diver99 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Second map image is Wilhelmshaven, German major naval port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Umm on the right track.:cool2::cool2: So first port, and the man that links it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Other port Brest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yes mate! So you have Cerberus' Brest and Wilhemshaven. So that will give you part one. Now who limks the first to the second? A hint is one ship had two captain's with the same surname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Admiral Ciliax was in charge of Operation Cerberus and had previously been Captain of the Scharnhorst, can't think of any other connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Right ship, wrong Captain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Kurt Caesar Hoffman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) That's one. Now who succeded him? I'll drop a hint: Operation Sizilien. Edited January 29, 2011 by Tony B Feeling generous with hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hoffman was succeeded by Friedrich Hoffmieir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Correct :yay: Now follow his carrer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Commander of German troops in Channel Islands and Fortress Commander Guernsey at the time of surrender to Force 135. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Yes!! :flowers: Real full on Nazi. Appointed by Hitler orginally as Naval Commander. The first thing he did is to start undermining the head of the German civil Admin Von Schmetow, reporting to Berlin on Von Schmetow's 'Soft Attitude' to the cicvillian population. He also threatned to fire on the Britsh ships coming to Liberate the Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Knowing you I suspected from the start it would have some connection with Force 135 and the liberation of the Channel Islands but just couldn't put it together until you told me which Captain to look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Who is next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Yeah this is good fun! Hey Degsey you did put it together. Obscure I'll admit, but keeps the little grey cells working! :cool2: Also just found out, one of the 'recommended' text books has an error. It lists the name Huffmier as Captain twice, not Hoffman then Huffmier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's the answer why I couldn't make anything of your clue about two Captains with the same name, I just assumed it was confusion between the two similar names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I have to much time on my hands. So this should be easy for those of a certain age. Where are the places? What is the link? Who is the person, and what is their link? As an extra dip in the biscuit barrell. What other ship is the person famously assocaited with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 ok, second map is malaya, borneo and region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) First map Denmark, (central in image). or more precise, are we looking at Heliogland Bite? Edited January 31, 2011 by diver99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yes.:cool2: So far. So first what litterally links the two pictures? When you see them? Denmark is the first important point. Being helpful, a city in the second photo will give the hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 HMS Repulse was at Battle of Heligoland Bite, and sunk as part of Force Z off Singapore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 And which other two fought in the same areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hood and Prince of Wales. Captain Leach was Captain of Prince of Wales during the action against Bismark and when sunk by the Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Right stay with Hood. Who is the person, that links and the bonus what other ship is he famously linked with. The clue is in the question. :cool2: Degsey I'm sure you would have listened to the Light programe on a Sunday at 2pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Light programme 2pm on a Sunday has to be The Navy Lark so Jon Pertwee and HMS Troughtbridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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