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PLEASE NOTE :- CHANGE OF CLUB MEETING LOCATION & DAY

Now at Ashfield RSL on 2nd WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, located at 374 Liverpool Rd,

Ashfield, 5 minutes walk from Ashfield Railway Station., Buses 418, 462, 464, 466, 480 & 483 stop right at the front of Club.

There is also off-street parking for over 150 cars. - NEXT MEETING 14TH MARCH

Jan/

Feb

2012

“Rough Tracks” The magazine of the

A U S T R A L I A N E X - M I L I T A R Y V E H I C L E

C O L L E C T O R S S O C I E T Y I N C

AUSTRALIA DAY 2012

She‟s back . The “Jaffa Jeep” is

out and about!

Monthly Meetings are NOW HELD at ASHFIELD RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd,

Ashfield , ON THE 2nd WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH (except January); at

2000 hrs

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President John Oldenmenger tel (02) 4572 5672 Mob. 0425 253 253

Vice President Ray Kickert (02) 9602 9735

Secretary/ Editor Ken Whyte tel (02) 9625 5748 Mob 0418 260 013 Email:- jeepmad16@optusnet.com.au

Treasurer Neil Cameron-Smith tel (02) 9484 8862 Mob 0419 230 828.

Public Relations David Goodman 0418 682 082

Club Plate Registrar Lawrie Winney Tel (02) 4578 1531 CMC Delegate Gary Beers ALT/Delegate 

First Aid Officers Certified - Jan Thompson tel (02) 9969 7607 Mob 0412 078 096And Chief Corowa Information lady

AMVCS Committee 2012 PO Box 221 Gladesville NSW 2111

http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/amvcs_nsw/ 

For Sale

Club banners are3‟ x 2‟ @ $15 each

Flags are 3‟x 2‟ @ $20 each Orders are being taken

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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE A.M.V.C.S. HELD AT CAMPSIE R.S.L. ONTUESDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2012

General Meeting Opened at: - 20.18 

Apologies: Mark Weltner, Kevin Burne, Les Bell, Fred Reeves Visitors: Bruce Brown, Brian Healy, Norman Campbell Minutes from Previous meeting:  – we read out loud, Proposed Dave Taylor and Accepted Keith AdamCorrespondence In: circulatedPresident’s report: - No much to report - Australia day was wet but attended

Vice Presidents report: - not presentTreasures Report: - Not present but Bank figures were $4,561.93 in the main (cheque) account and $6,333.40 in term depositaccount. Ken W; presented 2 x Invoices for payment being for Nov & Dec‟s magazine $414.54 & $405.34. Approved by GaryBeers & Seconded by Bill Sjoblem. Report approved Bill Sjoblem & Dave TaylorPublic Relations Report: 19/2 - would be Sydney swap meet; 22/4 - 39th Annual Gen motors display rally at Panthers onMulgoa Road; 16/4 - Easter Show (7 expressed interest in attending), July Hawkesbury Model Show; 22/4 Ashfield RSL march (5

 jeeps are required - please call John O)C.M.C report: - (1) Material of Affiliation raised for Blue Mountains Classic car club (2) 26/2 - Eastern Creek Motor Enthusiastscar clubClub Plate Registers Report: - 2 new rego‟s - with 3 or 4 renewalsGeneral Business: - (1) Jan T updated Corowa, needs HELP on “Help Desk” (2) Corowa Shire Council gave Tourism grant (3)

weather warm in Corowa (4) Attendance list is currently:- Reynolds Boughton RB44 truck x1; Ford F100 ambulance x 1; JeepsMA,MB,GPW x 51; Land Rover x 16; Leyland Moke x 2; Harley Davidson x 5; Kenworth wrecker x 1; Studebaker US6 x9;Ford GPA amphib x2; DUKW x2; GMC CCKW x5; International, all types x2; White scout car x2; Yamaha m/cycles x2;Austin Champ x3; Dodge x5; Kettenkrad x1; M52A1 truck x1; Blitz x5; Unimog x1; Haflinger x1; Ferret x1; Humvee x1;Chev. assorted types x3; Fargo x1 = Total of vehicles 120 (participant entries total = 164). (5) Bill Sjoblem - Aust Day - we had12 vehicles there, had chat with L/rover people re encroachments; spoke about E10 sitting in tank for long periods - must be dis-persed prior to driving (6) E10 reported to destroy fuel station steel in ground tanks: (7) J.O. asked about photos for GMC - photoswill be used in a new book. (8) 2/6 Saturday - 90cm & 150cm searchlight will be lit at north head (9) Gary N. went to Norfolk Is .

