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A half-track motorcycle
The German commitment to military mechanisation is well illustrated in this highly specialised vehicle. It was designed by NSU in 1939 and was intended to operate with paratroops as a light, airportable tractor for supply trailers or small guns. They were first noted by the Allies during the invasion of Crete in1941.
The Kettenkrad is, in fact, a small tracked vehicle with a pilot wheel rather than a motorcycle and it can actually operate without the front wheel. Turning the handlebars activates steering brakes on the tracks. It is also a very sophisticated machine, with roller bearing, rubber padded tracks; expensive to manufacture and difficult to maintain. It is altogether too complicated for military use.
With the demise of airborne operations Kettenkrads were used as communications vehicles, mostly on the Russian front where wheeled vehicles were severely handicapped. The Kettenkrad is powered by an Opel Olympia engine with a three speed and two ratio transmission.
Our exhibit is believed to be the one photographed in Tunisia in front of our Tiger I (E1951.23) at which time the name 'Baby Kate' was painted on the side. At some time, after this vehicle joined the collection, it seems to have been butchered by the removal of some parts, notably the handrails at the rear, but no explanation of this is recorded.
Precise Name: Kleines Kettenkraftrad
Other Name: SdKfz 2/2, HK 101, Versuchs Kfz 620
DESCRIPTION
This fascinating vehicle looks like the offspring of a union between a large motor cycle and a half-track! It is really a small tracked vehicle that has a front pilot wheel; it can operate quite well without the front wheel. It was designed by NSU in 1939 as a lightweight air-portable tractor for use by Germany’s airborne forces, intended to tow supply trailers and small guns. The configuration is unique, quite unlike anything produced by the other combatants in World War II.
The ‘kettenkrad’ was a highly sophisticated design that was in many ways too complex for military use. Powered by a 1.5 litre Opel Olympia petrol engine the tracks were driven through a gearbox with two ranges and three forwards and two reverse gears. It was quite speedy and could reach up to 80kph on roads. Turning the handlebars activates steering brakes on the tracks that steer the vehicle in the same way as a tank. The tracks have rubber pads and roller bearings; they were expensive to manufacture and difficult to maintain under operational conditions. The main wheels are arranged to overlap so as to spread the vehicle’s weight over the tracks, just like the larger German half-tracks. Although this works well they tended to become clogged with mud or ice while repairs to any of the inner wheels required the removal of at least one of the outer wheels.
‘Kettenkrads’ were first used operationally by German paratroops during the invasion of Crete in May 1941. The German airborne forces sustained severe casualties during this operation and were never used again in the airborne role. However they gained a formidable reputation as infantry.
Subsequently ‘kettenkrads’ were widely employed for communications and in many other specialised roles, especially on the Eastern Front where the poor roads and deep mud and snow severely handicapped wheeled vehicles. They were used, for example, as weapons carriers, cable layers, for reconnaissance and as tractors for light guns and trailers. They proved to be so useful that the kleines kettenkradftrad remained in production until 1944.
Summary text by Mike Garth V1.0
Other Numbers
NumberType
3752Original Accession
1952.1000Original Entry
Main utility type
Transport/Supply
Military unit
German Army
Country of Use
Germany (1941-1945)
Production
Object Production
RoleAttributionDatePlaceNotes
Manufactured1941N.S.U.Germany
Era
World War 2
Nationality
German
Location
Current Location
BOVTM - B18F - The Tank Story - North Africa (Moved here on 21/07/2009)
Physical
Features
Part NameDescriptionNotes
Tracks/WheelsHalf Tracked
Armament - Main Weapon TypeNone
Additional FeaturesHalf Track Motorcycle
EngineOpel Olympia model 38, 4 cylinder, 1.5 litre, 37 bhp
Transmission3 Forward, 1 Reverse
SuspensionTorsion bar (track suspension)
Power to Weight Ratio30.3 bhp/ton
Dimensions
Part NameDimensionValueUnitPrecisionNotes
OverallLength3.25m10ft 8in
OverallWidth1.01m3ft 4in
CrewNumber1
OverallWeight1.22tons1.24 tonnes
Engine OutputPower37bhp@ 3400 rpm
FuelVolume8.4gall38 litres
RangeRadius156ml
OverallHeight1.22m4ft
Speed - RoadMaximum49.7mph80 kph
FuelTypePetrol
FuelConsumption18.6mpgRoad15.2 l/100km
Info from www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?_IXSS_=_IXMENU_%3dtop%...
