Wigwhammer Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 I think he did: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/8733614/Benito-Mussolinis-women.html Well whatever - he must have had something I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 Well whatever - he must have had something I don't With that many partners, chances are he also had something that you wouldn`t want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 General King's service commenced in the1860s and incuded five wars. This chap's service lasted until the 1960s and included four wars. Who is he ? ? ? Not sure who he is, but he looks a bit of a hard case. I`m wondering if the four wars would include the Balkans and whether he is Serbian, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 That seems to be about par for the course in the good ol' US of A right up to the present - something very similar happened to a good friend of mine and apparently no US court will rule against a US company in favour of a non-US plaintiff in an intellectual property case.... As W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan found out in the 1870s, over HMS Pinafore. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 Not sure who he is, but he looks a bit of a hard case. I`m wondering if the four wars would include the Balkans and whether he is Serbian, perhaps? Not Serbian. The GW was the earliest of his wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdr Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 re 2124 Is that a Russian ? Marshal Konev ? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 General King's service commenced in the1860s and incuded five wars. This chap's service lasted until the 1960s and included four wars. Who is he ? ? ? Marshal Georgy Zhukov? Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 re 2124Is that a Russian ? Marshal Konev ?Carl Ivan Konev, yes. GW, Russian Civil War, Second WW, suppression of the Hungarian revolution. Marshal Georgy Zhukov? Ron Sorry Ron - crossed in the post(ing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 AS I said about Solly-Flood, "he would have been my alternative choice"! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 When I saw the photo and before reading your text I immediately thought "Mussolini" - but apart from everything else I'm not sure Mussolini ever smiled..... But here is another puzzler for one and all - pretty obscure, I'd say, so some good clues: image17.jpg 1) He would possibly not have described himself as "German" 2) He was made a lieutenant at age 10 (ten) 3) He served in the GW on the Western Front (IIIrd Army) and Eastern Fronts (Heeresgruppe Eichhorn) 4) He was also sent on diplomatic missions to Madrid, Constantinople and his cousin in Vienna Cheers Colin They are indeed a good set of clues to get stuck into. I`m afraid I`m not doing very well though despite them. I think I`ve managed to glean that he is royalty, though I`m unsure of his nationality, and I think I might have some idea who his cousin might be, but that`s about it for me at the moment. Good one to keep working at though, so I`m not waving the white flag just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 Inmates and Witters With half term allowing me to catch my breath, I have updated the WIT spreadsheet. For new contributors, this excel spreadsheet lists all the people, animals, birds, and inanimate objects that have appeared on this thread ('Who is this ???') and its predecessor ('Who is this?'). It also sorts on separate tabs who posted which pictures or descriptions (WITs and WAIWAs) and who solved them. I will be sending out this new version to those who have asked for it in the past. If anyone else would like a copy please send me a PM. The statistics continue to mount up in a fairly mind boggling way. We have now had 1,321 WITs and WAIWAs on the two threads. These have been the subject of 10,344 posts, which have attracted 112,093 views. I was quite surprised to note that although it has been locked since 18th July last year 'Who is this?' has still had over 5000 views in the last six weeks alone. 'With still power to add' as they say when an Australian batsman reaches his century against England David 'Who is This?' is becoming a Who's Who. P.S. it is a shame that the daughter Thread, 'So who IS this?', is spluttering to a close. I was quite optimistic there for a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 When I saw the photo and before reading your text I immediately thought "Mussolini" - but apart from everything else I'm not sure Mussolini ever smiled..... But here is another puzzler for one and all - pretty obscure, I'd say, so some good clues: image17.jpg 1) He would possibly not have described himself as "German" 2) He was made a lieutenant at age 10 (ten) 3) He served in the GW on the Western Front (IIIrd Army) and Eastern Fronts (Heeresgruppe Eichhorn) 4) He was also sent on diplomatic missions to Madrid, Constantinople and his cousin in Vienna Cheers Colin Is he Prince Boris of Bulgaria? Tsar from 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 'Who is This?' is becoming a Who's Who. P.S. it is a shame that the daughter Thread, 'So who IS this?', is spluttering to a close. I was quite optimistic there for a moment. I was watching, and hoping you would have got there with him, uncle. You certainly deserved to be rewarded for your efforts, for which, for what it`s worth, I commend you. It`s still an open case anyway, and you never know......