Messages posted by: Rover

craigab,

You may care to read this thread regarding military canoes.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?4529-War-kayak-used-by-Royal-Marine-commandos

Rover

Perhaps this will explain a bit more.

http://www.combinedops.com/SSRF.htm

Rover

The new Memorial.

http://aquitaine.france3.fr/info/l-impossible-operation-frankton-68157511.html?onglet=videos&id-video=BORD_1391813_310320110915_F3

Rover

Martyn,

May be worth a call,

http://www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/newweb/downloads/RMHS/SHEET%20ANCHOR%20Contents.pdf

Scroll down to; Vol 3 No3 1972.

Rover

The Memorial.

http://aquitaine.france3.fr/info/l-impossible-operation-frankton-68157511.html?onglet=videos&id-video=BORD_1391813_310320110915_F3

For those not knowing the background.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12914628

Rover

An interesting observation on a Klepper canoe,

kewdos
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Hi I fond this pic of a canoe .. it was labelled a klepper canoe.

I cannot remember if it was attached to 'Chckmate' link

This canoe cannot be a klepper ( wartime/germany etc etc)
THE CAnoe is unquestionablya Cockle Mark 1 ** ( 2 Star).

THese were extremely good canoes and lasted into the 50's
for the sake of istory hought to correct the klepper error.
NO WW2 canoes would have been Kleppers..

if someone cold sort this...

Why can it not be a Klepper?

It is understood that Johann Klepper had produced canoes for a number of years prior to WWII, even used on Artic and Antartic expeditions. So therefore could perhaps be regarded as a 'proven' canoe for Norwegian waters.

Just because it was of German origin did not stop it being used by 14 Commando.
It would be futile to suggest that no Kleppers existed outside of Germany at the start of WWII!

Kleppers/Folboats both of German origin?

Rover