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| Posted by: charlesfarris December 03, 2008 03:48 pm |
| My German father-in-law was director of a traveling caravan of variete' entertainers (juggleers, trapeze, bicyclists, dancers) etc. throughout Germany before the war under the auspices of KdF (Kraft durch Freude). When the war started, the caravan was inducted into what was known as the truppenbetreuung, the forerunner of our USO organization. During the war the caravan entertained over 2 1/2 million Wehrmacht and Romanian soldiers. I am writing an historical autobiography detailing my father-in-law's life and travels while with the caravan. The book will have many black and white photographs, all made by him. For this purpose, I am interested in one particular performance, that of July 10, 1942 in Bucharest. This performance was documented by photographer Willy Prager (resident of Bucharest). If you go to https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/bild_zoom/zoom.php?bestand=20946&id=1303393&screenbreite= you can see the photographs. If this link doesn't take you there, in the search window, type in the word Reichstheaterzug and it will take you to the website of Staatsarchiv Freiburg. Click on this link and you can see the photographs. One particular photograph shows "Rogifer Werke." I am interested in knowing who or what this is. Werke implies "factory." Was this the Rogifer who modified some Russian tank wheels? Does anybody know anything that could be of benefit to a reader of my book? Thank you. |
| Posted by: Cantacuzino December 03, 2008 06:10 pm | ||
Yes, Rogifer was Malaxa factory (before Nicolae Malaxa was imprissoned by Antonescu governement in 1941). Under comunist governement the factory was named "23 August" and after 1990 the name was changed in "Faur". Also at Rogifer was built the prototype of advanced design tank Vanatorul de tancuri "Maresalul" See links below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Malaxa http://www.worldwar2.ro/arme/?language=en&article=245 http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare%C5%9Fal_(v%C3%A2n%C4%83tor_de_tancuri) [URL=http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzinele_23_August] http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzinele_23_August[/URL] A book about history of the factory is available in 5 volumes (100euro all 5). See the link below http://www.cartula.ro/forum/index.php?showtopic=3468 http://imageshack.us http://g.imageshack.us/img150/malaxa01kq4.jpg/1/ |
| Posted by: charlesfarris December 04, 2008 12:17 am |
| Cantacuzino, thank you so much for your input. I hope to complete the book in the very near future. Regards, Charles |