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I use my family name, or my Forum nickname in variations. My family name Mahlo. My first name begins with a "D", so I keep that. British pilot is David Oldham; if he is Scottish, he is Douglas McMarlowe. My French pilot is mostly Didier de St.Malo; the American (after Chandler's detective) Dennis Philip Marlowe. I never use totally silly names - somehow never felt right for me, for this field.

Thank you, von Baur, firstly the spell of "Bower" in German would be "Bauer", which means "Farmer" in English. Richenderfer looks like the American spelled transfirmation for Rickendörfer or Rickendorfer. And indeed, for your names, there are several hits! - Leutnant der Reserve Alfred Bauer, Jasta 17 - Leutnant Ernst Bauer, Jasta 3; 1 victory (FE2b) - Unteroffizier Josef Bauer, Jasta 76b - Gefreiter Max Bauer, Jasta 23b - Vizefeldwebel Michael Bauer, Jasta 67, Jasta 23b - Leutnant ... Bauer, Jasta1 For the meaning of Schultze (Schulze, Schultz, or Schulz) see above part for RAF_Louvert. There were Schultzes in every village and town since the early mid-ages, and so it is a very common name. Here are the Schultzs: - Leutnant der Reserve Hans Schultz, Jasta 15, Jasta 18; 1 victory (Sop. Camel) - Leutnant Schultz von Dratzig, Jasta 73 I only show your familiy writing here; there are more Schulz, Schultze and Schulze. No hits on Brenner or the other names.

German team played wonderful, I'd say. I may not be enough sportsman though - the 4. goal hit my heart like a cold dagger, my feelings were with Argentina, and I found it unnecessary to humiliate them so deeply. But maybe these men on the field are the modern Gladiators - and Gladiators always play it hard.

32° in Berlin - not the only reason for a T-shirt change. It's a thriller. Boys, keep it clean and fair!

Kubrick's film "Paths of Glory" comes to my mind there.

You should see my passport photo! Or my old driving licens pic!! (And NO - I won't post them here!)

Sorry, Herr Prop-Wasche, MikeDixon, Ras, NS13Jarhead - it seems to happen quite often, that I find posts I had not seen the last time, and so missed to answer. Keefer: Found at least one in Berlin's phonebook; very rare in that writing We rather find Käfer (beetle); or if you just go from your spelling "Keefer" to German, it would be written "Kiefer" (your "ee", and/or "ea" is our "ie"; like in "beast", a very old world, written "Biest" here; speeled same way. Staub: definitely German; means "dust", but may have older meanings namewise. But sorry - no names for any of the above forms in the list. MikeDixon, there are as well Richardson, as Richards, which comes from Richards Sohn; we don't write it with an apostrophe like you would: Richard's son; German short form: Richards There is no short nickname form for Richard, except maybe "Ricki". For you, Richards or Richard would be closest. And Richard has a match in the book: - Leutnant Werner Richard, Jasta 81 Ras, there is are matches for Ehlers and Schroeder (same as Schröder - "oe" is Umlaut "ö") - Leutnant der Reserve ... Ehlers, Jasta 17; 2 victories (both Sop. Camel) - Oberleutnant Bartholomäus Schröder, CO of Jasta 32 - Vizefeldwebel Fritz Schöder, Jasta 39; 1 victory (Hanriot) - Leutnant G. Schröder, Jasta 39, Jasta 74 - Leutnant der Reserve Herbert Schröder, FAA 206, AFP 1, Jasta 1; 5 victories (Sop. Pup, Spad, Hanriot HD1, Spad, SAML) - Leutnant der Reserve Paul Schröder, KG5/30; 1 victory (Sop. Camel) - Leutnant der Reserve ... Schöder, Jasta 10, FFA 206 - Leutnant ... Schröder, Jasta 13; 1 victory (Spad) - Leutnant Schröder, Jasta 28w Jarhead, you are very lucky too. Two matches for "Schwartz". Very lucky indeed, as the second one was in no less than 5 Jasta! - Leutnant Konrad Schwartz, Jasta 22, Jasta 66; 4 victories (Balloon, 2x Sop. Camel, Spad, Breguet XIV) - Leutnant der Reserve Wilhelm Schwartz, Jasta 20, Jasta 43, Jasta 69, Jasta 13, Jasta 73 RAF_Louvert, a common short form for the mayor/Schultheis was "Schulze" or "Schultz"; so they were not far from that. You are lucky with three hits on "Schramm" here: - Vizefeldwebel Arno Schramm, Jasta 7; 3 victories - Oberleutnant Karl Schramm, Jasta 52 (served as OzbV - Offizier zur besonderen Verwendung/Officer for special duties) - Leutnant der Reserve ... Schramm, Jasta 56, 3 victories (BF2b, 2x Sop. Camel) Claimed another Camel, but it was also claimed and conf. for another pilot Well, there were some fine matches here now - hope you fly them sooner or later.

Duce, there is a name in German that's spelled like what you wrote, but would be written Filbrich. But no Filbrich (nor any name written your way)in the list, sorry. Closest match though would only be: Leutnant Josef Filbig, Jasta 80b, 1 victory (not named) Kaiser, you can even choose, cause there are two: Unteroffizier Justus Kaiser, Jasta 35b, 1 victory (Sop. Camel) or Leutnant der Reserve ... Kaiser, Jasta 17, 1 victory (Spad) Lou, "mein winziges bischen" is absolutely correct, Sir; "winziges" meaning even less than "kleines" (little), which might be "hiding your light under a bushel" in your case. Many people emigrated from northern Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Life was still very hard and often poor even until after Great War. I'm sure, I would recognise many a name in your area as of "Ostfriesisch" origin. The Ostfriesen, Danish and Norwegians are a bit similar types of people, I find. I couldn't find a meaning for the full name "Heimeran" - but you're right: "Heim" means "Home". "Raven" would be "Rabe" - it might be an old regional form of "Rabe" in Heimeran. A German mayor was called "Schultheiss", as far as I know. This word comes from an older meaning. Schuld = debt (what had to be given to the sovereign) heissen = to tell to s.o. So the Schultheiss in the older days was an official, who had to tell people the taxes to be payed, and give them to the sovereign. Later, he also did other community work and became what now is a mayor. You see, not much has changed. Firstly, the state officials always care about what they can get from you.