 gave long talk on WW2 artifacts incl. clearing island for airport (10) Lawrie W thanked for vehicle inspections despite distance.(11) Gary N. thanked those for attending Xmas party, sub committee required for next one, ensure Jeeps Xmas party did not clash(12) J.O asked why rallies did not “take off”? (13) Approx 140 members in our club, vehicles exceeding 300, registered vehicles80 with club & those on full rego‟s unknown (14) 4th March was Thirlmere festival of steam day (15) Air force had called John Ore Perth show! (16) 15th April was Wings, Wheels & Wine show in Mudgee (17) Newinton (Silverwater) - need date - looking atearly Sept (18) Anzac Day - call Laurie re outings

Meeting closed at. 21.480m

SPECIAL NOTICE - Re Next meeting

14th MARCH 2012 AT ASHFIELD RSL

14th MARCH 2012 AT ASHFIELD RSL

14th MARCH 2012 AT ASHFIELD RSL

14th MARCH 2012 AT ASHFIELD RSL

14th MARCH 2012 AT ASHFIELD RSL

14th MARCH 2012 AT ASHFIELD RSL

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MANOEUVRES FOR 2012 

Month Date Event Notes Coordinator

February 19th Sydney Swap meet - HawkesburyShowground

Racecourse Road,Clarendon

March 4th Thirlmere festival of steam12-18th Corowa Swim In

March -April 30th-1st Military Heritage Weekend Mitchell Shire Council

April 15th Wings, Wheels & Wine show in Mudgee

16th Easter show - ONE day only 7am - 6pm

21-22 Iron fest Lithgow

22nd 39th Annual Gen Meeting - MulgoaRoad

24th Ashfield RSL March 5 Jeeps required John O

May 6th Wings Over Illawarra

17-19th Trucks on show, Rosehill Gardens

19-20th Oil, Steam & Kero Field Day Campbelltown Steam &Machinery Museum 

20th National Motoring Heritage Day

26th Blacktown Parade Glen C

July 7-8th Hawkesbury Model Show Racecourse Road,Clarendon

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30th Annual All American Day

at Castle Towers Shopping Centre 

Even Gen. Doug MacArthur turned up ! To donate his $10 entryfee for the benefit of Children‟s Hospital Westmead.

Had to request photos from the WW2 Jeeps NSW club as membersfrom the AMVCS were too busy to attend. Thank you for sharing.

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VEHICLE OF THE MONTH

The BA-64The BA-64 was a 4×4 light armoured car, employed by the SovietArmy from 1942 into the early 1960s for reconnaissance and liaisontasks.

The BA-64B was nicknamed 'Bobik' by its crews. The total recorded

number of BA-64s produced differs even in Russian sources. Themost frequently-stated figures are 9,110 (3,901 BA-64 and 5,209 BA-64B) vehicles which were built in the GAZ automobile plant, al-though a memorial plaque near the pictured Nizhny Novgorod carstates 9,063 cars. The Red Army representatives accepted only 8,174BA-64s, including 3,390 with radio sets; the other vehicles weretransferred to NKVD units and Soviet allies.

Production history

The BA-64 armoured car was a construction initiative of GAZ chief designer V. A. Grachev. Design work started on July 17, 1941.The designer's team also included F. A. Lependin (general layout), G. M. Wassermann (leading engineer), Yu. N. Sorochkin, B. T.Komarevskiy, V. F. Samoilov (armoured hull) and others. On April 10, 1942, Grachev was awarded the Third Grade Stalin Prize forcreation of the BA-64 armoured car and GAZ-61 light jeep.