Line-Up for temperature check before entering GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Constitution Gardens along 17th Street at Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Lincoln Memorial Lower Steps in Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
Darko Baclija blading in Szeged, Hungary on Nov. 29. 2013.
Second try after failing first and landing in the freezing water.
Photo: Milos Milenkovic
the introduction of computers into some complex human activities, may constitute an irreversible commitment
Joseph Weizenbaum | Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation
www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/04/the_machine_tha.php
Background CC image: www.flickr.com/photos/rizzato/2283550273. This citation appears in the top right of the image.
Ghana - EPC: As well as drawing up their own environmental strategy and action plan the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana plays an active role in RELBONET (the Religious Bodies Network on Climate Change) an interfaith partnership bringing Christians and Muslims together around environmental issues. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.org
I'm not the biggest fan of musicals. The Commitments was held together by great songs and great vocal performances. The script had been left somewhere on the cutting room floor. So all in all a great soul revue
Apollolaan 15/05/2025 16h10
Love the golden color and shape of this art work in front the Amsterdam Hilton.
Made of bronze.
MIRGRANT [2015]
Tony Gragg (D UK 1949)
ArtZuid
ARTZUID is an international large-scale sculpture exhibition which takes place every two years in Amsterdam.
ARTZUID was established in 2008.The initiative came from United Art Consult led by Cintha van Heeswijck. From 2009 on, the exhibition takes place every odd year in the monumental Art-Deco district in Amsterdam, designed in 1917 by Hendrik P. Berlage. ARTZUID sculpture route starts at the Museum Square in front of the Rijksmuseum and stretches for 2,5 kilometers south along the Minervalaan, the Apollolaan and Churchilllaan and finally up to the Station Zuid.
The 9th edition of the Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale ARTZUID will take place from May 21 to September 21, 2025.
For the 9th edition of this sculpture festival, curator Ralph Keuning invited 70 artists. The exhibition is dedicated to Amsterdam 750 years and celebrates the city's characteristic freedom and tolerance. Figurative sculptures together with abstract installations form a surreal urban landscape.
The selected art reflects the transfer of social commitment of artists and iconic movements from the 60s, 80s, and 2000s that brought ‘art to the streets’. Think (Neo)Pop art, Nouveau Realisme, Arte Povera and Street art. With the help of sponsors, ten commissions were given to Dutch artists.
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The Focus of our Team Assignment for Marie. Plenty of Norming, Storming and Performing :-)
WhatsApp, Google Drive, Docs and Slides make group work so much easier.
Two historic symbols of government's commitment to solving the problems of the 19th and 20th centuries: the Brooklyn Bridge and the Alfred E. Smith public housing project
Tanzania - ELCT: Prince Charles plants a tree during a visit to a tree nursery in Tanzania. These women-led projects are a core part of the long-term plan for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania. The aim is to establish one in every parish. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.
Aruna Mohanty
Devotion, perseverance and commitment have placed Aruna Mohanty as the finest among Odissi dancers of her generation. Nurtured under the able guidance of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Aruna especially excels in the abhinaya aspect of Odissi. She has been a student and Secretary of Orissa Dance Academy. Her unique skill and versatility make her the recipient of many awards and accolades, including the Mahari Award 1997, Sanjukta Panigrahi Memorial National Award 2001, Fellowship by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, and an award for her contribution to the field of Odissi Dance, from the Utkal University, orissa. Apart from dance, Aruna has also established herself as an excellent choreographer. Some of the items in her repertoire include the dance ballet “Shrusti O Pralay”, “Varsha Abhisara”, “Shravan Kumar”, “Samrat Kharavela” , “Kanchi Abhijan”, “Krupanidhana” & “Krushna Saranam”, etc. Widely traveled to countries like Canada, USA, South America and some of the European countries, she is the advisor-member of Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Currently she is conferred for the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year -2010 by the Govt. of India. And Govt. of Orissa has appointed her to be the Vice-President of State Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Concept Note
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Gatha Odissi - from the temple to the stage
History is not scripted; it gets created over the ages. It transforms itself according to the tides of life and times. Therefore, from the point of view of the present, how does one view the entire panorama of Odissi Dance, which has traveled through an arduous journey of nearly two thousand years?
