OT - WWII quiz

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

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21) What is the largest ship ever sunk by a submarine? Battleship HMS Barham?

23) Which country entered WWII with a rifle it thought too ineffective, stopped production of the weapon, then restarted it's production which then lasted to the end of the war? USSR?

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MR

21) That's incorrect.

23) That's incorrect.

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MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: composer99

The answer to MR's Q.14 is probably Bagration.

Bagration was the largest successful operation against German troops but by far not the largest in the war.

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MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

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45) Which country used dogs to attack tanks? USSR at the beginning of the war, after some time german troops were able to recognize and shoot them. The soviets were sending dogs with explosives attached to them at the germans vehicles and infantry. That was not a very successfull tactic.

46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the second most produced vehicle? T34/85?

48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other? F6F Hellcat?

49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket? Easy company of the 101st airborne division?

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MR

45) That's right the Soviets. Not only was it not successful. When the dogs were turned loose and the Germans started firing at them they would run back and hide under Soviet tanks. Blowing them up instead of the German tanks.

46) No, the T-34/76 and T-34/85 numbers are combined to be the total number for the T-34. They are not counted separately.

48) That's incorrect.

49) That's incorrect.

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MR

[micheljq]

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21) What is the largest ship ever sunk by a submarine? Good Hunting.

MR

I recall that the Yamato, was sunk my a lot of bombs and torpedoes, though the torpodes came from naval bombers. Maybe the Musashi? No let's try the japanese CV Shinano.

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?

32) What German city did Eisenhower consider just a "geographic location"?

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MR

31) I recall a huge german tank used at Koursk, combersome and slow, easy for the enemy infantry to approach and throw things at, the german Elephant?

32) Arnhem?

[micheljq]

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49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket?

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MR

At first, it looks as a western allies unit, but they did not fight at the Reichswald (same thing as Reichtag?).

I am trying : La Legion Charlemagne.

[brian brian]

49) 9th or 10th SS Panzer? I forget which was at Arnhem. The only other unit at Arnhem, depending on how you define the battle of Arnhem, was the British 'Red Devils' 6th Para....and several of those battles were all-American affairs on the Allied side.

no time to read the rest of the questions right now, but always look forward to seeing this thread, thanks

[Stabilo]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

45) Which country used dogs to attack tanks?

48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?

45: Russia

48: P-51 Mustang

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

21) What is the largest ship ever sunk by a submarine? Good Hunting.

MR

I recall that the Yamato, was sunk my a lot of bombs and torpedoes, though the torpodes came from naval bombers. Maybe the Musashi? No let's try the japanese CV Shinano.

Yes, the Shinano was sunk by Archerfish with 6 torpedoes. It was a Yamoto class battleship converted to a CV.

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MR

[Stabilo]

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3) What German vehicle was known as Guderian's Duck?

5) What WWII AFV was known as the Land Battleship?

3: Jagdpanzer IV

5: Panzer Maus

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?

32) What German city did Eisenhower consider just a "geographic location"?

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MR

31) I recall a huge german tank used at Koursk, combersome and slow, easy for the enemy infantry to approach and throw things at, the german Elephant?

32) Arnhem?

31) No the elephant was not a tank. It has no moveable turret.

32) Arnhem is not even close.

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MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

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49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket?

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MR

At first, it looks as a western allies unit, but they did not fight at the Reichswald (same thing as Reichtag?).

I am trying : La Legion Charlemagne.

49) The Reichswald is a section of the Siegfried Line just to the east of Nijmegen, Holland. The Reichstag is a building in Berlin. They are not the same.

But in answer to your question it is not La Legion Charlemagne.

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MR

[Stabilo]

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14) What is the largest successful military operation of all time?

15) What is the largest unsuccessful military operation of all time?

19) Who recommended that the T-34 be sent back to Germany and put into production?

14: Fall Gelb

15: Operation Barbarossa

19: Guderian

[Stabilo]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?

32) What German city did Eisenhower consider just a "geographic location"?

31: Russian JS-II

32: Berlin

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

49) 9th or 10th SS Panzer? I forget which was at Arnhem. The only other unit at Arnhem, depending on how you define the battle of Arnhem, was the British 'Red Devils' 6th Para....and several of those battles were all-American affairs on the Allied side.

no time to read the rest of the questions right now, but always look forward to seeing this thread, thanks

It does indeed depend on what you consider the battle for Arnhem. In this case the correct term should probably be Operation Market Garden for western members of this forum. The Germans didn't use that term. They considered the entire battle as for Arnhem. Which in a way it was.

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MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Stabilo

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45) Which country used dogs to attack tanks?

48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?

45: Russia

48: P-51 Mustang

45) Yes, that's correct.

48) That is incorrect.

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MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Stabilo

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31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?

32) What German city did Eisenhower consider just a "geographic location"?

31: Russian JS-II

32: Berlin

31) That's incorrect. The JS-2 was actually a much smaller tank than either of the Tiger models or the Panther.

32)That's right. After the Yalta conference and the Soviets were given Berlin in their sector he stopped his planning to take the German capital.

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MR

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

ORIGINAL: micheljq

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49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket?

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MR

At first, it looks as a western allies unit, but they did not fight at the Reichswald (same thing as Reichtag?).

I am trying : La Legion Charlemagne.

49) The Reichswald is a section of the Siegfried Line just to the east of Nijmegen, Holland. The Reichswald is in Berlin. They are not the same.

But in answer to your question it is not La Legion Charlemagne.

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MR

Your explanation of the two Reichswald did not explain which one you were referring to in your question.

German 116th Infantry?

[sanderz]

ORIGINAL: Stabilo

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

45) Which country used dogs to attack tanks?

48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?

45: Russia

48: P-51 Mustang

48 - P39? lots sent to USSR???

[sanderz]

hmmm
re 48

doesn't say it was in arial combat - so maybe if you include ground kills its something like a typhoon or P47???