The initial BA-64 model was based upon the GAZ-64 jeep and fitted with sloped armour that had some similarities to the German Sdkfz 222 design. One captured Sd Kfz 222 was transferred to GAZ for examination and analysis on September 7, 1941. The first pro-totype was tested on January 9, 1942. The hull had many resemblances with sdkfz-234 basic shape, and it had an open roof, with apintle-mounted 7.62mm DT machine gun. The vehicle was operated by a crew of two. The next day the BA-64 prototype was shownto Kliment Voroshilov. The official presentation was in the Kremlin on March 3, 1942. The State Defence Committee adopted theBA-64 for Red Army service on March 14, 1942. It was top-heavy and could easily overturn on rough terrain.The improved BA-64B model was introduced in 1943, based on the GAZ-67B jeep, with a wider wheelbase. This model also had asmall machine-gun turret added. The mass production of BA-64Bs continued through the rest of the Second World War and ceasedin 1946. The last 62 vehicles were completed in that year.

BA-64Bs were also used by Polish and Czech units, raised in Soviet Union. After the end of the war, some BA-64Bs were trans-ferred to the police of the GDR. There were other post-war transfers of BA-64Bs to North Korea, China and Yugoslavia. The BA-64remains in use with the Korean People's Army Ground Force. 

Combat history

The major drawback of the BA-64was its light armament. However,BA-64s were successfully utilisedin reconnaissance and liaison mis-sions despite this disadvantage.Another benefit was the high ele-vation angle of the DT machinegun. In complement with highspeed and good manoeuvrability,this allowed BA-64s to be used inurban combat with success against

enemy infantry hiding on the up-per floors of buildings. Also, BA-64s could return fire to enemyplanes. The light firepower of BA-64s was not sufficient for effectivedestruction of aerial targets, but itlimited the enemy's flight freedomand thus helped to reduce thelosses of friendly troops.

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Australia Under AttackOn 19 February 1942 mainland Australia came under attack for the firsttime when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. The twoattacks, which were planned and led by the commander responsible forthe attack on Pearl Harbour ten weeks earlier, involved 54 land-basedbombers and approximately 188 attack aircraft which were launchedfrom four Japanese aircraft carriers in the Timor Sea. In the first attack,which began just before 10.00 am, heavy bombers pattern-bombed theharbour and town; dive bombers escorted by Zero fighters then attackedshipping in the harbour, the military and civil aerodromes, and thehospital at Berrimah. The attack ceased after about 40 minutes. The sec-ond attack, which began an hour later, involved high altitude bombing of the Royal Australian Air Force base at Parap which lasted for 20-25minutes. The two raids killed at least 243 people and between 300 and400 were wounded. Twenty military aircraft were destroyed, eight shipsat anchor in the harbour were sunk, and most civil and military facilitiesin Darwin were destroyed.

Contrary to widespread belief at the time, the attacks were not aprecursor to an invasion. The Japanese were preparing to invade Timor,

and anticipated that a disruptive air attack would hinder Darwin‟spotential as a base from which the Allies could launch a counter-offensive and at the same time would damage Australian morale. WithSingapore having fallen to the Japanese only days earlier, and concerned

at the effect of thebombing onnational morale, thegovernment announcedthat only 17 people hadbeen killed.

The air attacks on Darwin continued until November 1943, by which

time the Japanese had bombed Darwin 64 times. During the war othertowns in northern Australia were also the target of Japanese air attack,with bombs being dropped on Townsville, Katherine, Wyndham,Derby, Broome and Port Hedland.

In the hours following the air raids on 19 February, believing that aninvasion was imminent, Darwin‟s population began to stream south-wards, heading for Adelaide River and the train south. Approximatelyhalf Darwin‟s civilian population ultimately fled. The panic in the town

was repeated at the RAAF base, where servicemendeserted their stations in great numbers. Three daysafter the attack 278 servicemen were still missing.The exodus south (which later became known as„The Adelaide River Stakes‟), and the looting anddisorder which subsequently occurred, led the gov-ernment to hurriedly appoint a Commission of In-quiry.Continued on page 10

AWM 157291 Darwin. Naval personnel use an asbestosshield to protect them from the heat as they direct a hoseonto a blazing oil tank, set on fire during a Japanese air

AWM 026977 19 February 1942. In the second Japaneseattack on Darwin, the RAAF installations were seriously

damaged. The photograph shows the remains of a Doug-

las dive bomber in one of the hangars.

