Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

RE: Next quiz

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> World in Flames >> RE: Next quiz Page: <<   < prev  59 60 [61] 62 63   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 5:57:38 AM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline 		In which WWII campaign did British and German paratroops parachute into the same drop zone within minutes of one another?

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to Extraneous)
Post #: 1801
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 8:54:54 AM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

In which WWII campaign did British and German paratroops parachute into the same drop zone within minutes of one another?

Warspite1

Is this a trick question? I didn't think the Germans used their Fallshirmjaeger(?) as paratroopers after the losses taken at Crete.

It can't have been in Norway, the Low Countries or France.

If not a trick question then I can only guess at some small scale operation in the Aegean Islands or somewhere else in the Eastern Mediterranean after the collapse of Italy.

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1802
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 9:03:22 AM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline 		It's not a trick question.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1803
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 9:21:26 AM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

It's not a trick question.

Warspite1

In which case - and assuming my guesses were wrong - it's a very cunning question

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1804
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 9:26:16 AM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline 		Tunisia?

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1805
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 12:39:05 PM   
Orm


Posts: 22154
Joined: 5/3/2008
From: Sweden
Status: offline 		I take a wild guess at Crete.

_____________________________

Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1806
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 1:13:14 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		Sicily

_____________________________

University of Science Music and Culture (USMC) class of 71 and 72 ~ Extraneous (AKA Mziln)

(in reply to Orm)
Post #: 1807
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 5:44:45 PM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Sicily is correct. On July 13, 1943, approx 1800 German Paratroopers from 1st Fallshirmjaeger (yes correct spelling) Division were dropped behind German lines along the Simeto river to reinforce a German Panzergruppe already dug-in there. Moments after the Germans landed, the Red Devils of the British Parachute Brigade were dropped into the same area.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to Extraneous)
Post #: 1808
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 5:54:47 PM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

Sicily is correct. On July 13, 1943, approx 1800 German Paratroopers from 1st Fallshirmjaeger (yes correct spelling) Division were dropped behind German lines along the Simeto river to reinforce a German Panzergruppe already dug-in there. Moments after the Germans landed, the Red Devils of the British Parachute Brigade were dropped into the same area.

Warspite1

Good question. Mind you I was very close - apart from it not being in the Aegean or Eastern Med and not being post Italy exiting the war......

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1809
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 6:26:32 PM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Yes, but that close only counts with H-bombs.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1810
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 7:44:59 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		Did you know that while dropping into Sicily one Allied paratrooper was asked by one of the parachuting German fallshirmjaeger "Have you seen my machine pistol?".

_____________________________

University of Science Music and Culture (USMC) class of 71 and 72 ~ Extraneous (AKA Mziln)

(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1811
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 7:57:02 PM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Did you know that while dropping into Sicily one Allied paratrooper was asked by one of the parachuting German fallshirmjaeger "Have you seen my machine pistol?".

Warspite1

I hope that - with customary British politeness - said paratrooper did not feel obliged to hand it over.

"sorry old boy - here you are, I was wondering where that came from, you should take better care of it, you never know when you will need it next"

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to Extraneous)
Post #: 1812
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 8:32:38 PM   
ezzler

 

Posts: 863
Joined: 7/4/2004
Status: offline 		Brigadier G. W. Lathbury Commanded.
He was later at Arnhem, and was the officer injured while cut off with Urquhart. 
Roy Urquhart then shot a German soldier being the only senior British officer to have directly killed an enemy in the war. Lathbury was left the Dutch. He escaped Arnhem later on.

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1813
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 9:38:56 PM   
patchogue


Posts: 140
Joined: 6/15/2008
Status: offline 		Surely Italy was still in the war (as an axis power) during the Sicily campaign

_____________________________

"It takes three years to build a ship, it takes three centuries to build a tradition"
Admiral Andrew Cunningham
1941

(in reply to ezzler)
Post #: 1814
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 9:43:35 PM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1


quote:

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Did you know that while dropping into Sicily one Allied paratrooper was asked by one of the parachuting German fallshirmjaeger "Have you seen my machine pistol?".

