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RE: Next quiz - 2/26/2011 11:15:58 AM

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Which ship did its crew nickname HMS Anonymous, where and when?

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RE: Next quiz - 2/26/2011 11:20:08 AM

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Name the Destroyer that was Stuka'd out from underneath Mountbatten in the Med. Hint: could also have been named after an Irishman.

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RE: Next quiz - 2/26/2011 12:34:46 PM

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Name the Destroyer that was Stuka'd out from underneath Mountbatten in the Med. Hint: could also have been named after an Irishman.

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HMS Kelly

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RE: Next quiz - 2/26/2011 8:34:42 PM

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Name the Destroyer that was Stuka'd out from underneath Mountbatten in the Med. Hint: could also have been named after an Irishman.

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HMS Kelly

Correctomundo!

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RE: Next quiz - 2/26/2011 11:15:57 PM

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Below are the nicknames of three Royal Navy ships:

1. HMS Refit
2. HMS Repair
3. HMS Pepperpot

What are their real names?

P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?

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RE: Next quiz - 2/27/2011 3:52:05 AM

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P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?

It was a CA or larger.

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RE: Next quiz - 2/27/2011 7:12:23 AM

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quote:

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P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?

It was a CA or larger.

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Two possibles spring to mind:

It might be HMS Centurion, the old de-militarized battleship that was used to try and fool the Italians that the Mediterranean Fleet still had an operational battleship for use with the ill-fated "Vigorous" convoy.

It might be HMS Repulse. I seem to recall that the British tried to keep the identity of Force Z secret (presumably so Japan did not know how hopelessly inadequate it was

). They would have been only to pleased to announce the modern and battle hardened battleship (Prince Of Wales) was heading to Singapore, but the un-modernised battlecruiser Repulse may have had a less than worrying effect on the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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RE: Next quiz - 2/27/2011 8:09:09 PM

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P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?

It was a CA or larger.

Warspite1

Two possibles spring to mind:

It might be HMS Centurion, the old de-militarized battleship that was used to try and fool the Italians that the Mediterranean Fleet still had an operational battleship for use with the ill-fated "Vigorous" convoy.

It might be HMS Repulse. I seem to recall that the British tried to keep the identity of Force Z secret (presumably so Japan did not know how hopelessly inadequate it was ). They would have been only to pleased to announce the modern and battle hardened battleship (Prince Of Wales) was heading to Singapore, but the un-modernised battlecruiser Repulse may have had a less than worrying effect on the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Absolutley bang-on with the second possibility. Singapore, early December 1941. The press was prodded to make glorified references to the Prince in order to imtimidate the Japanese, but referred to the Repulse as something like "other capital assets". She was even berthed separately and further away from prying eyes.

I have the feeling the Repulse might be the answer to one of your three questions. Also the Renown. I considered the Resolution but soft 'e' pronunciation doesn't work. So based on your wording above I'm going with:

HMS Repair = Repulse
HMS Refit = Renown

Hints on Pepperpot?

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RE: Next quiz - 2/27/2011 8:21:30 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?

It was a CA or larger.

Warspite1

Two possibles spring to mind:

It might be HMS Centurion, the old de-militarized battleship that was used to try and fool the Italians that the Mediterranean Fleet still had an operational battleship for use with the ill-fated "Vigorous" convoy.

It might be HMS Repulse. I seem to recall that the British tried to keep the identity of Force Z secret (presumably so Japan did not know how hopelessly inadequate it was ). They would have been only to pleased to announce the modern and battle hardened battleship (Prince Of Wales) was heading to Singapore, but the un-modernised battlecruiser Repulse may have had a less than worrying effect on the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Absolutley bang-on with the second possibility. Singapore, early December 1941. The press was prodded to make glorified references to the Prince in order to imtimidate the Japanese, but referred to the Repulse as something like "other capital assets". She was even berthed separately and further away from prying eyes.

I have the feeling the Repulse might be the answer to one of your three questions. Also the Renown. I considered the Resolution but soft 'e' pronunciation doesn't work. So based on your wording above I'm going with:

HMS Repair = Repulse
HMS Refit = Renown

Hints on Pepperpot?