After the sunrise, comes the dark hour of the sunset. But the rhythmic foot falls of Odissi dance, however, continue to reverberate from within the dark corridors of history.
Around the middle of Ninteenth century a new resolve paves the way for the resurrection of the flagging traditions of Odissi Dance. The danseuse damsels break out of their stony incarnation from temple-walls and metamorphose into life. In this hour of revival, the great Gurus of our times create a whole new grammar of Odissi. The genesis of Mangalacharan, Pallavi, Sthayi, Abhinaya and Moksha, which form the superstructures of Odissi, spring up from the sub-structures of the allied art forms and folk forms of Odisha such as Mahari, Gotipua, Sakhi Nata, Raasa and Leela.
Through brief narrations and symbolic images Odisha Dance Academy spins the story of transformation and resurgence of Odissi Dance spanning from the Jagannath Temple of Puri right up to the contemporary stage.
Conceptualized by - Guru Aruna Mohanty
Kedar Mishra
Music composition - Guru Bijay Kumar Jena
Rhythm composition - Guru Dhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijay Kumar Barik
Musicians :
Mardala - Guru Ddhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijaya Kumar Bari
Vocal - Harapriya Swain
Nazia Alam
Rupak Kumar Parida
Violin - Ramesh Chandra Das
Flute - Srinibash Satpathy
Sitar - Swapneswar Chakravorty
Dance Choreography- Guru Aruna Mohanty
Dancers :
Odissi Dance : Ramesh Ch. Jena, Madhusmita Mohanty, Yudhisthir Nayak, Pabitra Ku. Pradhan, Sridutta Bhol, Janhabi Behera, Pankaj Ku. Pradhan, Pravat Ku. Swain, Arupa Gayatri Panda , Prashant Ku. Behera, Bijan Ku. Palei , Pragati Das & Rudra Prashad Swain.
Gotipua Dance : Sriram Chahatray, Suryakanta Samantaray,Arupananda Pradhan, Santosh Biswal & Rama Pradhan
Ethiopia - EIASC: Muslim women attending an environmental seminar organised by the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (EIASC) in 2011. The organisation's long-term plan includes piloting 30 Eco-Mosque projects. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.org
... so I was ironing on this hot and humid day, while watching The Committments (easy to follow while ironing, I must have seen it 5 times already), dreaming of shots in Dublin or NY, when I saw this and I thought... why not?
I wish I had a big screen tv with massive definition.
Just to take photos of the tv! :-)
Some of the cultural specialties that I learned in Kenya is that you show respect to a mother by referring to her parental role and the name of her first born. This is Alan. He is a beautiful child of 7 or 8 who we learned this day has special needs as a result of the effects of malaria when he was much younger. This is Mama Alan, whom I have great respect for and admiration in her commitment to provide for her child no matter what.
I met people in this part of the world that struggle every day with not only malaria, but also polio and other challenges mostly foreign to the western world. I gained a great respect for the heart of some people I can now call friends.
Scotland’s commitment to protect unique habitat.
Scotland’s rainforest will be restored and expanded as a natural solution to the climate emergency, Environment Minister Mairi McAllan has said.
The west of Scotland is home to one of the most important remaining rainforest sites in Europe, with its rich diversity of species making it internationally important. Supporting the restoration and expansion of this site will be a key part of a £500 million investment in Scotland’s natural economy.
Commitment è una parola nuova per me, e non solo... è la parola che cambierà la mia vita e la vita di molte altre persone. Ne sono sicura.
ODC2. Symbolic.