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AUSTRALIA DAY 2012 - continued

What‟s this?… More “lovely legs”..…must be on “Special” 

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Annual Inspection now due for the following.Please make a booking with the “Doctor” on 4578 1531.

Dear “Honorable Doctor” Lawrie can you helps…. 

The official government death toll was more than 240 with hundreds of other casualties. Many more died and were injured insubsequent attacks on Northern Australia over the following 21 months. It was a defining moment in Australia‟s history, one whichhighlighted the tenacity of those living in Darwin and the Australian spirit.The events of 19 February 1942 were as shocking and calculated as the attack on Pearl Harbour just weeks before. It brought thewar home to a country previously untouched by foreign conflict.

7 0 y e a r s o n , w e r e m e m b e r

The City of Darwin, in partnership with the NT Government and the Department of Veterans' Affairs will mark the 70th Anniver-sary of the Bombing of Darwin in 2012 with a special commemoration. A two week commemorative program of events will recognise the people who fought to defend our northern border, the men, women and children who were forced to evacuate andthose who lived through the nightmare.

Rebuilding Darwin took courage and commitment and helped shape our city. Remembering honours that commitment. The pro-gram will celebrate the lives of those lost in the series of attacks across the north and ensure these events are remembered by anew generation of Australians.

Every year, survivors and their families come together in Darwin to remember. As we approach the 70th Anniversary of that first

bombing raid, the older generation is keen to pass the baton of remembrance on to younger Australians to ensure our nation neverforgets the horrors of war and the value of peace. 19 February 2012 will be a milestone in this important commemoration.

March April May

Kevin Burne No listing No listing

Roly Davie

John Potter

Ken Stacey

Mark Weltner

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For Sale - “It’s Red but Better than Khaki “ - says Jan T.

The Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum at HMASAlbatross Nowra NSW is looking at disposing of itsEx-Navy Fire Truck. This truck is believed to bea Simplex Thornycraft 6x6 purpose built firetender. Carries five people, as far I know, with afew others hanging on for dear life!. It has a RollsRoyce 6 Cylinder petrol engine. It is 100% com-plete. It has a separate pump for the water/fireside of things. Has 12x20 tyres & the back four areflat. The windows have been smashed on theRHS but they are all flat glass. There is onecurved section over the top which could be easilyreplaced with a piece of Perspex or.....it looks very

similar to a Land Rover station Wagon Piece. Iwould say you could find some flat glass to repairthe vandalism easily enough. It has the verticaldiffs like a deuce & a half. The engine is 100%,the radiator cap is missing but easy enough to getanother. Paint is about 75% ok, & its painted inbasic red enamel. The Coventry pump is all there(It is a separate engine to run the water pump). Water tank looks good from the outside Chassis looks great with no rust. Has front & rear pintles identical to a Chevblitz. Lights are all there, one back plastic indicator assembly is missing (can get them at Supercheap). As a note it wasin service in the 80's & 90's and although it has a three on the side but only two ever operated as the third engine was inat the garage being overhauled. As far as I know, it left the RAN in a driveable, serviceable condition. Wether that helpsor not I do not know. Looking at the speedo it is difficult to read but I can assure you it was driven daily to & from the

Mess Hall for three meals, (a distance of about 2km both ways,) so it did about 6km a day for the whole of its life notincluding a few km up and down the runway on one day a week for the weekly aircraft crash exercise.  I guess it will befor people to negotiate a price with the Curator of the Museum, Terry Hetherington. You can talk to Terry on02 44242192 and arrange a visit/first hand look. * Many more pictures on request *  

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For Sale:-Unopened, plastic wrap sealed, “Blue Ray - Beyond High Definition” DVD sets 1. Band of Brothers - 10 episodes, 5 disc set - $35 - in feature metal box2. The Pacific - 10 parts, 5 disc set - $25 - in feature metal boxContact:- Ken on 9625 5748, 0418 260013Pick up from club meetings, Mount Druitt or post added at cost

