Vladimir Peniakoff Tne man himself #1 Advance scouting in Italy #2 #3 Packing a glider to drop behind enemy lines #4 In the sea of sand #5 Not noted for sartorial elegance #6 The Col and his driver, here riding shotgun. #7 Some of the men #8
Vladimir Peniakoff More of the above with Maps Picture shows a patrol discovered and forced into action in Italy. The two maps were developed from information revised and brought up to date from information brought back by the PPA. Previously maps of the area were merely outlines with practically no features pr details.
Heres a snippet Keith ! Late in the war he lost his left hand in battle and returned to command his men brandishing a fearsome hook just prior to the German surrender !
Vladimir Peniakoff Hi Annie, Glad you have an interest, he was a fantastic soldier. They dont give D.S.O's OR M.C.'s away in christmas crackers. Here's the relevent passage from his biography. Cheers Keith
This is a good summary of the PPA Military History Online - Popski's Private Army and PPA RoH: PPA - Roll Of Honour and we posted this last year: http://ww2chat.com/forums/news-articles/1158-soldiers-bag-found-egypt-returned-family.html