Wedding rings, symbolic of forever. These aren't mine of course, and I would be slightly worried if they were! But these are my parent's. I found it fitting for the challenge because its their 20th Anniversary next month. That's my take on the challenge for today, happy Friday everyone, and make it a GOOD one ;-)
Aruna Mohanty
Devotion, perseverance and commitment have placed Aruna Mohanty as the finest among Odissi dancers of her generation. Nurtured under the able guidance of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Aruna especially excels in the abhinaya aspect of Odissi. She has been a student and Secretary of Orissa Dance Academy. Her unique skill and versatility make her the recipient of many awards and accolades, including the Mahari Award 1997, Sanjukta Panigrahi Memorial National Award 2001, Fellowship by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, and an award for her contribution to the field of Odissi Dance, from the Utkal University, orissa. Apart from dance, Aruna has also established herself as an excellent choreographer. Some of the items in her repertoire include the dance ballet “Shrusti O Pralay”, “Varsha Abhisara”, “Shravan Kumar”, “Samrat Kharavela” , “Kanchi Abhijan”, “Krupanidhana” & “Krushna Saranam”, etc. Widely traveled to countries like Canada, USA, South America and some of the European countries, she is the advisor-member of Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Currently she is conferred for the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year -2010 by the Govt. of India. And Govt. of Orissa has appointed her to be the Vice-President of State Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Concept Note
----------------
Gatha Odissi - from the temple to the stage
History is not scripted; it gets created over the ages. It transforms itself according to the tides of life and times. Therefore, from the point of view of the present, how does one view the entire panorama of Odissi Dance, which has traveled through an arduous journey of nearly two thousand years?
After the sunrise, comes the dark hour of the sunset. But the rhythmic foot falls of Odissi dance, however, continue to reverberate from within the dark corridors of history.
Around the middle of Ninteenth century a new resolve paves the way for the resurrection of the flagging traditions of Odissi Dance. The danseuse damsels break out of their stony incarnation from temple-walls and metamorphose into life. In this hour of revival, the great Gurus of our times create a whole new grammar of Odissi. The genesis of Mangalacharan, Pallavi, Sthayi, Abhinaya and Moksha, which form the superstructures of Odissi, spring up from the sub-structures of the allied art forms and folk forms of Odisha such as Mahari, Gotipua, Sakhi Nata, Raasa and Leela.
Through brief narrations and symbolic images Odisha Dance Academy spins the story of transformation and resurgence of Odissi Dance spanning from the Jagannath Temple of Puri right up to the contemporary stage.
Conceptualized by - Guru Aruna Mohanty
Kedar Mishra
Music composition - Guru Bijay Kumar Jena
Rhythm composition - Guru Dhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijay Kumar Barik
Musicians :
Mardala - Guru Ddhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijaya Kumar Bari
Vocal - Harapriya Swain
Nazia Alam
Rupak Kumar Parida
Violin - Ramesh Chandra Das
Flute - Srinibash Satpathy
Sitar - Swapneswar Chakravorty
Dance Choreography- Guru Aruna Mohanty
Dancers :
Odissi Dance : Ramesh Ch. Jena, Madhusmita Mohanty, Yudhisthir Nayak, Pabitra Ku. Pradhan, Sridutta Bhol, Janhabi Behera, Pankaj Ku. Pradhan, Pravat Ku. Swain, Arupa Gayatri Panda , Prashant Ku. Behera, Bijan Ku. Palei , Pragati Das & Rudra Prashad Swain.
Gotipua Dance : Sriram Chahatray, Suryakanta Samantaray,Arupananda Pradhan, Santosh Biswal & Rama Pradhan
Aruna Mohanty
Devotion, perseverance and commitment have placed Aruna Mohanty as the finest among Odissi dancers of her generation. Nurtured under the able guidance of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Aruna especially excels in the abhinaya aspect of Odissi. She has been a student and Secretary of Orissa Dance Academy. Her unique skill and versatility make her the recipient of many awards and accolades, including the Mahari Award 1997, Sanjukta Panigrahi Memorial National Award 2001, Fellowship by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, and an award for her contribution to the field of Odissi Dance, from the Utkal University, orissa. Apart from dance, Aruna has also established herself as an excellent choreographer. Some of the items in her repertoire include the dance ballet “Shrusti O Pralay”, “Varsha Abhisara”, “Shravan Kumar”, “Samrat Kharavela” , “Kanchi Abhijan”, “Krupanidhana” & “Krushna Saranam”, etc. Widely traveled to countries like Canada, USA, South America and some of the European countries, she is the advisor-member of Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Currently she is conferred for the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year -2010 by the Govt. of India. And Govt. of Orissa has appointed her to be the Vice-President of State Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Concept Note
----------------
Gatha Odissi - from the temple to the stage
History is not scripted; it gets created over the ages. It transforms itself according to the tides of life and times. Therefore, from the point of view of the present, how does one view the entire panorama of Odissi Dance, which has traveled through an arduous journey of nearly two thousand years?