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Clearing Sale - Pyalong, VictoriaDate & Time: 24th March 2012, 9:00amAddress: 8-10 Nicholson Street, Pyalong, Victoria

Trucks:1940‟s Mack original Tramways recovery crane; 1950‟s White Superpower; 1940‟s Mack ex-military; Diamond T 531; Commer;1968 Dodge 760; Thames Trader Sputnik model; 1940‟s Dodge ex-military; 2x Bedford J3 models; Studebaker 6x6 chassis; 1955Ford F600; Chevrolet Blitz; 3 Ford Blitz; late 1940‟s Ford truck; AA model Ford truck chassis; 1997 International S Line N14 Cum-mins motor (not going); 1981 Kenworth 400 Cummins cab-over with airbag suspension; 471 GM Motor with R/R gearbox; Stude-baker differentials, transfer cases and parts 

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WEAPON OF THE MONTH - Czech Hedgehogs

The Czech hedgehog (Czech: rozsocháč) or ježek, was a static anti-tank obstacle defence made of anglediron (that is, lengths with an L- or H- shaped cross section) deployed during World War II by variouscombatants. The hedgehog is very effective in keeping tanks from getting through a line of defence. Itmaintains its function even when tipped over by a nearby explosion. Although it may provide some scantcover for infantry, infantry forces are generally much less effective against fortified defensive positions than mechanized units. 

HistoryThe Czech hedgehog's name refers to its origin in what is now the Czech Republic. The hedgehogs were originally used on the CzechGerman border by the Czechoslovak border fortifications - a massive but never-completed fortification system built on the eve of World War II by Czechoslovakia. The fortification system fell to Germany in 1938 after the occupation of the Sudetenland as aconsequence of the Munich Agreement. Czech hedgehogs were widely used during World War II by the Soviet Union in anti-tank defence. They were produced from anysturdy piece of metal and sometimes even wood, including railroad ties. Czech hedgehogs were especially effective in urban combat, where a single hedgehog could block an entire street. Czech hedgehogs thus became a symbol of "defence at all cost" in the SovietUnion; hence the memorial to Moscow defenders, built alongside M-10 in 1966, is composed of three giant Czech hedgehogs.However, in some forms of warfare, Czech hedgehogs proved to be less effective. They were often made larger than they should havebeen, and although they were quite useful in urban warfare, there was little use of German armour in urban warfare in Russia.Czech hedgehogs were part of the defences of the Atlantic Wall and are visible in many images of the Normandy invasion. 

Technical details

Technically, a Czech hedgehog made to specifications could beconstructed from any material capable of withstanding at least 60tonnes-force (600 kN), while being at most 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in)high. However, such parameters were hard to achieve in makeshifthedgehogs, reducing their usefulness. The hedgehog is not sup-posed to be an immovable obstacle because of its size or weight.The proper size is to be slightly larger than the clearance under theenemy tank, so that a tank that attempts to move the hedgehogwould instead roll on top of the hedgehog and get stuck.Industrially manufactured Czech hedgehogs were made of three L-shaped metal brackets (L 140/140/13 mm, length 1.8 metres (5 ft

11 in), weight 198 kilograms (440 lb); later versions: length 2.1metres (6 ft 11 in), weight 240 kilograms (530 lb) joined by sheetmetal, rivets and bolts (or, later in the war, welded together) into acharacteristic spatial three-armed cross. (This pattern forms theaxes of an octahedron.) Two arms of the hedgehog were con-nected in the factory, while the third arm was connected on-site byan M20 bolt. The arms were equipped with square "feet" to prevent sinking into the ground, as well as a notch for attaching barbedwire. 

During the Normandy Invasion theallies cut up several hedgehogs andwelded them to the front of M4Sherman tanks and M5 Stuart tanks. Known as the Rhino tank it provedvery useful for clearing the hedge-rows that made up the bocages acrossNormandy. 

