Graf Spee's eagle rises from the deep.....
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diddyman said:
Let's hope they can get the rest up too
I think this is unlikely due to the damage sustained during the scuttling , they have removed the radar and gun sections ,
was a very impressive ship , shame the cinema version used a triple gun american warship.....hollywood !!!!
dirkgently said:
.hollywood !!!!
I doubt it, if Hollywood were involved, the USS whatever would of sailed in and save the R.N ships from certain destruction with a lethal barrage of Audie Murphy
I think he meant that hollywood used an american battleship to represent the Graf Spee.
Boosted.
Boosted Ls1 said:
.hollywood !!!!
I doubt it, if Hollywood were involved, the USS whatever would of sailed in and save the R.N ships from certain destruction with a lethal barrage of Audie Murphy
I think he meant that hollywood used an american battleship to represent the Graf Spee.
Boosted.
Yep, the US battleship used to portray the KM Graf Spee looked absolutely nothing like the proper small pocket battleship, for a start, the Graf Spee didn't have 2-tiered main armement, and it was a tiddler of a ship, really a cruiser with larger than normal main guns.
dirkgently said:
.hollywood !!!!
I doubt it, if Hollywood were involved, the USS whatever would of sailed in and save the R.N ships from certain destruction with a lethal barrage of Audie Murphy
But Audie Murphy was a genuine WW2 Pilot and fighter ace. Its only Hollywood gay jewish directors and producers get it wrong. Cos war is not really their bag, more nail varnish and nice dresses.
Bodo said:
The most interesting bit is why they have the swastika covered. Is it to prevent glorification of the Nazis or their disclaim their histrorical existence?
bbc news said:
with a yellow tarpaulin covering the swastika at its base - out of consideration for those who still hold strong feelings against the symbol of Nazi Germany
Bodo said:
The most interesting bit is why they have the swastika covered. Is it to prevent glorification of the Nazis or their disclaim their histrorical existence?
PC'ish-ness seems to have spread globally now.
I'd like to see one of the high seas fleet ships at Scapa Flow raised before it's too late (if it isn't already).
PS. Program of the finding of HMS Ark Royal (off Gibraltar) on BBC1 Sunday 8pm, it was torpedoed in the Med and sank on the way back to Gibraltar and it's been lost for over 60 yrs. From pics it also seems in good condition, unusual for a lightly built aircraft carrier.
>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 11th February 12:59
pies said:thanks, pies - I've read that too, and it's the reason why I'm asking. Should'nt they then better hide Blair, Mitterand, Bush, Schröder and Mugabe's faces before their pictures appear in public? I mean, they're all symbols for politics that someone somewhere (still) holds strong feelings against.
The most interesting bit is why they have the swastika covered. Is it to prevent glorification of the Nazis or their disclaim their histrorical existence?
bbc news said:
with a yellow tarpaulin covering the swastika at its base - out of consideration for those who still hold strong feelings against the symbol of Nazi Germany
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