abn deuce Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 A photo of British soldiers training on civilian streets, please comment on it Soldiers keeping an eye on possible enemy movement during wargames, civilians going about their normal routine around them. Location: United Kingdom Date taken: 1941 Photographer: David E. Scherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I love to see those gravity defying caps they wear! The civilian doesn't seem to be very interested though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Does look a bit like something from Monty Python or Dads Army , several others pic in the same topic perhaps I post them if wanted . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Does look a bit like something from Monty Python or Dads Army , several others pic in the same topic perhaps I post them if wanted . Yes please............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 A defender taken waiting at an intersection while the commanding officer scans the road for an expected enemy advance during WWII wargames. Location: United Kingdom Date taken: 1941 Photographer: David E. Scherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 No traffic wardens or clamping then! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 from the same set a bit of an improvised equipment . i will post it in the caption area A soldier standing by a dummy anti-tank gun, set up to draw "invader" fire during wargames. Location: United Kingdom Date taken: 1901 Photographer: David E. Scherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 A soldier standing by a dummy anti-tank gun, set up to draw "invader" fire during wargames. Re-enactment avant la lettre! - Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Your picture of the Valentine tank comes from Exercise Bumper, the huge series of anti-invasion exercises held in the second half of 1941. These covered Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bucks, Berks and so on. The forces involved were large - using visiting forces from the Dominions and exiled allies. It would make a fantastic photo project of the 'then and now' sort. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) Of course the date is wrong should be 1941 ? A defending infantryman hiding between the wall of a building and a telephone booth during wargames. Location: United Kingdom Date taken: 1901 Photographer: David E. Scherman Edited March 28, 2009 by abn deuce correct spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 A commanding officer conferring with a dispatch rider over a map during wargames. Location: United Kingdom Date taken: 1901 Photographer: David E. Scherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Soldiers at headquarters gathering around a dispatch rider on motorcycle during wargames. Location: United Kingdom Date taken: 1901 Photographer: David E. Scherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Aha! Just caught this thread! Excercise bumper, took my place round my neck of the woods, I have been trying to find more pics of it for ages, I dont suppose it gives any more details of the locations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) That's the complete description as posted with each photo from the Life magazine site . I d like to see the "now" photo's as mentioned earlier. Edited March 28, 2009 by abn deuce correct spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Here the 2 pics I had, if anyone can resize and post them I would be grateful. From the High Street in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Note the painted cross on the front of the "captured tank". If I remember correctly there were 3 Excercise Bumpers. If anyone can tell me how to post a pdf file I will post up the report from the War Office, makes very interesting reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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