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wosung -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/16/2008 9:52:04 PM)
First Wake invasion Dec. 41? Regards

YohanTM2 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/16/2008 10:05:04 PM)
Dieppe

Grapeshot Bob -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/16/2008 10:21:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets The Missouri is docked at Pearl Harbor these days, alongside the Arizona Memorial. It is mostly restored/refurbished and if you want to visit they have daily tours. My chorus will be performing on Veternas Day for the sunset service (on the fantail, as we have been doing for the past 4 or 5 years). When I was 14 I visited the Missouri and signed my name on the wood deck under one of the turrets. GSB

brian brian -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/17/2008 3:16:46 AM)
Wosung got that one right. The USMC without even any combat veterans repulsed the first Japanese invasion of Wake. At Dieppe the attacking forces intended to withdraw regardless of results, so I guess that one doesn't count.

warspite1 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/17/2008 8:44:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: brian brian Wosung got that one right. The USMC without even any combat veterans repulsed the first Japanese invasion of Wake. At Dieppe the attacking forces intended to withdraw regardless of results, so I guess that one doesn't count. What about Operation Menace?

Grapeshot Bob -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/17/2008 4:39:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ohio Jones What two famous film scribes met while doing intelligence work in Canada? I'll take an educated guess. Ian Flemming (who wrote the James Bond novels and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and someone else. I'm not sure who the other person was. Did it happen at Camp X? quote: ORIGINAL: Ohio Jones Another (much easier) question: What ill-fated ship carried Churchill to meet Rooseveldt to draw up the Atlantic Charter? ... and the follow-up question: where was the meeting held (i.e. what was the ship's destination)? The meeting was in Placentia Bay in Newfoundland on the HMS Prince of Wales. GSB

Shannon V. OKeets -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/17/2008 5:59:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Grapeshot Bob quote: ORIGINAL: Ohio Jones quote: ORIGINAL: Ohio Jones What two famous film scribes met while doing intelligence work in Canada? No takers, huh? I guarantee you know their movies... I'll leave it open a while longer. Another (much easier) question: What ill-fated ship carried Churchill to meet Rooseveldt to draw up the Atlantic Charter? ... and the follow-up question: where was the meeting held (i.e. what was the ship's destination)? I'll take an educated guess. Ian Flemming (who wrote the James Bond novels and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and someone else. I'm not sure who the other person was. Did it happen at Camp X? GSB E. Howard Hunt?

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/18/2008 11:24:10 PM)
Q1: What was the name fo the two US nukes that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting? Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord?

Froonp -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/18/2008 11:39:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What was the name fo the two US nukes that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Little boy and Fat Man. quote: Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting? Dresde terror bombing ? quote: Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord? An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact. Defend the Pas de Calais.

wworld7 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/18/2008 11:43:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord? An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact. Defend the Pas de Calais. Not correct. Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais. This plan had a name but I don't remember it.

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/18/2008 11:49:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What was the name fo the two US nukes that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Little boy and Fat Man. quote: Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting? Dresde terror bombing ? quote: Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord? An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact. Defend the Pas de Calais. Q1 - correct Q2 - wrong

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/18/2008 11:49:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord? An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact. Defend the Pas de Calais. Not correct. Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais. This plan had a name but I don't remember it. Q3 - correct

brian brian -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 12:17:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: brian brian Wosung got that one right. The USMC without even any combat veterans repulsed the first Japanese invasion of Wake. At Dieppe the attacking forces intended to withdraw regardless of results, so I guess that one doesn't count. What about Operation Menace? I read up on this one...DeGaulle's idea to land in Vichy Senegal in 1940. The landing forces met more resistance than expected, and DeGaulle decided to withdraw rather than intensify French-on-French fighting at the time. The original hope was that just showing up would lead the Vichy forces to align with the new Free French command, but that didn't happen. So I guess the authors of my quiz book didn't want to count that as a determined invasion either. Most of the quiz questions have been turning out to be rather easy though. Maybe I'll find another good one yet.

saintjames -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 1:50:51 AM)
Froonp The Sydney is correct lossing all 645 on board. Whay about the other three?? Brian - seeing as your bored?