After the sunrise, comes the dark hour of the sunset. But the rhythmic foot falls of Odissi dance, however, continue to reverberate from within the dark corridors of history.
Around the middle of Ninteenth century a new resolve paves the way for the resurrection of the flagging traditions of Odissi Dance. The danseuse damsels break out of their stony incarnation from temple-walls and metamorphose into life. In this hour of revival, the great Gurus of our times create a whole new grammar of Odissi. The genesis of Mangalacharan, Pallavi, Sthayi, Abhinaya and Moksha, which form the superstructures of Odissi, spring up from the sub-structures of the allied art forms and folk forms of Odisha such as Mahari, Gotipua, Sakhi Nata, Raasa and Leela.
Through brief narrations and symbolic images Odisha Dance Academy spins the story of transformation and resurgence of Odissi Dance spanning from the Jagannath Temple of Puri right up to the contemporary stage.
Conceptualized by - Guru Aruna Mohanty
Kedar Mishra
Music composition - Guru Bijay Kumar Jena
Rhythm composition - Guru Dhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijay Kumar Barik
Musicians :
Mardala - Guru Ddhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijaya Kumar Bari
Vocal - Harapriya Swain
Nazia Alam
Rupak Kumar Parida
Violin - Ramesh Chandra Das
Flute - Srinibash Satpathy
Sitar - Swapneswar Chakravorty
Dance Choreography- Guru Aruna Mohanty
Dancers :
Odissi Dance : Ramesh Ch. Jena, Madhusmita Mohanty, Yudhisthir Nayak, Pabitra Ku. Pradhan, Sridutta Bhol, Janhabi Behera, Pankaj Ku. Pradhan, Pravat Ku. Swain, Arupa Gayatri Panda , Prashant Ku. Behera, Bijan Ku. Palei , Pragati Das & Rudra Prashad Swain.
Gotipua Dance : Sriram Chahatray, Suryakanta Samantaray,Arupananda Pradhan, Santosh Biswal & Rama Pradhan
Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune
I have often told you stories
About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand
And sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me love me
And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a traveller
I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thougt my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here
Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
I can hear the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
RCM- Africa Concludes Its 16th Session with a Call for Commitment and Action toward Women’s Empowerment in Africa
The British Columbia government and Métis Nation BC (MNBC) have renewed a commitment to work together for the betterment of Métis people throughout British Columbia.
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016ARR0056-002376
2018 WEEK 01: 2008 FLASHBACK – MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Fort Collins made a commitment more than a decade ago to upgrade the downtown alleyways. This was one of the first to be renovated in 2006. It is also happens to be home to my favorite artist cooperative in town – my happy place for creative inspiration. www.trimblecourt.com
The challenge:
This is a storytelling/editorial Photo Challenge. Don’t be afraid to focus on the small things that are unique to your region and/or your locality.
My process:
I had a difficult time coming up with a subject this week. At first I wanted to capture the herd of deer that “lives” in our neighborhood. But it is impossible to get them to pose where I want them – which would have been important because the majority of our landscape is brown, brown and more brown. I thought about a B&W image, but that would have meant no wiggle room in the composition and that concerned me. So my thoughts turned to downtown Fort Collins – the place I go when I want to stop being a hermit.
I had gotten a tip that the fountain in Old Town Square was still running and had a nice layer of ice around it, but when I got there to photograph it, my access was limited due to a temporary skating rink. The angle I did have on it meant that the lighting was less than ideal. So I went with my backup plan – the brightly lit alleyway just a few steps away.
There was a huge range in tonal ranges from the black sky to the brightly lit windows of Trimble Court Artisans, so I opted to bracket three images and combine them into an HDR image in post processing. I had hoped to capture some people in the alleyway (there were plenty who walked through), but my slow shutter speed pretty much turned them into a blur. (You can see a reddish blur a ways down the alley – and also the ghost like image of a person shopping inside the store.)
OTOH, I did remember to leave enough room around the edges of my composition to adjust the perspective of the buildings. (My lesson learned in our photochallenge just last week.) Yay me!