 A Russian woman welds steel

 girders to construct a ‘Czech

hedgehog’ anti-tank 

obstacle. 

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MORE FORE SALE & WANTED STUFF

Jeep truck for sale in Marrickville.

Been buried in vegetation for a while.

Last registered in 2008.

It appears ok in condition, however true con-

dition not really known.

Contact owner, Lou Burford at

343 Enmore Road, Marrickville NSW

tel 9557-1557

A Deactivated 40mm Bofors, anti aircraft gun, located

in Sydney -

Call Rick Malaspina on 0408 115 084 or 9730 3966.

Price - negotiable $

WANTED - Rotary head light

switch (jeep etc), can

exchange for new push pull) -contact Tom Rolfe on

4683 1515

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FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LOOK LIKE “THE BEES KNEES” 

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OLD STYLE HARD RUBBER BATTERIES MANUFACTURED & REBUILT

Note Re:- BLACKTOWN PARADE

Glen CAINCROSS (0408 803 587) needsurgent list of names and vehicle

descriptionS

When is the parade - 26TH May

Form up - before 9am

Parade time - 11.am

Where - Blacktown RSL car Park (to be

confirmed)

REMEMBER NO ROCKING UP ON DAY

- NEED PRIOR INFORMATION 

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PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH

M. E. Clifton James 

Meyrick Edward Clifton James (1898 - 8 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, notable for hisresemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. This was used by British intelligence aspart of a deception campaign in 1944.

LifeClifton James was born in Perth, Australia, the youngest son of notable Australian pub-

lic servant John Charles Horsey James, and his wife Rebecca Catherine Clifton. After servingin World War I he took up acting and at the outbreak of World War II volunteered his services.

Operation CopperheadAbout seven weeks before D-Day in 1944, a British Lieutenant-Colonel, J.V.B. Jervis-Reid,

noticed Clifton James's resemblance to Montgomery while he was reviewing photographs ina newspaper; James, it seemed had 'rescued' a failing patriotic show by appearing in it, quitebriefly, as 'Monty.' MI5 decided to exploit the resemblance to confuse German intelligence.James was contacted by Lieutenant-Colonel David Niven, who worked for the Army's film

unit, and was asked to come to London on the pretext of making a film. The ruse was part of a wider deception which aimed to diverttroops from northern France, by convincing the Germans that an Allied invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon) wouldprecede a northern invasion. The plan was code-named Operation Copperhead and Clifton James was assigned to Montgomery'sstaff to learn his speech and mannerisms. Despite the problems that he had with alcohol (Montgomery did not drink at all), and thedifferences in personality, the project continued. He also had to give up smoking. Clifton James had lost his right-hand middle fingerin the First World War and so a prosthetic finger was made. On 25 May 1944 Clifton James flew from RAF Northolt to Gibraltar onChurchill's private aircraft. At a reception at the governor-general's house, hints were made about "Plan 303", a plan to invadesouthern France. German intelligence picked this up and ordered agents to find out what they could about Plan 303. Clifton Jamesthen flew to Algiers where over the next few days he made a round of public appearances with General Maitland Wilson, the Alliedcommander in the Mediterranean theatre. Clifton James was then secretly flown to Cairo where he stayed until the invasion in Nor-

mandy was well underway. He then returned to his job after an absence of five weeks. Various reasons were put forward for thespeedy conclusion of the operation (including the suggestion that Clifton James was seen in Gibraltar smoking and drunk), thoughthe most likely explanation is the one put forward by Dennis Wheatley (who was part of the British deception efforts during the war)in The Deception Planners published in the 1980s. In it, he states that the operation was wound up successfully, its purpose accom-plished. He also suggests that it ended "rather pathetically" and that Clifton James was simply hidden out of sight in a hotel inAlgiers with a whisky bottle for company. He was to end his war still in the Pay Corps, apparently forgotten, having to lie about his

missing five weeks, having been (according to Wheatley) "treated shabbily" with no official recognition for his services.

