Operation Spark 2008

Bair · Yefreytor Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Helsinki

Comrades,

I will be putting the program of the trip on Bair Travels webpage during the next couple of weeks.

As there were comments about too tight schedule, there is a proposal to make the trip 1 day longer, i. e. depart from Helsinki Wednesday - return to Helsinki Sunday, or depart Helsinki Thursday - return Monday.

As daylight is short in January, we will take care of sightseeing in the morning, shopping, partying and so on - in the afternoon.

The event is planned to be in Nikolskoe again, but there might be changes.

Red Army greetings,

Bair

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Za Leningrad!

Bair · Yefreytor Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Helsinki

Comrades,

just a small update - we are reenacting battle of January 43, so as many m35 gyms as possible, please!

Red Army greetings,

Bair

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Za Leningrad!

Starshiiy Rob · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: Rob H off line

I'm offline as of now, as I'll be in Leningrad from tomorrow until the 29th. When I get back, I'll set to with the organisation for the Victory Day event.

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Starshiiy Rob · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

Here is a link to some photos of this year's event:

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60154

(Thank you for these, Comrade Psjennikov). More photos will be available over the course of time, hopefully ones showing the mad overpowered ground charges that were fired at the start of the battle.

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'All your horse belong to us now!' (Detling 2007)

Radu Raduvich Himea
Yefreytor
Captain's Orderly

http://www.2ndguards.com/index.html

martin s · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject:

Good to have you all back safe. Reading about the pyros on the axis forum. As envyous as ever not to be able to go any pics would be great to see
pics so far posted on the axis forum

http://englishrussia.com/?p=1747#more-1747

http://news.ntv.ru/spb/125264/

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svetlana · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LePtwmPr7Jw

Found this on the wwii forum

Zhenya · Yefreytor Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 64

So...how come they had tanks!! Crying or Very sad

We never got to have tanks last year, definatly not fair Crying or Very sad

People's Army · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject:

Comrades!!..

URRAH!!....

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Zampolit · Krasnoarmeyets Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 12

On behalf of the 63:rd Guards Rifle Division, I'd like to thank all those of you who took part in the event this year. Was great to meet you all again! Cool

Comrade Rob, you did a very good job commanding the gun team.

Cheers to all of you!

/Zampolit

bigbad · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:29 am Post subject:

It's good to see the 2nd guards represented on Russian TV in style.

Seeing the film of the battle brought it all flooding back.The cold,the snow and the Kasha.

Well done to everyone who went.

URRAH!

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**Roman** · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: Leningrad

2nd Guards Rifle Division

I have seen some of the pictures posted and like bigbad it bought back memories of the cold and hunger which was compensated with the our glorious victory!
Well done to all our comrades who took part in the battle, we salute you.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

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Bair · Yefreytor Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Helsinki

Youtube clips from the event

Artillery barrage before Soviet attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIvBRgTyFns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WZ9jMyPK3c&feature=related

German counterattack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu25FVlANIY&feature=related

Red Army strikes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt2lDtfh-78&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFHVAIj2WKE&feature=related

Red Army greetings,

Bair

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Za Leningrad!

Starshiiy Rob · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

See, everybody? I told you you missed a blinder this year! Laughing

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'All your horse belong to us now!' (Detling 2007)

Radu Raduvich Himea
Yefreytor
Captain's Orderly

http://www.2ndguards.com/index.html

Samuel Amer · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject:

I hate these gcses!why cant I go to russia!?

**Roman** · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

2nd Guards Rifle Division

It's a pity that the unit trip to Finland/Russia is cancelled but we all have to agree that the global financial climate and especially in the UK and has had an impact, hopefully next year things will be better.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

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