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mic |
Posted: December 06, 2011 10:19 pm
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Soldat Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3209 Joined: December 05, 2011 |
Hello everyone,
can someone help me identify what is to be seen in this photo? I mean it is obviously a burial, but where is it, who are the officers, and what is the history of it?? I scanned the backside as well but can not read the writing... Michael |
ionionescu |
Posted: December 06, 2011 10:58 pm
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Plutonier major Group: Members Posts: 345 Member No.: 2794 Joined: April 26, 2010 |
I can help you with the translation. ---------------------------------------- 25 IV 1941/ ?????/ Înmormântarea celor 16 parașutiști germani. 25 IV 1941/ ?????/ The funeral of the 16 German paratroopers. ---------------------------------------- Regards! |
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Posted: December 06, 2011 11:04 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Retired Posts: 1512 Member No.: 1232 Joined: January 05, 2007 |
The funeral was at Orastie, Hunedoara county?
This post has been edited by 21 inf on December 06, 2011 11:05 pm |
mic |
Posted: December 06, 2011 11:13 pm
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Soldat Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3209 Joined: December 05, 2011 |
Thank you very much, Ion! |
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mic |
Posted: December 06, 2011 11:17 pm
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You think, the single word in the middle is "Orastie"? Hmm, how would german paras come to death within Romania at that time? |
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ionionescu |
Posted: December 06, 2011 11:59 pm
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@mic, I think 21 inf is right, the name is Orăștie.
Maybe a plane crash? |
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Cantacuzino |
Posted: December 07, 2011 06:53 am
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I saw somewhere pictures with a crash wreck of a german Ju 52 in the area ( Hunedoara county ) from the same year. It could be the victims from that crash. |
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cainele_franctiror |
Posted: December 07, 2011 05:42 pm
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Sublocotenent Group: Members Posts: 449 Member No.: 334 Joined: September 01, 2004 |
From my new book that I intend to publish in January
În timpul acestor lupte pentru Balcani, pe teritoriul României a avut loc o teribilă tragedie aeriană care astăzi este total necunoscută. În ziua de 21 aprilie, „un avion Junkers care transporta 18 paraşutişti germani a intrat într-un nor cumulus de furtună, pe deasupra munţilor Apuseni, în timp ce naviga la altitudinea de 2.800 m. Din cauza aceasta, avionul s-a rupt şi a căzut în apropierea comunei Brad” . Doar doi paraşutişti s-au putut salva şi, din relatările lor, s-a desprins concluzia că cei 18 paraşutişti, „deşi aveau paraşutele cu ei, nu erau legaţi de avion. Acest lucru constituie o procedare anormală, deoarece prima grijă trebuie să fie legarea sforilor de siguranţă de cablul comun din carlinga avionului. Cei doi soldaţi care s-au salvat au descris eforturile disperate pe care le-au făcut pentru a trage cu mâna sforile de siguranţă pentru a provoca deschiderea paraşutei. Unul a căzut aproximativ 2.000 m, iar celălalt 2.500 m până au reuşit să deschidă paraşutele. În timpul căderei avionului, au mai fost aruncaţi [afară] încă 12 soldaţi; aceştia nu au putut să acţioneze însă deschiderea paraşutei şi au murit. Cauzele care au provocat această cumplită nenorocire par a fi următoarele: a) Trecerea bruscă de la zbor normal la fierberea din interiorul unui nor Cumulus de furtună a dezorientat întreg personalul din cauza evoluţiunilor nefireşti la care este supus avionul. De aceea, loviţi de toţi pereţii avionului, soldaţii nu au mai putut reacţiona imediat pentru a-şi pregăti paraşuta înainte de lansare. (...) B ) Nelegarea sforilor de siguranţă pentru deschiderea automată care ar fi permis salvarea a 14 dintre cei 18 paraşutişti” . Cum la Bucureşti, Statul Major al Aerului tocmai pregătea înfiinţarea primei subunităţi de paraşutişti români , a luat nefericita întâmplare ca pe un important studiu de caz. This post has been edited by dragos on December 08, 2011 04:52 pm |
cainele_franctiror |
Posted: December 07, 2011 06:18 pm
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Sublocotenent Group: Members Posts: 449 Member No.: 334 Joined: September 01, 2004 |
Sorry, I am not so good in english to translate...
And, the german soldier without the helmet could be one of the two survivors... |
ionionescu |
Posted: December 07, 2011 06:45 pm
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Plutonier major Group: Members Posts: 345 Member No.: 2794 Joined: April 26, 2010 |
@cainele_franctiror, excellent work! Looking forward to buy the book!
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cainele_franctiror |
Posted: December 07, 2011 08:36 pm
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Thank you IonIonescu
It's a book about 7th Fighter Group during ww2, but in every chapter I have two or three short stories about bombers, paratroopers or AA crews, like this one. Anyway, I wonder what was their mission. Maybe they were just moved near front and they should landind on an aerodrome somewhere in Greece... |
cainele_franctiror |
Posted: December 07, 2011 08:38 pm
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And another question: are they still burried in Orastie? And what about the pilots? They also died...
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Dénes |
Posted: December 08, 2011 08:17 am
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I cheched my Luftwaffe losses database, but could not find this particular incident.
However, interestingly, for the same day it is listed a Ju 52 lost at Otopeni! The following is given as reason for the crash: "Crew killed in crash due to pilot error." Unfortunately, only one name is given, that of Fw. Werner. Gen. Dénes This post has been edited by Dénes on December 08, 2011 08:19 am |
cainele_franctiror |
Posted: December 08, 2011 03:01 pm
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Thank you Denes. In time, other info will be available, I am sure of that
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cainele_franctiror |
Posted: December 08, 2011 03:05 pm
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Sublocotenent Group: Members Posts: 449 Member No.: 334 Joined: September 01, 2004 |
Mr Administrator, could you, please, remove the smiling yelow monkey with sunglasses from my text? In the original text I posted was a footnote.
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