 I Was Monty's DoubleIn 1954 Clifton James published his exploits in a book entitled - I Was Monty's Double - aided by a ghostwriter. It seemed to strike achord with the British public at the time, as quite a few wartime secrets were entering print under the Ten Year rule. It was even

parodied by Spike Milligan, in concept if not in plot, in the Goon Show episode 'I was Monty's Treble' ("So, we need forty thousandMonty's doubles, eh? We'll have to form regiments!"). The book became the basis for the script of the 1958 film of the same name,starring John Mills and Cecil Parker with Clifton James playing himself and Montgomery. The script was 'tweaked' for effect;'Operation Copperhead' became 'Operation Hambone,' and additional elements of comedy, danger and intrigue were added, but itlargely follows the story given in the book, and gave Clifton James a deserved if belated recognition, and a sort of screenimmortality. He died on 8 May 1963 at his home on Thorn Road in Worthing Sussex, aged 65. The Daily Mail of 9 May 1963 quotesViscount Montgomery, then himself 75, as saying of James; "He was not a friend of mine. Only met him once. Of course heobserved me a great deal. He did a very good job, a very good job, and fooled the Germans at a critical time of the war. I am verysorry to hear of his death.

Not The Full Monty !

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WW2 Cooking part 1 

Mock Fish Cakes This recipe is in categories World War 2, Picnic, Snacks,About this recipe: Difficulty: not ratedPreparation Time: 20 minCooking Time: 10 minNumber of servings: 6 servings

This recipe was submitted by Fergus Martin, Chef at theRobinson Centre, Wyboston Lakes.

Ingredients 

150g (5oz) boiled potatoes or rice

150g (5oz) boiled beans

little lemon juice

10ml (2 tsp) anchovy sauce or bloater paste

cayennesprinkle of flour to bind

Making and cooking it

1. Mix all the ingredients together and beat up well

2. Make the mixture into little flat cakes

3. Fry or bake until golden brownServe with salad

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Woolton Pie

Ingredients: 1lb diced potatoes1lb cauliflower1lb diced carrots1lb diced swede3 spring onions1 teaspoon vegetable extract1 tablespoon oatmealA little chopped parsley

Method: Cook everything together with just enough water to cover, stirring often toprevent it sticking to the pan. Let the mixture cool.

Spoon into a pie dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley.Cover with a crust of potatoes or wholemeal pastry.Bake in a moderate oven until golden brown.Serve hot with gravy.

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What countries were involved in World War 2?By the end of World War 2 there were few sovereign nations who were not involved in the war in some way.

Axis Countries 

Germany

Slovakia

Italy

Japan

Finland - while nominally allied with Nazi Ger-many, essentially fought an entirely separatewar with the USSR, and was not really involvedin the wider World War 2. More properly, thiswould be called the Winter War of 1939-1940and the Continuation War of 1941-1944. The

Finns passively participated in the Siege of Len-ingrad, by holding territory opposite of Lenin-grad, but military cooperation between the Finnsand Germany was essentially non-existent(though Germany did supply the Finns withsignificant amounts of war material), andFinland did not participate in combat againstany Allied power excepting the USSR. In addi-tion, at the end of the Continuation War, Finlandfought the Lapland War (1944-45) to expel theGermans from Northern Finland. Overall,Finland's participation in WW2 is very quixotic,and really shouldn't be classified as either part

of the Axis or Allies.

Hungary

Romania

Bulgaria

Croatia

Allied Countries

United Kingdom (England, Great Britain)

United States (America, USA)

Soviet Union (USSR, Russia)

France

Australia

Canada

China

Poland

Greece

Netherlands

Norway

Yugoslavia

Luxembourg

Belgium

Czechoslovakia

Some would count exactly 51 Allied countries, since each became a charter member of the United Nationsand in order to qualify for charter membership in the UN, a nation had to have been at war with one or moreof the Axis nations.These 51 were:Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Byelorussia SSR, Canada, Chile, China (Republic of..), Co-lombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,Ethiopia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq (post-Gailini govern-ment), Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama,Paraguay, Peru, The Philippines (Osmena government), Poland, Russia USSR, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,Syria, Turkey, Ukraine SSR, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.

