June 25, 20197 yr Author comment_50745 Just found this gem entirely by accident - a Western press visit to JG-1, Holzdorf AB, 1990. Report
June 25, 20197 yr Author comment_50759 This is something else. Two hours' worth of 1980s Cold War propaganda, all filmed during a massive military exercise "Shield-84" hosted in Czechoslovakia. Features infantry, tanks, artillery, aircraft and airborne troops. Gonna buy a few Czech beers and watch the whole thing later today. Report
June 25, 20197 yr comment_50761 There definitely is some great footage there. Stuff I've never seen before. Report
July 1, 20197 yr Author comment_50855 Polish Su-22M4 operations in Mirosławiec, before they received their current air superiority grey paint scheme. Love the evening shots with full afterburner takeoffs. Report
July 23, 20197 yr Author comment_51419 These ones are truly special, I've never seen them online before today. "Unsere Mi", an NVA training video with an introduction to every helicopter type operated by the Armeefliegerkräfte. Sadly there are no shots of Mi-24Ps, 12 of which were operated by KHG-5 - they were taken into inventory mere months before Mauerfall. A short film on the Mi-24. Includes live fire with anti-tank guided missiles. NVA/LSK road base (Autobahn) operations, filmed not long before East Germany ceased to exist. Too cool! Report
July 29, 20197 yr Author comment_51533 3 hours ago, Britchot said: My favorite Deutsche word: Hubschrauber. How about Kampfhubschraubergeschwader (KHG), which was the official designation of East German combat helicopter squadrons? Those German compound names are as amusing as they are terrifying to a non-German speaker. Report
July 29, 20197 yr comment_51535 They are the Könige of compound words! Interestingly enough, "compound word" is a compound word in German: "zusammengesetzte Wörter", or "together-set word". Report
July 29, 20197 yr comment_51539 If you like german compound words you'll probably like: Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän 😁 Report
July 31, 20197 yr comment_51597 Unfortunately, the longest compound word in German is kaput: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz Report
July 31, 20197 yr comment_51611 Thanks for this, I did not hear or read this word up to now.... 😂 Report
July 31, 20197 yr Author comment_51622 2 hours ago, Klaiber said: Unfortunately, the longest compound word in German is kaput: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz The fact this is a name for a piece of legislation makes it even funnier! 🤣 Report
August 1, 20197 yr comment_51646 If I could laugh any more today, I would. But it seems my mirth has a daily limit Report
November 8, 20196 yr comment_53920 I like how the pilot shook the crew chief's hand. The thing seems to handle really well on the ground! Report
November 8, 20196 yr comment_53922 It's interesting to me that the pilot held his salute of the crew chief, during the crew chief's hand off of the aircraft. I would assume that the pilot outranks the crew chief. And that technically, the pilot doesn't have to salute the crew chief. Is this an example of respecting the ground crew, regardless of rank? And if so, is that practice normal in all air forces? Report
November 8, 20196 yr Author comment_53923 I wonder if that's an NVA-LSK thing... @Jonne, any ideas? Report
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