Posted on 02/01/2010 4:54:14 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
A lot of the purged officers showed up after BARBAROSSA. Konstantin Rokossovsky comes to mind.
Looks like there is one biography “Hitler’s Banker” and an autobiography out there.
Hmmm. Might be worth looking into.
An interesting ship. Began life as:
After the war converted to:
Scrapped in 1967.
And speaking of escort carriers, some interesting data:
"Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the United States during WWII, 122 were escort carriers. Though no examples survive to this day, the Casablanca class holds the distinction of being the most numerous single class of aircraft carrier ever built, with 50 having been launched. The Bogue class escort carrier comes in a close second, with 45 launched."
USS Casablanca:
USS Bogue:
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