Warspite1

Correct answer for the two battlecruisers - and the correct way round too

Hints on Pepperpot? - Yes m'lady

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RE: Next quiz - 2/27/2011 9:01:44 PM

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HMS Penelope.
From your clue.

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RE: Next quiz - 2/27/2011 9:06:35 PM

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HMS Penelope.
From your clue.

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.....is the correct answer

. I hoped that clue would not be too vague - obviously not!

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RE: Next quiz - 3/1/2011 11:09:47 AM

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HMS Penelope.
From your clue.

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Your question ezz.

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RE: Next quiz - 3/2/2011 8:50:04 PM

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Oh.. Didn't realise that's how it works..

Erm .. What, of note, happened in the senior ranks of Nazi Germany on 8 April 1940, the day before the invasion of Denmark and Norway.

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RE: Next quiz - 3/2/2011 11:00:35 PM

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Oh.. Didn't realise that's how it works..

Erm .. What, of note, happened in the senior ranks of Nazi Germany on 8 April 1940, the day before the invasion of Denmark and Norway.

I remember something about this in the Warlimont book. OKW was given operational command power for the first time?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/3/2011 1:23:24 AM

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No. More dramatic.

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RE: Next quiz - 3/4/2011 9:54:51 AM

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Operational planning for Barbarossa started?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/4/2011 8:10:15 PM

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Oh.. Didn't realise that's how it works..

Erm .. What, of note, happened in the senior ranks of Nazi Germany on 8 April 1940, the day before the invasion of Denmark and Norway.

Personal oath of allegiance to the Fuhrer?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/4/2011 10:44:35 PM

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It concerns a general. Same name as a famous German tennis player.

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 8:33:35 AM

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It concerns a general. Same name as a famous German tennis player.

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Curiouser and curiouser..... Graf, Becker, Huber, Stich - cannot think of any generals with these names. Another clue please ezz!

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 11:45:40 AM

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Suicide of General de Artillerie Becker in front of Gestapo officials. He was head of the Research Department and Weapons Training Office. He was criticised by Hitler for low return results in munitions production.

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 3:14:50 PM

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General Becker's suicide is correct.
Hitler was paranoid about an ammunition shortage occuring and demanded more stocks. There had been a major,major arms squeeze in 1937 and 1939 due to shortages of raw materials. It was the release of scarce raw materials mid 1939 that allowed a huge increase in production, under Becker.. But Hitler's favourite, Fritz Todt, had just taken leading role over the military ordanance organisation and he got the credit. Military procurement became part of the Todt organisation, away from military control. Becker shot himself.

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 4:29:56 PM

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An easier one. where was this inscription found?

'"We'll die but we'll not leave the fortress". "I'm dying but I won't surrender. Farewell, Motherland. 20.VII.41.'

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 6:38:30 PM

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An easier one. where was this inscription found?

'"We'll die but we'll not leave the fortress". "I'm dying but I won't surrender. Farewell, Motherland. 20.VII.41.'

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Sevastopol?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 7:54:34 PM

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An easier one. where was this inscription found?

'"We'll die but we'll not leave the fortress". "I'm dying but I won't surrender. Farewell, Motherland. 20.VII.41.'

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Sevastopol?

One month after the start of Barbarossa? That seems too soon. Maybe Odessa?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 8:05:36 PM

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Nope to both

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 9:01:51 PM

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Brest-Litovsk?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 9:04:48 PM

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Must be Brest Litovsk then?

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 9:06:47 PM

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Beaten by 3 minutes........

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 9:09:28 PM

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It is Brest. Over to patchogue

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RE: Next quiz - 3/5/2011 9:48:20 PM

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Well that's embarrassing - is it worse people thinking I thought the siege of Sevastopol was in July 41 (although I suspect December was too early anyway), or confusing V for 10

?

Personally I think either are sufficiently bad such that there is only decent thing to do. I shall retire from the forums and not show my face in public again.......