Who is that Person? (also open for everyone)

Nickdfresh · January 26, 2012, 8:42pm

Oh course that would be General Douglas MacArthur…

gumalangi · January 27, 2012, 3:01am

yes sir! you got it right,.

your turn please

Nickdfresh · January 27, 2012, 2:01pm

'Kay. Who is this man:

gumalangi · January 28, 2012, 3:41am

any clue

Nickdfresh · January 28, 2012, 5:49am

Have a very nice desert. Make sure no rat is in it!..

gumalangi · January 28, 2012, 8:32am

Jock campbell

Nickdfresh · January 28, 2012, 12:19pm

Nope.

Nickdfresh · January 28, 2012, 2:34pm

The beret is what throws it off, he didn’t typically wear one. At least for photos…

Ealdwita · January 28, 2012, 8:03pm

General Sir Claude Auchinleck, C-inC Allied Forces Middle East.

Nickdfresh · January 28, 2012, 9:49pm

Correct, you have the thread sir…

Ealdwita · January 29, 2012, 9:21pm

Here we have a General with a reputation for brutality…

gumalangi · February 4, 2012, 3:16am

any clue for this ‘brutal’ general(?)

Nickdfresh · February 4, 2012, 5:24am

A young Marshall Zhukov?

Ealdwita · February 4, 2012, 2:36pm

He commanded an Army on the Eastern Front. A book, describing an SOE attempt to capture him was later made into a film.

gumalangi · February 5, 2012, 8:27am

General Kreipe (?)

gumalangi · February 5, 2012, 8:29am

sorry,… it is his predecessor Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller and NOT Kreipe

Ealdwita · February 5, 2012, 7:55pm

You are correct. Müller it is. Congratulations and over to you.

gumalangi · February 6, 2012, 5:25am

hint: one of the most famous naval battles

gumalangi · January 16, 2013, 7:03am

bump

pdf27 · January 16, 2013, 7:30am

That appears to be the Pour le Mérite around his neck, which narrows it down some! Unfortunately, most of the German naval officers of the time with the Pour le Mérite had beards, and this guy doesn’t really look like any on the list I can find who didn’t.