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tjk |
Posted: September 05, 2003 08:51 pm
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Soldat ![]() Group: Members Posts: 27 Member No.: 80 Joined: August 15, 2003 ![]() |
Did the Romanians use smoke generator equipment to protect industrial and/or military sites ? If so, what is the Romanian term for these units ? Thank you for your help ?
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C-2 |
Posted: September 06, 2003 09:24 pm
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![]() General Medic ![]() Group: Hosts Posts: 2453 Member No.: 19 Joined: June 23, 2003 ![]() |
I had a neighbor ,Tomi Stere ,is his name(if his stil alive..)
When he was in the army during the war he was stationed at Ploiesti,in the rafineries era.He was in a teem of such smoke generators. He couldn't tell how eficient they were,but only that he had a fellow soldier who died in an accident with those smoke generators. |
Victor |
Posted: September 08, 2003 03:13 pm
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The Germans operated a network of smoke generators in Ploesti and managed several times to cover the city with their artificial fog, especially during exercises. IIRC, it gave headaches.
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Cristian Craciunoiu |
Posted: September 10, 2003 07:29 am
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Fruntas ![]() Group: Members Posts: 69 Member No.: 102 Joined: September 09, 2003 ![]() |
I found several photos with the German made smoke generator operated at ploieti. Regiment 28 Artilerie Antiaeriana had a Compania Chimica in charge with smoke camouflage. The sistem worked so:
Every day, a small Ford truck equiped with meteo wind mils established the main winds arround the town. They reported to the Compania Chimica. Smoke generator were some in fixed position and some on trucks ready to be moved. Once the radars anounced and American Bombing Raid, the generators were started about 20 minuted before they reach Ploiesti area. The main reffineries and the city were allways found covered with camouflage smoke. Mr. Benson, ex Tresorery Secretary in the Clinton administration came 5 times as a gunner above Ploiesti but saw only the white screen covering the targets. you can find pictures in my book about Romanian Aeronautics during WW2. |
Bernard Miclescu |
Posted: September 15, 2003 05:50 pm
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![]() Plutonier major ![]() Group: Members Posts: 335 Member No.: 53 Joined: July 22, 2003 ![]() |
an interesting testimony about the smoke (in romanian "ceata artificiala") is in the book "Bine ati venit in infern" written so well by Ioan Georgescu. Unfortunally i do not think that the book was translated in any international use language.
Regards, BM |
Bernard Miclescu |
Posted: September 15, 2003 05:52 pm
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![]() Plutonier major ![]() Group: Members Posts: 335 Member No.: 53 Joined: July 22, 2003 ![]() |
scuse me, the writter is Ioan Grigorescu and it is about the Tidal Wave operation (1/08/1943)
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Victor |
Posted: September 15, 2003 06:55 pm
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The book only contains the supposed memories of the author about the "sabotage" of smoke generators by some bands of "anti-Fascist" kids, led by a truck driver.
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