Warspite1

I hope that - with customary British politeness - said paratrooper did not feel obliged to hand it over.

"sorry old boy - here you are, I was wondering where that came from, you should take better care of it, you never know when you will need it next"

In the account I read said paratrooper spun around and emptied his sten gun in the direction of the question.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1815
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 10:10:42 PM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: patchogue

Surely Italy was still in the war (as an axis power) during the Sicily campaign

Warspite1

If that was in response to my earlier comment, then yes it was. I was simply using some self deprecating humour as my "educated guess" was complete &@£?!&@

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to patchogue)
Post #: 1816
RE: Next quiz - 1/29/2011 10:12:14 PM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck


quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1


quote:

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Did you know that while dropping into Sicily one Allied paratrooper was asked by one of the parachuting German fallshirmjaeger "Have you seen my machine pistol?".

Warspite1

I hope that - with customary British politeness - said paratrooper did not feel obliged to hand it over.

"sorry old boy - here you are, I was wondering where that came from, you should take better care of it, you never know when you will need it next"


In the account I read said paratrooper spun around and emptied his sten gun in the direction of the question.

Warspite1

On reflection, perhaps a wiser course of action than my suggestion

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1817
RE: Next quiz - 1/31/2011 4:05:16 PM   
micheljq


Posts: 791
Joined: 3/31/2008
From: Quebec
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

Sicily is correct. On July 13, 1943, approx 1800 German Paratroopers from 1st Fallshirmjaeger (yes correct spelling) Division were dropped behind German lines along the Simeto river to reinforce a German Panzergruppe already dug-in there. Moments after the Germans landed, the Red Devils of the British Parachute Brigade were dropped into the same area.


How this story finishes?

_____________________________

Michel Desjardins,
"Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious" - Oscar Wilde
"History is a set of lies agreed upon" - Napoleon Bonaparte after the battle of Waterloo, june 18th, 1815

(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1818
RE: Next quiz - 1/31/2011 11:26:57 PM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Sorry Michel, my source mentioned the occurrence but not final outcome, other than most of the Germans did reach and reinforce the Panzergruppe. I don't know what happened to the Red Devils precisely, although based on one of the other posts, many must have survived to be dropped at Arnhem. AAMOF my source did not really say what their mission was. It seems the two moved off in different directions once they got organized.

Perhaps Extraneous knows as he is a superb web researcher.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to micheljq)
Post #: 1819
RE: Next quiz - 1/31/2011 11:37:49 PM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

Sorry Michel, my source mentioned the occurrence but not final outcome, other than most of the Germans did reach and reinforce the Panzergruppe. I don't know what happened to the Red Devils precisely, although based on one of the other posts, many must have survived to be dropped at Arnhem. AAMOF my source did not really say what their mission was. It seems the two moved off in different directions once they got organized.

Perhaps Extraneous knows as he is a superb web researcher.

Warspite1

I asume there must have been a successful outcome because the 1st Airborne was used to secure the port of Taranto in early September.

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1820
RE: Next quiz - 2/2/2011 2:41:09 AM   
brian brian

 

Posts: 3191
Joined: 11/16/2005
Status: offline 		the simultaneous drop was a very intriguing mega-scenario for Squad Leader. never could put together all of the boards and counters for that one.

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1821
RE: Next quiz - 2/3/2011 6:35:52 AM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline 		The best fun in playing SPIs Atlantic Wall was always resolving the scatter for the paradrops. The first few turns were great fun, but then it turned into WWI.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to brian brian)
Post #: 1822
RE: Next quiz - 2/3/2011 1:13:10 PM   
brian brian

 

Posts: 3191
Joined: 11/16/2005
Status: offline 		have never read who 'won' that ultimate paratroop battle....the 6th Paras were trying to take a bridge in advance of 8th Army I think. Obviously in the long run th 8th advanced on to Messina over time. but in the short term tactical sense, did the 6th take the bridge and link up with the rest of 8th Army? I've always assumed that this did work to plan. ???

(in reply to paulderynck)
Post #: 1823
RE: Next quiz - 2/7/2011 4:29:12 AM   
Orm


Posts: 22154
Joined: 5/3/2008
From: Sweden
Status: offline 		Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers who just won this years Super Bowl.