Nbryant, that was a word I had never heard, and I had to investigate and found: brevet = aviator's badge, flight crew badge Learning something new every day...

The stories behind the actual games...

Pol: One day maybe we'll have every possible aircraft but I think we'll be 6 foot under before that ;). May god beware! Von Oben, I have looked into modelling 3D aircraft for a bit, and I assure you, it is a very time- and nerve-consuming business, well fit to make you a "modelling hermit", closed away in his room. There are so many things to do, that more important stuff should be done first. There is a long list, surely - let's all hope, that the modellers won't loose their nerve, or can be cloned one day.

Aaaarggghhh!!! Sometimes it makes you wonder, what players and coaches do - they seem to forget, that they can be seen by cameras every second. And I always thought, Loew was the Armani-style type of person. But even very good clothes can't cover all bad habits, I suppose.

So it's Hart? Not a Fury? Well, what do Germans know about British aircraft (other than how to shoot them down). What about this one?

WM: He was a Luftwaffe pilot who got shot down over the UK...was injured, and kept as a POW...but fell in love with a Nurse here, they got married after the war. What a sweet example for what I'm always saying - we may be and have been competitors. But we are no enemies.

Nbryant, your work is looking great. Embossed stamps were used since the 1920s, as far as I could see. From a picture I found, it looks like they were still pretty much following the European, mainly French way of design. Here is the picture - I think one could use Lou's version, and change it a bit, if you want to go "historical". Typestyle could be something like "Garamond" or "Palatino". Otherwise, your's should be fine.

Lou: Or "Hartlieb Fruehauf", and it's translation to "hard love, up early". You went into it even further I see - incl. the first name; your German seems to be quite good. The old fashioned names can be quite amusing - Hartlieb is one such name; not used anymore, I bet. There is another one I like: Fürchtegott (fear god). I wonder what sort of belief that was in the old days.

Old Testament? A Hawker Moses? No. Hawker Abraham? No. Ahhhmmmm..... I should think, it's a Fury (there was an AIRFIX model of it in my youth - sob!) Was Fury already in the Old Testament? I know that black horse only from a 60s TV serial.

RAF_Louvert: No, no, wait... " Hartlieb Fruehauf " THAT'S THE ONE! God, I crack myself up. Really. I'm my biggest fan. Lou, do your people sometimes come in to your room and give you wondering looks? Well, Fruehauf means something like "being up early" - not a name that would suit me Ras: ...Ostendorffs and Hinnekamps. They sure weren't Norwegians with names like that... No, these two could well be from my homeland, Ostfriesland. "Hinner kamp" would mean something like "rearmost field", "rearmost land"; Ostendorff means "eastern village". You would be amazed, how many names have their roots here in Europe and really mean something.

You must have just missed it, Hasse Wind - I added it above.

Your knowledge is great, Hasse Wind! Well, Sütterlin-Schrift was developed 1911; my pilot was 16 then, and still on the Gymnasium. He was among the first to learn and use it. But thanks for the Kurrentschrift link. Maybe that's what I saw in an old letter, and couldn't make complete sense of. Oh, and yes - I have made a "German wild hog" officer picture with monokel. If I find it, I'll post it. It was meant to be my alter ego - the Bordeauxred Baron. Here he is:

None of those is too common, and unfortunately none is in the list. Schlueter would be most common, I guess, and I thought, that one should be a hit. But it wasn't, sorry. But you can compile a list, if you have more names, and I'll check them for you - no biggie.

Okay, here is my first attempt.

Sorry, Ras, no hit. The closest is Lt. Seewald, Jasta 30. Stary, there was no Knoll listed for you, sorry. UncleAl is lucky, with that name no wonder in Germany - we have hundreds of Maier, Meyer and Meier here. The name is spelled: My-air So if you wanted to fly German side; here are all pilots of that name: Leutnant der Reserve Reinhold Maier - FEA 2, FEA 10, FA 5 and Jasta 30 Unteroffizier .... Maier - Jasta 8 Vizefeldwebel ... Maier - Jasta 36 Unteroffizier ... Maier - Jasta 46 Leutnant ... Maier-Haake - Jasta 36

Ras, the time with the dear ones is never long enough. But he came back from that war of all wars alive, and had enough time left to become your best friend. Call me childish, but I believe, one day - soon or yet far away - we will meet them all again, above the clouds. And then we will wonder together, how we could have spent any of the precious time in dark moods.

Verdammtnochmal, now you have made my eyes moist, you Crumpet you! I don't know how your loss must have felt, Simon, but I had a similar event in a similar age When my parents got devorced, they sent me to my grandma in Berlin, so I wouldn't see all the misery. I had to fly alone, and the Stewardess saw that I was unhappy and dull, and she also invited me to the cockpit. It was a Lufthansa Metropolitan, a twin radial engines prop airliner for short range flights. I was 11 years old then, but unfortunately, I didn't dare to ask them much - I thought, I might cause too much distraction from their flying the lady; so I watched it rather quietly. That sure is great about Caledonian, that they liked to use your video, and particularly, that this Stewardess even remembers you. Please report, if you should really ever meet her again. Great story, old chap!