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BernieP2 · 01-09-12, 04:07 PM

I assume your name on the board is a nod to: Korvettenkapitän Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp - K. u. K. Marine in command of U-5 and U-14 in the "war to end all wars"??

Just curious. Any relation?
Bernie

WernherVonTrapp · 01-09-12, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BernieP2

I assume your name on the board is a nod to: Korvettenkapitän Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp - K. u. K. Marine in command of U-5 and U-14 in the "war to end all wars"??

Just curious. Any relation?
Bernie

Actually, it was a combination tribute to Wernher Von Braun (the german rocket scientist) and the Von Trapp family (the famous real life singing family portrayed in The Sound Of Music movie).

BernieP2 · 01-10-12, 11:57 AM

Ritter v Trapp is one and the same with the Christopher Plummer character in the movie.

His first wife Agathe (with whom he had 7 children) was the granddaughter of Robert Whitehead who invented the first usable torpedo with gyro controls. His second wife (Agathe died of Scarlet Fever) was Maria (Julie Andrews) with whom he had three more children - the last born in Philadelphia after they came to the US in 1939.

The v Trapp family Lodge Matriarch was Maria who lived and worked in Stowe Vermont until 1987.

Nevertheless, v. Trapp was a renowned submarine skipper who racked up 13 confirmed kills (including a French Cruiser) and one capture (of a Greek freighter).

Good connections!

Fair Winds and Good Hunting

01-09-12, 04:07 PM	#1
BernieP2 Watch Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jamestown, RI Posts: 24 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Wernher ...which v. Trapp? I assume your name on the board is a nod to: Korvettenkapitän Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp - K. u. K. Marine in command of U-5 and U-14 in the "war to end all wars"?? Just curious. Any relation? Bernie

01-10-12, 11:57 AM	#3
BernieP2 Watch Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jamestown, RI Posts: 24 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	The same von Trapps Ritter v Trapp is one and the same with the Christopher Plummer character in the movie. His first wife Agathe (with whom he had 7 children) was the granddaughter of Robert Whitehead who invented the first usable torpedo with gyro controls. His second wife (Agathe died of Scarlet Fever) was Maria (Julie Andrews) with whom he had three more children - the last born in Philadelphia after they came to the US in 1939. The v Trapp family Lodge Matriarch was Maria who lived and worked in Stowe Vermont until 1987. Nevertheless, v. Trapp was a renowned submarine skipper who racked up 13 confirmed kills (including a French Cruiser) and one capture (of a Greek freighter). Good connections! Fair Winds and Good Hunting