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Re: Vehicle Recognition

From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:49:38 +0100
Subject: Re: Vehicle Recognition

Alan Brain wrote:

[About the Maltese cross]

>It's the current marking for armoured vehicles of the Bundeswehr, and
>has been since the BW was founded. 

Karl H. Ranitzsch wrote:

>The modern (and WW I ) with curved edges is the 'Eiserne Kreuz'
>('Iron Cross' after the old Prussian medal). The 'Maltese Cross' has
>nothing to do with Germany 

Hm. They seem to contradict one another... I suspect Karl is more
reliable in this particular case <g>

Later,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

"Life is like a sewer.
  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
- Hen3ry

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