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The Don of Croy said:
A local 'character';
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
And that has led me here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_the_Unstoppab...
The Don of Croy said:
A local 'character';
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
Funny, Hoogstraten is a place near me in Belgium. Completely Dutch name by that extent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke_Belt
The Bible Belt has the highest rates of stroke, lung cancer, and diabetes.
The Bible Belt has the highest rates of stroke, lung cancer, and diabetes.
Edited by Luke Warm on Friday 10th July 13:37
ZesPak said:
The Don of Croy said:
A local 'character';
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
Funny, Hoogstraten is a place near me in Belgium. Completely Dutch name by that extent.
StressedEric said:
stevesingo said:
Very brave of Churchill and the SOE
Until that point Churchill was disappointed in the lack of action from the Czech resistance and wanted something to get the Czech people to resist to a greater degree, tying up Nazi resources.
stevesingo said:
In the context of the likely recriminations, which were thousands of Czechs killed as a result of the operation, in order to achieve the higher goal of crystallising the Czech resolve and resistance. Yes.
Until that point Churchill was disappointed in the lack of action from the Czech resistance and wanted something to get the Czech people to resist to a greater degree, tying up Nazi resources.
I'm not sure the thousands of innocent Czechs who were tortured and murdered as result of this bravery from Churchill and the SOE would agree.Until that point Churchill was disappointed in the lack of action from the Czech resistance and wanted something to get the Czech people to resist to a greater degree, tying up Nazi resources.
As for tying up Nazi resources, the outcome of WW2 was never in doubt after Pearl Harbour, Kursk and El Alamein and no amount of Nazi resources tied up in Czechoslovakia would have changed this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass#The_wrest...
Frontiersman has a knife fight with a bear, is left for dead by his colleagues, travels 200 miles to safety (crawling, with his ribs 'visible' through the wounds sustained in the bear fight).
One hard motherf
ker.
Frontiersman has a knife fight with a bear, is left for dead by his colleagues, travels 200 miles to safety (crawling, with his ribs 'visible' through the wounds sustained in the bear fight).
One hard motherf
ker.stevesingo said:
Jozef Gabcík and Jan Kubiš are seen as Heros in the Czech Republic so history has been kind to the operation.
There is a museum in the St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral which is very good. Worth a visit!
Fair enough, I would love to visit.There is a museum in the St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral which is very good. Worth a visit!
However in his book, Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich, Robert Gerwarth is not kind to the operation, Gabcik and Kubis are portrayed as reckless with other people's lives.
Easy for me to be an armchair general though, I have nothing but respect for all of the Czech people from those times.
The letter Yogh, or why "Menzies" is pronounced "Mingis"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogh
It never really occurred to me how great an effect printing presses must have made on language. Reading Scots or Olde English is hard enough, I can't imagine what old Chinese must be like!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogh
It never really occurred to me how great an effect printing presses must have made on language. Reading Scots or Olde English is hard enough, I can't imagine what old Chinese must be like!
glazbagun said:
The letter Yogh, or why "Menzies" is pronounced "Mingis"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogh
It never really occurred to me how great an effect printing presses must have made on language. Reading Scots or Olde English is hard enough, I can't imagine what old Chinese must be like!
And similarly the letter thorn þ which makes all the "ye olde ..." names and phrases make sense.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogh
It never really occurred to me how great an effect printing presses must have made on language. Reading Scots or Olde English is hard enough, I can't imagine what old Chinese must be like!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)
Edited by xRIEx on Tuesday 14th July 16:46
Proper chap - youngest winner of an Olympic Gold, raced cars, lied to join RAF, inveterate womaniser.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Fiske
Better narrative here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/goodlife/11600708/This-...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Fiske
Better narrative here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/goodlife/11600708/This-...
Edited by AstonZagato on Friday 17th July 20:04
The Don of Croy said:
A local 'character';
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
My Grandparents bought a house from Hoogstraten in Hamsey, near Lewes. He tried to steal the fhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
king staircase when he signed over the house Oskar Speck (1907–1995) was a German canoeist who paddled from Germany to Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Speck
Edit: More detail:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Speck
Edit: More detail:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australi...
Edited by Luke Warm on Tuesday 21st July 18:07
Not wiki but check out this BBC article. Dibnah would be in his element!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32814403
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32814403
richtea78 said:
The Don of Croy said:
A local 'character';
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
My Grandparents bought a house from Hoogstraten in Hamsey, near Lewes. He tried to steal the fhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoogstr...
- best described by a judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub."
Most recently he has ingratiated himself with Mugabe, and seems to be expecting to control one of the World's largest diamond mines (which could yet make him one of the richest people on Earth, but also one of the deadest if Zimbabwe justice follows it's normal path).
king staircase when he signed over the house Just ahead of Sheriff Fatman, I believe.
OpulentBob said:
Aah, Nicholas Van Wotsisface.
Just ahead of Sheriff Fatman, I believe.
Ahhh, that brings back memories of my yoof...Just ahead of Sheriff Fatman, I believe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_the_Unstoppab...
US Missile Defense Agency's sea-based early-warning Radar station - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-based_X-band_Rad....
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