France was actually on the side of both, Allies and Axis. The southern part was known as the "VichyFrench" that were loyal to Axis powers. And at first, USSR was a neutral nation with the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. But then USSR joined the Allied side when Hitler invaded them in 1942.

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Several countries either switched sides or entered in 1945 as the outcome became obvious: Romania, Bulgand Turkey are among these "late-comers".

Many Central and South American countries were nominally on the Allied side but took no active part in tfighting.

Some amazing statistics………. 

World War II Casualties — All CountriesCountry Military Civilian TotalU.S.S.R. 8,668,000 16,900,000 25,568,000China 1,324,000 10,000,000 11,324,000Germany 3,250,000 3,810,000 7,060,000Poland 850,000 6,000,000 6,850,000

Japan 1,506,000 300,000 1,806,000Yugoslavia 300,000 1,400,000 1,700,000Rumania 520,000 465,000 985,000France 340,000 470,000 810,000Austria 380,000 145,000 525,000Hungary 200,000 290,000 490,000Greece 88,300 325,000 413,300Italy 330,000 80,000 410,000United Kingdom 326,000 62,000 388,000USA 292,131 6,000 298,131Netherlands 14,000 236,000 250,000Czechoslovakia 10,000 215,000 225,000Philippines 27,000 91,000 118,000Belgium 10,000 75,000 85,000Finland 82,000 2,000 84,000Canada 37,476 37,476India 36,000 36,000Australia 29,000 29,000Spain 12,000 10,000 22,000Bulgaria 19,000 2,000 21,000New Zealand 12,000 12,000Norway 9,000 9,000U.K. Colonies 6,877 6,877Denmark 2,000 1,800 3,800Brazil 943 943Totals: 18,684,727 40,892,800 59,577,527

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Aussie Slang continues with

“G” for Golf  

Galah - Slang term for the in-service underslung grenade launcher (officially called a GLA).

Gammas - Go get some sunlight on the upper decks.

Gay traders - Also "Queer traders". Air Force term for electronics technicians and others working on non-mechanicalsystems (cf. black handers).

Gaz - Used to describe someone of unparalleled skill. Also used to describe SAS troops.

Gazontopede - An archaic term commonly used by the Army in the '70s and '80s used to describe somebody who was

hopelessly uncoordinated in drill.

Gedunk Machine - refers to a soft drink/candy bar dispensing machine.

Get This - Used to indicate thugs from the scallop industry. "Get this! Damn those thugs from the scallop industry!"

Giggle-hat - Bush head dress; '80s term that is fading from use.

Giggle-suit - Bush clothes.

Ginger Beers - Term used to describe a member of the Royal Australian Engineers Corps or RAAF flight engineers.

Go fast - Unit or other baseball cap worn by RAAF members

God Botherer - The Padre or anybody remotely religious. (sometimes called "sky pilots").

Goffer - Soft drink.

Going commando - See "Free Snaking".

Golf bag - Accessory pouch for the obsolescent AN/PRC-77 manpack radio or the accessories bag used to carry spare barrelscleaning kit and other equipment for a machine gun.

Gomper/Gumpy Bar - A chocolate bar like a Mars bar or Picnic. "Have a goffer and a gomper mate."

Gong - Medal.

Gonk - To sleep. Also Gonking, the act of having a sleep.

Greenie - Nickname for Electronics Technicians in the RAN

Grey Kingswood - Term of endearment used exclusively by crews of the RAAF AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft; a

comfortable and reliable means of transport. Previously "grey and white Kingswood" till someone discovered howvisible they were through a submarine's periscope.

Groundsheet - Derogatory slang for a female soldier. I.e., something you lay on the ground.

GRUNT - An acronym meaning the same in Australia as it does everywhere else, a negative name for an infantry soldier. Oftenadopted with pride by the Grunts themselves. (Government Reject Unfit for Normal Training).

Gucci - A piece of kit that is really good or expensive.

Gun Bunny - An artillery soldier, for example Bloody Gun Bunnies can't do anything right .

Gunny/Gunnie - Air Force term for an armaments fitter. No relation to the US Marine Corps rank of Gunnery Sergeant.

Gun Plumber - A fitter/armourer, usually those attached to artillery units.