Gallipoli Tribute

[j.sabourn]

Wasn't a little German corporal there Braid called Scuttleberger or something got transferred to the Western Front, later changed his name owed money to too many people gambling at cards so changed his name and hid away in some draughty prison and tried writing a book. Grew a moustache hoping to disguise himself. Came to a suspicious end and his death was always doubted by some. His compatriots didn't get the chance of being re-educated got throttled by our Albert. Not too long after a lot of people got pangs of conscience about their brutal demise. And all went to confession as felt very bad about it. Since then literally tens of thousands have got away with murder. Cheers JS

[Braid Anderson]

Actually John, he wasn't so little, if you mean that megalomaniac called Schickelgruber from Braunau on the River Inn. I wrote a thesis on him before leaving school, called 'A new look at Hitler'. My first published book - four copies in the school library!

[cappy]

Actually John, he wasn't so little, if you mean that megalomaniac called Schickelgruber from Braunau on the River Inn. I wrote a thesis on him before leaving school, called 'A new look at Hitler'. My first published book - four copies in the school library!

he had all that power and only one ball ....jeez thank the lord he didnt have two......lol cappy

[Braid Anderson]

One better than GoBalls!

[j.sabourn]

And poor old Himmler was somewhat similar. My daughter did a degree in history as one of her degrees, she had to write a thesis on the war years. I never saw it but wished I had now. History when I went to school went all the way back to the Scots and the Picts, and before the Romans. The war to us wasn't history it was present times. Believe Schikelbrugers dad was a postman the same as Robbie Burns or was he a customs man. Every century going back in time has had its wars with its various so called leaders, all have been heroes if they won, and villains if they lost. History is written by the winning side or is definetley bent towards. JS

[Braid Anderson]

He was a customs official on the Bavarian border John.

[happy daze john in oz]

In reply to #19 the Australians fought under the Union Flag then.
Capital punishment for some crimes should still be allowed, as John says the two who killed the soldier in London.
All the fuss about the two drug runners I Bali due for execution by firing squad, they have broken the law of Indonesia an will be punished by the law of Indonesia, as it should be, end of!

[happy daze john in oz]

Braid I knew the Turks had as they were allies German advisers, but am surprised at your comment re they, the Germans being the commanders per se as I though Attaturk (spelling) had a big part there as a commander in fact where he made his name?

The Germans were there as advisors but not as fighters. Kemal Attaturk was the major commander in the campaing and later became the founder of modern Turkey.

[Braid Anderson]

Sorry, but Mustafa Kemal, as he was then, commanded the 19th Division, one of several divisions on the peninsula, under the active (not advisory) overall command of General Otto Liman von Sanders. Kemal's division was based at Bigali, a few miles from what became known as Anzac Cove.

[Braid Anderson]

Doc, I'm intrigued by HMAS Canberra. According to the RAN website she is designed to carry helicopters etc, with no fixed-wing aircraft. In which case, why was she provided with a 'ski jump' on the bow? This was specifically designed for the use of 'jump jets' on short takeoffs. Is there something they're not telling us? Or was there a change of mind, and somebody said "aw, too late, just leave it on."