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03-19-2006, 11:30 AM
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#31 | | Forum Politruk
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Country:  | We were only in Tampere for a night on the 26th of January and returned to catch the flight home on the 30th so we really didn't stay long. We also went to the Tank Museum in Hattula where I bought two DP-27 mags (how I got them through security at both ends still amazes me).
Although had I the choice, I would have prefered to take a nice Finnish girl back with me instead - schwing! | 
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04-24-2006, 06:36 PM
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#32 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | Well, here is a picture of my NKVD post at Fort Nelson, complete with an interpreter (since I speak to the public in Russian) and a Krasniarmyets guard with a PPSh. 
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04-24-2006, 06:46 PM
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#33 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country:  | Both u and the dude standing look THRILLED to be there....
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04-24-2006, 06:51 PM
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#34 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | Ah, we're just showing the public what the customs control point was like at the Russian/Finnish border - grumpy demeanors all round! | |
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04-25-2006, 08:27 AM
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#35 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Cool shot, Med! I bet that would look interesting in black and white.
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04-29-2006, 04:19 AM
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#36 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Cool. But the site you posted says the usual "Page not found" Quote: |
Originally Posted by lesofprimus Both u and the dude standing look THRILLED to be there.... |  | |
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04-29-2006, 06:12 AM
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#37 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | Ah, because the show is now long over - it was just a page with information for the Fort Nelson event.
Everyone is more than welcome to have a look at the groups website www.2ndguards.com which has pictures, listings of events, and contact details if you'd like to join us!
Obviously people overseas would have a task getting to events, unless they were a multi-millionare and owned their own private jet! (please refer to the above if you are) - however, if you'd like to support the group anyway, I think off the top of my head it's about £10 for the year as a non participating member, and you'd receive our bimonthly newsletter.
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04-29-2006, 07:39 AM
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Country:  | I wouldn't mind having an interesting life, it would make a change..
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09-23-2006, 11:14 AM
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Country: | A group picture of all who went out to St. Petersburg. 
Medical clerk processing walking wounded at an Aid station. 
Picture of us cooking (well, others cooking whilst the neighbourhood NKVD man looks on) at Detling... 
Tank riders.... (pictures taken by Stuart Gould - a professional photographer)   
More pictures of the 2nd Guards can be found here.... Gallery 1 - 2nd Guards Rifle Division
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09-24-2006, 12:27 AM
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#40 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Cool stuff, Med. Sounds like you are having quite a time with that.
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09-24-2006, 08:59 AM
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Country: | Good stuff Med! This one is funny: 
A young Red Army man with the 'devils brew'!
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09-24-2006, 09:08 AM
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#42 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | Ha ha! Yeah, that was just over one year ago! Actually Stolichnaya isn't really drunk in Russia. A vodka called "Sankt Petersborg" is the local brew - and is distilled with water from Lake Ladodga. | |
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09-24-2006, 10:46 AM
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#43 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Musta been fun for u to sit on the tank...
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09-24-2006, 11:02 AM
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Country: | When it moves at any kind of speed it jolts around a lot, and the only thing to do is to cling on for dear life!
Fun for us - but the real tank riders were also coming under small arms fire, other tanks, anti-tank guns, and Panzerfausts so it must have been a complete nightmare for them. | |
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09-24-2006, 01:48 PM
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