Cold War in Europe trivia thread...

[Soviet]

Well I don't see the Reichsadler anymore.

[Soviet]

1. Where was this picture taken ? (Hint, it was there headquarter)
2. Which city ? (name the district)
3. What is this place name today?
4. What is the name of the plastic sculpture behind the children? If too difficult name the guy on it.
5. And the easiest question : from which organisation are they coming from.

[torstenbel]

I think, we should give Andreas (Thaelmannpionier) a chance to answer this one first... Cheers, Torsten.

[Mike Dwyer]

Well I don't see the Reichsadler anymore.

Soviet,

You are correct, it's gone. I believe what was actually being referred to was the two sentinel statues at each side of the gate. They are both missing and not missing. They are actually still there, you just can't see them. In the modern photo there are two very large concrete pillars on each side of the gate and the statues are inside the concrete. Instead of removing the statues, they simply buried them in concrete and made larger pillars!

[Soviet]

I think, we should give Andreas (Thaelmannpionier) a chance to answer this one first... Cheers, Torsten.

Good Torsten, you already have one answer good.

[torstenbel]

Good Torsten, you already have one answer good.

Yes, but I am still waiting for Andreas to give it a go first... Cheers, Torsten.

[Mike Dwyer]

Well, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to the DDR, and there's no way I can answer questions 1 through 4, but I believe the answer to the "easiest" one, number 5 is, Young Pioneers.

[Thälmannpionier]

1. Where was this picture taken ? (Hint, it was there headquarter)
2. Which city ? (name the district)
3. What is this place name today?
4. What is the name of the plastic sculpture behind the children? If too difficult name the guy on it.
5. And the easiest question : from which organisation are they coming from.

Sorry Guys... I was a bit busy the last few days..
Thanks Torsten and the others for giving me this round

Okeydokey..here are the answers:

#1 and 2 Headquarter of the Pioneer Organisation "Ernst Thaelmann" = Pionierpalast in Berlin Wuhlheide

#3 today,the Building is called "FEZ" =Freizeit & Erholungs Zentrum(Freetime & Relax Center)

#4 It's a plastic relief named "Thaelmann-Ehrung" with Ernst Thaelmann on top of it.

#5 these are young pioneers(blue bandana),becoming Thaelmann pioneers(red bandana) and they all belong to the Organisation "Ernst Thaelmann"

I just noticed that in this picture,some of them alreday wearing the red one

NOTE: The girl on the far right 1st row is the Group Leader of this class ( two blue stripes on the left arm sleeve)

cheers Andreas

P.S. We went to Potsdam Cecilienhof to get the red bandanas

[torstenbel]

P.S. We went to Potsdam Cecilienhof to get the red bandanas

well, there you go... I don't think we went anywhere special to get the red scarfs..??...just some kind of ceremony at school I guess and I think it was at the start to year 5 and that was it Cheers, Torsten.

[Soviet]

All right, Thälmannpionier is next.

[Thälmannpionier]

Jupeeee


Okay friends...

Here are the next questions:

It's all about the GST (Gesellschaft für Sport & Technik)

#1 - The GST was founded..when?? (day/month/year)

#2 Who was the first Leader of the GST from ?year? to ?year?

#3 Where and when was the first and second Ground-Unit (Grundeinheit) founded ?? ( name of the both places) (Hint: it starts with VEB )

#4 What is the Model name of the first,so called Sport-Guns,handed out to the GST??

HAPPY RESEARCH

cheers
Andreas

[AR-11]

So I want to start with the answer for question 2:


1955 bis 1963 Richard Staimer, Artur Gustav Dorf (stvV)

AR-11

[torstenbel]

#1 - The GST was founded..when?? (day/month/year)
cheers
Andreas

7th August 1952

[Thälmannpionier]

Answer to Question #1 correct,Torsten..well done 7./Aug./1952

Answer to Question # 2 sorry,wrong Dirk
Richard Staimer was the following Leader after......was in charge from 1952 to 1955.


Litlle Biography of Richar Staimer:

Richard Staimer born 25th/Jan/1907 in Munich
became a Member of the KPD 1924

1930 Leader of the KPD Nürnberg-Johannis

after 1 year study in moscow he became Gauleiter for the
"Roten Frontkämpferbund" Nordbayern.

1933 hunted by the nazis,Staimer imigrates in the Soviet Union.

Oct.1937 Staimer is fighting in Spain as Commander of the
"Thaelmann-Battallion"
and afterwards as commander of the XI. International-Brigade against Franco and the facism.

After returning to Germany he became order to build the Volkspolizei in Brandenburg and was their Chief until 1950.

1952 to 1954 Duty Minister of Transport

1955 to 1963 Leader of the GST

died Oct/24th/1982 in Berlin

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Hope you don't bite your teeths out on these questions

cheers
Andreas

[torstenbel]

The most important ingredient into helping Richard Staimer's carreer along a bit you completely forgot... he was the Wilhelm Pieck's Son in Law. Cheers, Torsten.

Answer to Question # 2 sorry,wrong Dirk
Richard Staimer was the following Leader after......was in charge from 1952 to 1955.


Litlle Biography of Richar Staimer:

Richard Staimer born 25th/Jan/1907 in Munich
became a Member of the KPD 1924

1930 Leader of the KPD Nürnberg-Johannis

after 1 year study in moscow he became Gauleiter for the
"Roten Frontkämpferbund" Nordbayern.

1933 hunted by the nazis,Staimer imigrates in the Soviet Union.

Oct.1937 Staimer is fighting in Spain as Commander of the
"Thaelmann-Battallion"
and afterwards as commander of the XI. International-Brigade against Franco and the facism.

After returning to Germany he became order to build the Volkspolizei in Brandenburg and was their Chief until 1950.

1952 to 1954 Duty Minister of Transport

1955 to 1963 Leader of the GST

died Oct/24th/1982 in Berlin

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++

Hope you don't bite your teeths out on these questions

cheers
Andreas