a row WWAI

Those are the first 10 Bf 109E-3a delivered to Bulgaria in April, 1940. All were new from the WNF-production and all were from the type E-4, E-3a was the export designation. No.9 has the Werknummer 5229 and Bulgarian serial 9/7047. The 10 a/c were sold WITHOUT wing cannons and head armors. The wing cannons have been procured separately, the head armors were ordered in January 1943 and delivered after that. In the meantime Bulgaria received additionally 9 used Bf 109E from different variants (from E-1 to E-7) with full armament and head armors.
The new Bf 109E-3a were numbered from 1 to 10 and the used ones from 11 to 19.

In the above photo one can see how the first 10 received national insignia with thicker St. Andrew's crosses:

The following 9 received national insignia with thinner crosses:

No.4 the CO's a/c received smaller but extra thick crosses:

 

[Wurger]

A Polish T-34/85 in the Winter 1959 ...

the pic source: the net

 

[Gnomey]

 

[Lucky13]

Two women on the side of the road repairing an Amilcar (a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940) in 1935.

Photo: Heinz von Perkhammer.
Credit: sebcolorisation

 

[GTX]

Two women on the side of the road repairing an Amilcar (a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940) in 1935.

Photo: Heinz von Perkhammer.
Credit: sebcolorisation

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Good diorama idea

 

[CATCH 22]

Two women on the side of the road repairing an Amilcar (a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940) in 1935.

Photo: Heinz von Perkhammer.
Credit: sebcolorisation

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Interestingly the "colorification"-possibilities of this photo are endless!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shot!

 

[MIflyer]

One of my favorite "Rosie the Riveter" pictures. I asked an old friend of mine, a professional photographer in California, if he thought this was a shot of a real factory worker or a stage shot of a professional model. He replied that it was a terrific shot but that he thinks it is more likely a model. And aside from that, he pointed out they probably did not paint those insignia on by hand.

 

[Gnomey]