Lessons learned:
If I had been thinking more clearly (and not rushing off to another commitment), I would have tried taking some photos with people more visible so that I could composite them into the photo. I probably would have needed to adjust the aperture and/or ISO to get a clear enough image, so that might have made compositing a challenge, but it sounds good in theory.
As I was writing my “story” about this photo, I realized that it would be fun to do a “downtown alleyways” photo project. I have always loved photographing them and they look different in daytime vs night and throughout the different seasons. Hmmmm…
CC appreciated.
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Historic erm... Armour: Kettenkrad half-track motorcycle (1941)
- Sd Kfz 2/2 Kleines Kettenkraftrad half-track motorcycle
The German commitment to military mechanisation is well illustrated in this highly specialised vehicle. It was designed by NSU in 1939 and was intended to operate with paratroops as a light, airportable tractor for supply trailers or small guns. They were first noted by the Allies during the invasion of Crete in1941.
The Kettenkrad is, in fact, a small tracked vehicle with a pilot wheel rather than a motorcycle and it can actually operate without the front wheel. Turning the handlebars activates steering brakes on the tracks. It is also a very sophisticated machine, with roller bearing, rubber padded tracks; expensive to manufacture and difficult to maintain. It is altogether too complicated for military use.
With the demise of airborne operations Kettenkrads were used as communications vehicles, mostly on the Russian front where wheeled vehicles were severely handicapped. The Kettenkrad is powered by an Opel Olympia engine with a three speed and two ratio transmission.
Our exhibit is believed to be the one photographed in Tunisia in front of our Tiger I (E1951.23) at which time the name 'Baby Kate' was painted on the side. At some time, after this vehicle joined the collection, it seems to have been butchered by the removal of some parts, notably the handrails at the rear, but no explanation of this is recorded.
Precise Name: Kleines Kettenkraftrad
Other Name: SdKfz 2/2, HK 101, Versuchs Kfz 620
This fascinating vehicle looks like the offspring of a union between a large motor cycle and a half-track! It is really a small tracked vehicle that has a front pilot wheel; it can operate quite well without the front wheel. It was designed by NSU in 1939 as a lightweight air-portable tractor for use by Germany’s airborne forces, intended to tow supply trailers and small guns. The configuration is unique, quite unlike anything produced by the other combatants in World War II.
The ‘kettenkrad’ was a highly sophisticated design that was in many ways too complex for military use. Powered by a 1.5 litre Opel Olympia petrol engine the tracks were driven through a gearbox with two ranges and three forwards and two reverse gears. It was quite speedy and could reach up to 80kph on roads. Turning the handlebars activates steering brakes on the tracks that steer the vehicle in the same way as a tank. The tracks have rubber pads and roller bearings; they were expensive to manufacture and difficult to maintain under operational conditions. The main wheels are arranged to overlap so as to spread the vehicle’s weight over the tracks, just like the larger German half-tracks. Although this works well they tended to become clogged with mud or ice while repairs to any of the inner wheels required the removal of at least one of the outer wheels.
‘Kettenkrads’ were first used operationally by German paratroops during the invasion of Crete in May 1941. The German airborne forces sustained severe casualties during this operation and were never used again in the airborne role. However they gained a formidable reputation as infantry.
Subsequently ‘kettenkrads’ were widely employed for communications and in many other specialised roles, especially on the Eastern Front where the poor roads and deep mud and snow severely handicapped wheeled vehicles. They were used, for example, as weapons carriers, cable layers, for reconnaissance and as tractors for light guns and trailers. They proved to be so useful that the kleines kettenkradftrad remained in production until 1944.
Tankfest by World of Tanks - 24.-25.6.2016
The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK
Worlds biggest and best live display of historic armour, living history, and much more at the Home of the Tank - The Tank Museum, Bovington, United Kingdom.
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okay not really, but that's my joke about this new addition to the tendering fleet this summer.
the f/v commitment is a vessel normally engaged in the chignik fishery (just across the alaska peninsula from port heiden, not very far as the crow flies) but the chignik salmon run has suffered its second year of a total bust, not even getting enough salmon to make their minimum escapement goal.
this skipper of the f/v commitment accepted a short gig here in order to stay busy, make some money, and pay his crew.
