On this day in history...

[Heid the Ba]

He also did the military four wheel version (sort of) Kubelwagen. That and the 600 hp petrol-electric drive Elefant/Ferdinand tank destroyer. Not many common parts between those two.

[Richard A]

No, no, A=very good, B=good, C=stisfactory, D=sufficient, E=deficient, F=inadequate. E and F are fails.

Interestingly, my friends said about the same thing, and they were probably right. "Arneb, Du bist Arzt!" And that was that, I guess.

Ah yes, I'd forgotten that "satisfactory" and "sufficient" were different grades. Even so.

[Arneb]

9 May, 1945, since someone had to capitulate to Stalin, too...

[Richard A]

Not just to Stalin. Far to the west, Vizeadmiral Friedrich Hüffmeier continued to maintain the Reich until 9 May 1945 before he finally surrendered to British forces. The story goes that he told them that if they advanced any further, they would be fired upon. Their commander replied that since the entire German army had surrendered, if he did fire on the liberators, he would be hanged for murder. He changed his mind, surrendered and as a result not only got to walk out of captivity but did so after less than 2 years. I suspect his captivity was more comfortable than that of those who fell into the hands of Comrade Stalin.

[Heid the Ba]

The Battle of Langside was fought on 13 May 1568 between forces loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, and forces acting in the name of her infant son James VI. And everything turned to shite for a while.