2009 woii? (1 Viewer)

[JPB]

Will there be a special limited release in 2009 to mark the end of WOII... ?

Or will we get a compelete new range?

JPB

 

[Deitz]

UBoat personnel or ME 262.

 

[Capitolron]

What is WOii ? - I am confused ??

 

[VanguardFC007]

UBoat personnel or ME 262.

Maybe World War Two?

 

[cantinetozzo]

2009 ...mmm it can't be WWII..1909 (nothing of important)...1989..(the end of communism?)1879 (Zulu War)..1969 (Vietnam...but the war hasn't finished in that year..)...i'm in the dark..let's try to guess..War Of Israel Indipendence?mmm i recall 1948 as the first war..but maybe i'm wrong..and we can't call indipendence war in the true sense of the word..

 

[Mascleo]

It is World War II. I believe the Dutch use the abbreviation WOII (Tweede Wereldoorlog) for WII.

As to the date, 2009 is the 60th anniversary of the start of the War, Sept. 1, 1939. Might be a time to create new FOB sets for the start of the war (i.e., Polish or early war German - PZIII?)

Ken

 

[VanguardFC007]

Thats interesting I didnt know there was another name for the war. Does make sense though with the Dutch having their own language and all. You never can tell what youll learn in a day.

 

[JPB]

Yes, this WOII is dutch for WWII, but I'm so used to writing it. Sorry for that

Here in Belgium, like you all know, we had WOI = WWI with the trench war.
WOII = WWII with the Battle of the Bulge.

We also had Waterloo with Wellington & Napoleon.

Now 2009 could be special for WWII releases, for some countries it is 70 years since the beginning, for others it is 65 years since the end.

JPB

 

[theBaron]

Interesting...the Dutch apparently got the word from an Old Norse root, and it supplanted the old West Germanic werra "war, strife", which root exists today in English as "war", and in German as "Wehr" (though that word's meaning is literally "defense"). Quite literally, in its original form, "oorlog" meant "an upsetting of established order".

Prost!
Brad

 

[cantinetozzo]

Very interesting The Baron..eh eh,we in Italy use too the word Guerra (Werra)that is just that.. one of the many words taken from the Longobards and the germanic people who invaded Italy and the Roman Empire..the latins used Bello (De Bello Gallico remember?)..and the root of this word remained in many "military" words in italian ..Bellicoso,Belligerante,Bellico..Debellare...

 

[Tiger Tank]

A tiger tank ??? That is what im hoping for

 

[Warrior]

"Very interesting The Baron..eh eh,we in Italy use too the word Guerra (Werra)that is just that.. one of the many words taken from the Longobards and the germanic people who invaded Italy and the Roman Empire..the latins used Bello (De Bello Gallico remember?)..and the root of this word remained in many "military" words in italian ..Bellicoso,Belligerante,Bellico..Debellare..."

Yes, it is very interesting. Also, my last name (Guerriero) in Italian means "Warrior", hence my screen name and my interest in toy soldiers and military history (it's in my genes)..............

 

[VanguardFC007]

Good thinking JPB. I hadnt yet connected 2009 to be 70 years since 1939. Seems like the perfect time for a K&C SL of Polish Cavalry getting ready to charge the blitzkrieg; dare I say it, Polish Lancers . Sorry, couldnt resist the urge to throw that in there for our Napoleonic friends.

 

[lancer]

Yeah! Bring on the Polish Army, it's cavalry, and tankettes. Early war stuff rules. -- lancer

 

[HAWKEYE]

George, very interesting about your name. As for werra , i thought i have read abook about him being the only luftwaffe pilot to escape from an english pow camp. Maybe kc see could do a figure about him.

 

[VanguardFC007]

George, very interesting about your name. As for werra , i thought i have read abook about him being the only luftwaffe pilot to escape from an english pow camp. Maybe kc see could do a figure about him.

That would be some escape. Do you know how he was able to get off the isles? What kind of help he got?

 

[OzDigger]

George, very interesting about your name. As for werra , i thought i have read abook about him being the only luftwaffe pilot to escape from an english pow camp. Maybe kc see could do a figure about him.

They caught him when he escaped in England, it was in Canada where he got away.