Kenya - Anglican Church of Kenya: Working with the Anglican Church of Kenya the Pand Pieri Primary School in Kisumu has been awarded the national Municipality Trophy Environmental Award for their water harvesting, tree planting and other environmental activity. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.org
2019-09-24: Photo of a chart showing how Renewing commitments towards enhancing gender equality and Women empowerment will help in the growth of Africa.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) of Indonesia today affirmed their commitment to eliminating hunger in Indonesia in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation toward that goal. The MoU establishes a framework of collaboration on joint research to support policies that reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and sustainably promote inclusive, pro-poor growth in Indonesia.
The MoU was signed by Gellwynn Jusuf, Secretary of Ministry of National Development Planning/Executive Secretary of National Development Planning Agency of the Republic of Indonesia and Shenggen Fan, Director General of IFPRI. The signing was witnessed by Bambang P. S. Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning/Head of National Development Planning Agency Republic of Indonesia; Arifin Rudiyanto, National Coordinator for the Implementation of SDGs Indonesia; and Channing Arndt, Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division at IFPRI.
Signing of MOU with Channing Arndt, Acting Director-General, IFPRI; Director, Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD)
and Prof. Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning/Head of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Republic of Indonesia.
Photo: Melissa Cooperman/IFPRI
fellow smoker wants to remain anonymous after having seen the pp :D
strobist: one strobe camera left
Congressman Reyes is recognized by the Border Trade Alliance for his commitment to cross-border trade and commerce
Premier Mike Baird and Planning Minister Rob Stokes visited Bulga on Tuesday 28 April 2015 to make good a pre-election commitment to better understand the impacts of mining on local communities.
Baird and Stokes were joined by local MP Michael Johnsen before meeting locals at the Bulga community hall and then hearing a presentation from the Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association about local opposition to the expansion of Rio Tinto's nearby Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mine.
WHAT’S IN THE TIME CAPSULE AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT?
Red wine – thriving Hunter wine tourism industry
Photo of critically endangered Regent Honeyeater – risks to environment
Beer mat from the Cockfighter Creek Tavern – our community
Bottle of water from Wollombi Brook -precious water supplies and Aboriginal land, culture and spirituality
Photo of St Marks Anglican Church (1856) – representing heritage
Sand from the Wollemi Brook - loss of Warkworth Sands Woodlands
Jar of local honey - loss of agriculture and produce.
OVERVIEW OF THE MINE EXTENSION BATTLE
The Bulga community, alongside the Wonnarua traditional custodians, have been fighting for over five years to stop a massive Warkworth coal mine expansion by Rio Tinto that will obliterate their town and countryside.
Both the Land and Environment Court, and the NSW Supreme Court (Court of Appeal), rejected Rio Tinto’s plans but in mid 2014 Rio Tinto resubmitted for approval an almost identical project to that already rejected by the courts.
Earlier, the NSW government joined Rio Tinto in its appeal and changed mining regulations to sidestep the Land & Environment Court’s judgment. As a result, the economic significance of a coal resource is now the principal consideration for mining development approvals, above impacts on water, biodiversity, amenity and other land uses.
On 5 March 2015 the Planning and Assessment Commission found the application to extend the coal mine was “capable of being approved”, despite having been knocked back twice already in court. One of its suggestions was that the town of Bulga be moved.
As a result of new laws, the Bulga community no longer has appeal rights to the Land and Environment Court on the merits of the decision - a right ICAC recommends to prevent corruption.
The community now awaits a final Planning and Assessment Commission decision.
If the expansion goes ahead it will create severe noise and dust impacts for residents, destroy a critically endangered woodland and impact on 110 registered Aboriginal cultural sites.
The Head of the United Nations and the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, has reiterated the organisationâs commitment to support South Sudan through challenging times ahead. Presiding over events to mark the United Nations Day in Juba, the SRSG reminded the government and the citizens that the peace agreement, which was signed in August 2015, remains the most credible vehicle to revive the peace process.
Marking the 71st Anniversary of the achievements of the UN family in South Sudan, different UN agencies showcased some of their works. Through exhibitions, posters and some also distributed information packs while other conducted immunization and diagnostic malaria tests.
The minister of Federal Affairs, Richard Mulla who attended the event, asked the United Nations to continue helping the government in the implementation of the peace agreement, despite challenges being faced by the government in the peace process.
Mullah applauded the UN family for its contributions towards humanitarian assistance, food security, capacity building and gender empowerment.