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Reply #15 - Nov 14^th, 2004 at 1:21pm

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Also don't forget that the Germans (in particular the pilots) had gained a lot of experience during the Spanish civil war.
However one big error would develop from this during the Battle of Britain, most of their fighters didn't have radio so used hand signals to communicate, which was adequate in Spain. And then the High Command saddled them with flying alongside the bombers thus losing them the advantage of speed which is so vital to a fighter....

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #16 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 3:56am

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Several "informed gentlemen" actually believed that the Germans would see a stiff battle from the Polish Cavalry...the Wehrmacht not having trained to receive a cavalry charge after all!

Best description of the phenomenon I heard was by a Canadian Officer in the early part of WWII. He stated that the British General Staff had spent too much time concerned with breeding and not enough time concerned with bleeding.

Not limited by any means to the British...by they did exemplify it so well.

Steve (Silver Fox) Daly

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Reply #17 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 10:58am

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For some reason Sandhurst does seem to take in and then turn out a lot of nobs Grin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #18 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 2:31pm

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Ozzy .......... you'll know what the popular name for the field signal .. OFFICER DOUBLE is Wink

Not for a family forum ....... but most apt for the thread. Roll Eyes

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Reply #19 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 4:20pm

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For some reason Sandhurst does seem to take in and then turn out a lot of nobs Grin

We keep on winning the wars though don't we. Grin

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Reply #20 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 4:50pm