Valentine's Day today!

Valentine's Day today!



The only tank I know that has a day named after him There used to be Stalin's Day too, but that was usually overlooked in the West

Ooooh, I was wrong! It was the same day for both tanks after all !!!

 

Make sure it is a happy one(With GF or wife)!

Here's mine!

 

I am nonplussed at your show of mistrust.

 

I wasn't going to open this - myself and significant other being of the 'load of crap with the primary intention of selling cards' persuasion.
Glad I did though .
That's my kind of Valentine... though the second photo may be a bit graphic - I do hope that truck can take the weight.

Bought the wife (now ex) a serious bunch of flowers for Valentines Day. I am with Adam re the above and needless to say, the missus was narked for not getting a card with them and thus binned the stunning bouquet. Is this a women's logic thing.:p

 

Bought the wife (now ex) a serious bunch of flowers for Valentines Day. I am with Adam re the above and needless to say, the missus was narked for not getting a card with them and thus binned the stunning bouquet. Is this a women's logic thing.:p

I will never understand them and nor do I want to!

 

Ramacal
Comiserations Mate!
I gave up trying to understand mine years ago, I say yes hopefully in the right places and have on my computer a list of the days I need to remember and also I get a prompt from Microsoft outlook the day before.

She who must be obeyed mentioned at breakfast the she has a treat in store for me I for one am worried, I have to go to Germany this week.

I will keep you posted on developments.

Ps she accepted my card and flowers.

 

I will never understand them and nor do I want to!
You and me both Craig

 

Any thoughts on what's apparently been censored from Za's pic?


The eyes of an eagle!!! You piqued me!

Let's see, here's the same picture but in big, also censored. The title is: "Crowd of British factory workers checking out the Valentine tank named 'Stalin' during Russian Ambassador Ivan Maisky's visit, England, UK, circa 1943" and was found here.

In this bigger size photo it looks a lot to me like floral decorations, on the Churchill glacis, but also oaid on the C. tracks, left and right. Perhaps the large wreath or whatever contained a photo of Uncle Joe? But then why censor it and leave the man's name on big letters on the Val.? Why censor flower sprigs???

 

If that photo is from the Library of Congress perhaps the negative is shot.

And looking up on this what do I find in the 4th page of Google search results? This page

More here, on great old o5m6.de

 

If the event is 1941 (as suggested by Za's German site) might it be a MkI with the 3" howitzer? Reason enough to censor it, I'd have thought.

 

That's the very same event all right, Owen Now all we need is that Churchill. Would this have been filmed by Pathé?

 

Here:

British Pathe - TANKS FOR RUSSIA

 

Is this a valentine? the gun mount is different from the other pictures in this thread and it looks like they have been doing some "off roading" in the old girl.
I am guessing this is somewhere in America
military picture: wwii Valentine light tank photos

Cannt find a search on the site because there are some excellent photos and cutaways but you just have to trawl through the "older posts" or "newer posts"

 

Nice camouflaged hangar behind. Was it to blend with the tarmac?