During the world war two, before Super Bowl begun, American fotboll had the NFL Championships. What team won the NFL Championships most times during the years 1939-1945?

_____________________________

Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett

(in reply to brian brian)
Post #: 1824
RE: Next quiz - 2/7/2011 9:01:23 AM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline 		....and for those who know nothing about American football, some proper football :

Which team has held the English FA cup for the longest unbroken length of time?

(Yes there is a WWII element to the question).

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to Orm)
Post #: 1825
RE: Next quiz - 2/7/2011 6:21:54 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		Arsenal F.C.

_____________________________

University of Science Music and Culture (USMC) class of 71 and 72 ~ Extraneous (AKA Mziln)

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1826
RE: Next quiz - 2/7/2011 7:03:48 PM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Arsenal F.C.

Warspite1

Extraneous, interesting choice of guess

There are three things you should know about Arsenal FC

Firstly, I hate Arsenal, secondly I hate Arsenal and thirdly I hate Arsenal

..suffice to say even (as they frequently do) do things of note, I am sufficiently childish such that I would never recognise their achievements or give them any praise for doing so..

P.S You may just have gathered by now - no its not Arsenal

_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to Extraneous)
Post #: 1827
RE: Next quiz - 2/7/2011 9:59:36 PM   
Orm


Posts: 22154
Joined: 5/3/2008
From: Sweden
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1


quote:

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Arsenal F.C.

Warspite1

Extraneous, interesting choice of guess

There are three things you should know about Arsenal FC

Firstly, I hate Arsenal, secondly I hate Arsenal and thirdly I hate Arsenal

..suffice to say even (as they frequently do) do things of note, I am sufficiently childish such that I would never recognise their achievements or give them any praise for doing so..

P.S You may just have gathered by now - no its not Arsenal

That response prompts me to make a guess....

I go with....

Tottennham Hotspur.

For no other reason than I do seem to recall that most (all?) Hotspur fans dislike Arsenal. Maybe dislike is to weak word for this purpose?

Edit: And because I know they have a glorious past but how and when eludes me.

< Message edited by Orm -- 2/7/2011 10:00:37 PM >

_____________________________

Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett

(in reply to warspite1)
Post #: 1828
RE: Next quiz - 2/7/2011 10:51:14 PM   
paulderynck


Posts: 8201
Joined: 3/24/2007
From: Canada
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm

Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers who just won this years Super Bowl.


During the world war two, before Super Bowl begun, American fotboll had the NFL Championships. What team won the NFL Championships most times during the years 1939-1945?

When in doubt for sports trivia, always guess New York. Since there were no Jets until the AFL, I guess New York Giants.

_____________________________

Paul

(in reply to Orm)
Post #: 1829
RE: Next quiz - 2/8/2011 9:25:57 AM   
warspite1


Posts: 41353
Joined: 2/2/2008
From: England
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm

quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1


quote:

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Arsenal F.C.

Warspite1

Extraneous, interesting choice of guess

There are three things you should know about Arsenal FC

Firstly, I hate Arsenal, secondly I hate Arsenal and thirdly I hate Arsenal

..suffice to say even (as they frequently do) do things of note, I am sufficiently childish such that I would never recognise their achievements or give them any praise for doing so..

P.S You may just have gathered by now - no its not Arsenal

That response prompts me to make a guess....

I go with....

Tottennham Hotspur.

For no other reason than I do seem to recall that most (all?) Hotspur fans dislike Arsenal. Maybe dislike is to weak word for this purpose?

Edit: And because I know they have a glorious past but how and when eludes me.

Warspite1

Tee hee. Nice thinking although the wrong answer.

My response to Extraneous is because I support Tottenham Hotspur .

However, for the answer to the question here is another clue:

Think Royal Navy.


_____________________________

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805



(in reply to Orm)
Post #: 1830
Page:   <<   < prev  59 60 [61] 62 63   next >   >>
All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> World in Flames >> RE: Next quiz Page: <<   < prev  59 60 [61] 62 63   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

1.043