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 They are indeed a good set of clues to get stuck into. I`m afraid I`m not doing very well though despite them. I think I`ve managed to glean that he is royalty, though I`m unsure of his nationality, and I think I might have some idea who his cousin might be, but that`s about it for me at the moment. Good one to keep working at though, so I`m not waving the white flag just yet. Is he Prince Boris of Bulgaria? Tsar from 1918. Not Boris the Bulgar, I'm afraid I deliberately put "German" in inverted commas - and his dad, who had not made himself C in C of an army, resigned in 1918. Although it might not be expected, he was actually involved "at the sharp end" on the WF. Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 I was watching, and hoping you would have got there with him, uncle. You certainly deserved to be rewarded for your efforts, for which, for what it`s worth, I commend you. It`s still an open case anyway, and you never know......... Thanks NF - effort too from Martin G, BRONNO and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 Not Boris the Bulgar, I'm afraid I deliberately put "German" in inverted commas - and his dad, who had not made himself C in C of an army, resigned in 1918. Although it might not be expected, he was actually involved "at the sharp end" on the WF. Cheers Colin How about William, Duke of Urach and Wurttemburg, King of Lithuania 1918 to, er, 1918? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 I`m sure someone will recognise this officer/writer very quickly. Might be just a case of who`s fastest on the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 I`m sure someone will recognise this officer/writer very quickly. Might be just a case of who`s fastest on the draw.dc.jpg It's R C Sherriff NF David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 17 February , 2015 Share Posted 17 February , 2015 Another easy one; but to make it a bit tougher I want the name of the poet too..... Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 18 February , 2015 Share Posted 18 February , 2015 How about William, Duke of Urach and Wurttemburg, King of Lithuania 1918 to, er, 1918? Sorry, not him either, UG.... but thinking along the lines of the non-Prussian elements of the German army is a good idea. One of his titles would bring fine porcelain to mind. His elder brother became a Jesuit, leaving him first in line to the throne. And although not Bulgarian, he was for a time a captain à la suite to the Royal Bulgarian Infantery Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 18 February , 2015 Share Posted 18 February , 2015 (edited) It's R C Sherriff NF David I didn`t think he would last long amongst this posse. Good spot David. I`m sure someone nose Pete`s easy one, but I haven`t the foggiest yet. Not sure if U.G. has nailed Colin`s, but do we know who this pair might be??? EDIT: I see now that Colin`s remains unsolved. Edited 18 February , 2015 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 18 February , 2015 Share Posted 18 February , 2015 Sorry, not him either, UG.... but thinking along the lines of the non-Prussian elements of the German army is a good idea. One of his titles would bring fine porcelain to mind. His elder brother became a Jesuit, leaving him first in line to the throne. And although not Bulgarian, he was for a time a captain à la suite to the Royal Bulgarian Infantery Cheers Colin Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Prince of Saxony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 18 February , 2015 Share Posted 18 February , 2015 Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Prince of Saxony. You're in the money, UG - well done! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Christian,_Margrave_of_Meissen Or if you're into German http://www.prinz-albert-von-sachsen.de/inhalt/historie/friedrich_christian.htm All sources I have seen mention that he received awards for bravery (as opposed to medals for successful "back-seat driving" like the Saxon Military Order of St. Henry, which he also received), but nowhere are these awards named. I can only assume the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class. He seems to have used Albert as his familiar name - the 3rd of his 7 given names... Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 18 February , 2015 Share Posted 18 February , 2015 By the way, is there a general interest in more lesser-known German WITs? I hope it would perhaps widen some horizons (incl. mine), but I am sure it's also very time-consuming to track them down - for me too, as there is not anywhere near as much literature, internet sites etc. on the GW here as in the Anglo-Saxon world, but it is an area of interest to me. Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 18 February , 2015 Share Posted 18 February , 2015 By the way, is there a general interest in more lesser-known German WITs? Colin Yes indeed. Keep 'em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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