saintjames -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 1:52:11 AM)
Three more to answer? Froonp has number 2 right. quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: ORIGINAL: saintjames How about a few Australian flavoured questions? 1. Which Australian Militia unit made first contact with the Japanese in New Guinea? 2. What was the name of the Australian ship sunk of the West Australian Coast and recently discovered? This is the one who perished fighting the German Raider. The raider must be the Kormoran, but I'm not sure about the Australian cruiser. Maybe the Sydney ? quote: 3. Which Australian armoured unit was posted to protect Western Australia? 4. Who other than Blamey was an Australian Field Marshal of WWII?

paulderynck -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 3:53:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 ORIGINAL: Froonp ORIGINAL: terje439 quote: Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting? Dresde terror bombing ? Q2 - wrong Hamburg ?

Froonp -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 5:41:15 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord? An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact. Defend the Pas de Calais. Not correct. Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais. This plan had a name but I don't remember it. Hey, it was what I was saying ! [:D] The plan name... Fortitude ? Ah !!!! I just wikipied it, and found I was right !!!! I just said it was a corps, when it was an army !

wworld7 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 7:19:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp Ah !!!! I just wikipied it, and found I was right !!!! I just said it was a corps, when it was an army ! Almost, go up one more level to an Army Group and you will be right.

monkla -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 1:11:18 PM)
quote: 3. Which Australian armoured unit was posted to protect Western Australia? As we only had 3 armoured divisions all up, and I'm not sure that any but the first were in existance at the time of the Japanese entry into the war. I'll go with 1st Armoured.

Neilster -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 2:21:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord? An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact. Defend the Pas de Calais. Not correct. Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais. This plan had a name but I don't remember it. It was part of a larger plan called Fortitude North I think. It also involved deception plans for landings in Norway and Denmark (and probably somewhere else). Cheers, Neilster

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/19/2008 5:30:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: paulderynck quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 ORIGINAL: Froonp ORIGINAL: terje439 quote: Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting? Dresde terror bombing ? Q2 - wrong Hamburg ? Yup it was the operation that caused a severe firestorm in Hamburg.

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 9:30:28 AM)
Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Q2: What was the primary function of a Sherman Crab? Q3: Krupp made two 800mm railroad gun that were named what? Q4: What name was the Me 163 known under? Q5: What part of the British armed forces was refered to as the Senior Service?

monkla -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 11:06:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Q2: What was the primary function of a Sherman Crab? Q3: Krupp made two 800mm railroad gun that were named what? Q4: What name was the Me 163 known under? Q5: What part of the British armed forces was refered to as the Senior Service? Q2 Mine sweeping tank. Q3 Gustav and Dora, I think Q4 Komet

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 11:12:45 AM)
correct

Froonp -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 11:15:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Is there a Do200 ? the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier.

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 11:35:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Is there a Do200 ? the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier. There is such a plane, but there is a slight chance this is a trick question [;)]

Frederyck -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 12:03:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Is there a Do200 ? the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier. There is such a plane, but there is a slight chance this is a trick question [;)] The trick is that it was an American plane. More specifically the B-17 Flying Fortress, or rather captured B-17 Flying Fortress.

Froonp -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 12:31:35 PM)
Oh yes, this is true, now that Frederyck says it I remember.

terje439 -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 12:37:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Frederyck quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 quote: ORIGINAL: Froonp quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Is there a Do200 ? the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier. There is such a plane, but there is a slight chance this is a trick question [;)] The trick is that it was an American plane. More specifically the B-17 Flying Fortress, or rather captured B-17 Flying Fortress. Correct. Had thought this one might have been harder...

Neilster -> RE: OT - WWII quiz (8/20/2008 4:13:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: terje439 Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under? Q2: What was the primary function of a Sherman Crab? Q3: Krupp made two 800mm railroad gun that were named what? Q4: What name was the Me 163 known under? Q5: What part of the British armed forces was refered to as the Senior Service? Q5: The Royal Navy Cheers, Neilster

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