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Isildak


stevenbecker

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Mates,

 

I notice this after translation from Turkish, but I don't know what it is?

 

Grossmann     Capt    Isildakla haberlesme birligi baskani Almanya'dan 30 personlle gelir (Head of communication (Sig unit radio or Wireless) with Isildak is coming from Germany with 30 people)
Pflug     Lt    30 kisilik Isildakla haberlesme birliginde sorumlu subay (Responsible officer in a 30-person communication with Isildak) (Sig unit)
 

Unless Google translate has got it wrong, then what it is has me?

 

Any ideas here?

 

Cheers

 

S.B

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28 minutes ago, stevebecker said:

Isildakla haberlesme

Seems to mean communication by searchlight. Does that make any sense?

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Mates,

 

Yes haberlesme is communication, so Isildakla must be some form of Communication?

 

Both are good ideas.

 

The Germans had many different comms units in Turkey and Palestine

 

So I am open to other ideas

 

S.B

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It was probably a "Blinkgerät" unit. "Işıldak" means "flashlight" or "signal lamp" rather than "searchlight".

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Both heliograph (far left) and "ışıldak" (second from left) can be seen in this famous photo of an Ottoman signal unit: 

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See also: http://firstwartechnik.free.fr/Dallprojecteurs.html

 

Cheers
Emre

 

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Emrezmen,

 

Mate yes that's what I found, some type of "flash light", but Signal light seams more correct. 

 

Thanks gives me more ideas of what it was.

 

The signal device on the hellmet looks interesting?

 

S.B

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