Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] There's something about German design ...
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Mon Jan 15 18:57:35 2007
References: <200701150418.l0F4IlM8086419@server1.waverley.reid.org> <315738.85149.qm@web90412.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <200701150654.l0F6svXV004648@server1.waverley.reid.org> <45AB5497.2010403@gmx.de> <200701152003.l0FK3lKV020678@server1.waverley.reid.org> <001801c738fe$df499aa0$6501a8c0@asus930> <200701160020.l0G0K1U6094162@server1.waverley.reid.org> <001b01c73913$c1eac960$6501a8c0@asus930>

At 09:12 PM 1/15/2007, G Hopkinson wrote:
 >Yes, Marc. The only one to do so, I believe. The vehicle is on display
 >behind glass next to life size statues of dinosaurs in an
 >exterior garden. I'm not sure what that says. You can get within a
 >metre or two, but the glass makes photography difficult. I must
 >visit again with M in hand. Perhaps something with a polariser might
 >be better. http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/mephisto/
 >It was captured and brought home to Australia. A rather larger war
 >souvenir than most, perhaps. Out of interest, Australia's
 >casualty rate in that monstrous conflict was proportionately higher
 >than that of any other country, I understand.

Hmm.  You sound like Nevil Shute.  Poland and 
Hungary and Belgium also claim the highest per 
capita losses but I've never examined the matter 
to see for myself:  I know that Australia 
suffered and suffered hard in both World Wars.

The Queensland Museum does claim to hold the last 
preserved A7V.  The Germans have a reconstruction 
of one.  Within the past five years, one was 
located in a WWI battlefield but I believe that 
very little was found other than rust.

The Wikipedia article lists all 20 of these by body designation.

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!



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